We have both 16bit & 32 bit versions of Ms windows on our Novell 3.2 network and we
need to provide a contacts database for both. Our aim is to centrally update the
database file but we don't want all users accessing it from a server so we plan to
build in a download module into a VB front end as not all user are using MS Access.
The question is what database type will allow us to use a 16 bit front & a 32 bit
front end to the database file ?  can we just export the file in CSV and what
problems will this give us designing the frontend in two versions of,  VB 4 & 5. ?

Dave.

"I went to school to become a wit, only got halfway through..."

Sounds like a good application for access2 (which ever version of jet that
was). If I were you I'd do all my development in vb4 16bit. Win95/NT will
run the app , so long as there are no api calls which it doesn't sound like
you'll need. vb5 is 32bit only so will not run on win3.1x. Hence the jet
recommendation as this was the current version of jet for vb4.
HTH
Niall

We have both 16bit & 32 bit versions of Ms windows on our Novell 3.2 network
and we
need to provide a contacts database for both. Our aim is to centrally update
the
database file but we don't want all users accessing it from a server so we
plan to
build in a download module into a VB front end as not all user are using MS
Access.
The question is what database type will allow us to use a 16 bit front & a
32 bit
front end to the database file ?  can we just export the file in CSV and
what
problems will this give us designing the frontend in two versions of,  VB 4
& 5. ?

Dave.

"I went to school to become a wit, only got halfway through..."