Planned Possible Upgrades for 1.x
- support for ACCDE files - AccessUpdater.ACCDE
- have Access automatically CREATE and distribute an ACCDE file (if this is possible)
- NOTE that Updater currently DOES support distributing YOUR database as an ACCDE file. It's just that the
AccessUpdater.ACCDB file isn't an ACCDE yet.
- properly LOCK DOWN admin features
- better error handling for missing files
- force users out of the database and lock it so they can't get back in - good for it you have to do maintenance
Bug Fixes / Enhancements
- load startup form should be a sub in AccessUpdaterF
- code in two places
- more user-friendly "will restart" screens
- pretty up the interface / hide admin buttons, fields users don't need to see, make main form expand for admin only
- 3 second admin shutdown
- user can snooze upgrade for X minutes
- check to make sure server drive is mapped (exists)
- as a precaution, once the username is set, make the user have to double-click to change it
Notes / Instructions
- Show how to use Google Drive or OneDrive to map a drive letter and distribute updates online
Possible Upgrades for 2.x
- custom startup splash screens for both your database and AccessUpdater
- option to hide startup form in both databases
- default Settings file (startup form, remote db)
- issue commands to workstations
- reboot now, shutdown, possibly reboot PC
- lock users out of database - good for server updates
- reboot at specific time of day like 3am
- realtime network usage display form for admin
- relink tables
- link to tables on SQL Server or Sharepoint
- distribute FE via mapped Google Drive folder