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   OK, I can use MS-Access for the back end. How about if I use the file   
   locking feature of Windows and just make the database a file a some central   
   location accessed by all the VB clients. WOuld that work or do I have to   
   implement finer-grained locking such as record locking?   
      
   Thanks   
      
   "Dikkie Dik"  wrote in message   
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   > l;kdf[poiqwt wrote:   
   > > Is this possible? I have a simple database in mind, right now it is   
   being   
   > > done in an Excel spreadsheet. Can I code the clients in VB 6.0 and the   
   > > server database in VB 6.0 as well or do I need SQL server for the back   
   end?   
   > > I have never coded in VB 6.0.   
   > >   
   > > Thank you   
   > >   
   > >   
   > You can use an MS-Access database as well, if you put it on some shared   
   > network location, more clients can contact the server at the same time,   
   > just as with SQL server. If you have a huge lot of data to be searched   
   > through, SQL server is probably a better choice. But for a lot of   
   > applications, Access works as well.   
   >   
   > Best regards   
      
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