Category: Geosync

"No current record" error during export
Question: When I try to sync my database using Geosync, I get a "No current record" error in my VBA immediate window...
Allowing access by home users
some users use it from home? Answer: EQL Access Geosync is an ideal solution for this scenario. Set up your office copy...
Could not find file '(unknown)' error
Question: When I try to export or sync, I get an error that looks like: EQL Data: export: connect: SQLHY000: Could...
Database design with replication in mind
We will use an example of a Toronto company that has a special project that is currently running on an Access database...
EQL helps fix Access database corruption
Because Geosync makes a perfect copy of your database on our servers, it can also recover that copy automatically if your...
EQL server security/reliability
Question: How can I be sure that our data is hosted in a reliable secure location? Answer: EQL Data compared a great...
EQL vs. Access Replication
Question: How is EQL different from the built-in replication in Access? Answer: EQL Data takes advantage of faster computers...
EQL vs. MSSQL linked tables
If your database contains linked tables, it can still work with Geosync. You don't need to use an MS SQL server, but we...
Error 'activating' an Access database
Problem: I get an error clicking 'EQL - Activate' from the Tools | Add-ins menu, either: Method 'CurrentDb' of object...
Geosync Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
How does Geosync work? Geosync uploads and downloads table data from all the copies of your database to EQL Data servers...
Geosync and separate frontends
Will it work with Geosync? Answer: Yes. You can choose which data and objects are synced with which copies of the database...
Geosync does not require splitting the database
EQL Access Geosync will work on either split or unsplit Access databases.
Geosync doesn't require programming knowledge
Question: Do I need to be a programmer to implement Geosync? Answer: No, not at all. Using Geosync is no more difficult...
Geosync for sharing reports with clients
Could Geosync help us? Answer: Yes. You would make a copy of your database that has only the Report objects that you...
Geosync is not real time
Question: Is Geosync real time data replication? Answer: No. Not in the sense of a user changing a value in the database...
Geosync needs Internet only while syncing
Question: Do I need an Internet connection during use of my Access database? Answer: No. The Internet connection is...
Geosync usage guidelines
Embedding a GeoSync trigger into an event: By default, a sync only occurs when you manually click the EQL Synchronize...
Geosync vs. LAN performance
Can Geosync help us? Answer: Yes. Your Access database is probably split, meaning there is the frontend (FE) on your...
Geosync vs. rewriting for the web
Question: Is Geosync an alternative to building a web application for off-site users? Answer: Yes. Porting or redesigning...
Greyed out Tools|Add-Ins menu
Question: I read in the Geosync Installation Guide that I should go to the Tools menu in Access and pick Add-Ins, then...
Installing Geosync
share & sync table data, they must be understood by GeoSync to be part of a common user group, identified by having the...
Setting sync frequency
Question: How often does Geosync sync my Access database with the server? Answer: By default, synchronization only happens...
Support for databases other than Access
Question: Do you support databases other than Access? Answer: Not at this time. If you're interested in another kind...
Supported Access Versions
Question: What versions of Access do you support? Answer: We support and test with Access 97, 2000, XP, 2003, and 2007...
Supported Windows versions
Right now, Geosync supports Windows 98 (with IE6 installed), ME, NT4, 2000, XP, Vista, and Windows 7. EQL OnWeb runs in...
Supported characters in database and object names
Question: What characters can I use in my database filename and database object (table, query, form, macro, module, report...
Troubleshooting Geosync
Break On All Errors: If you receive a Run Time 321813 error; 'Name Conflicts with existing module, project or object' this...
Which user initiates syncing
Question: In my split database, which user will trigger the resync? Answer: That is your design choice. You can have...