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Open a file by multiple users
I put a Excel file on a server for multiple user's updating. There is an
issue that when one user opens the file, the other users cannot update the same file until s/he exits. Since the user may open it and forget to close it, other users cannot do any editing. Is there any way to allow multiple users to edit the central file at the same time? Thanks, Scott |
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Yes and no. Take a look at Sharing in the help. At the same time look at all
of the functionallity that is lost when you share out the file. So yes it can be done but there are a LOT of tradeoffs. I personally never share out files as I find that it causes as many problems as it solves. When I need concurrent access to information I use a database. -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Scott" wrote: I put a Excel file on a server for multiple user's updating. There is an issue that when one user opens the file, the other users cannot update the same file until s/he exits. Since the user may open it and forget to close it, other users cannot do any editing. Is there any way to allow multiple users to edit the central file at the same time? Thanks, Scott |
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Just to add to Jim's warning...
Lots of very smart people around here recommend that you stay away from shared workbooks. Workbook corruption is a common complaint with those shared workbooks. If you do use it, remember to make backups. Jim Thomlinson wrote: Yes and no. Take a look at Sharing in the help. At the same time look at all of the functionallity that is lost when you share out the file. So yes it can be done but there are a LOT of tradeoffs. I personally never share out files as I find that it causes as many problems as it solves. When I need concurrent access to information I use a database. -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Scott" wrote: I put a Excel file on a server for multiple user's updating. There is an issue that when one user opens the file, the other users cannot update the same file until s/he exits. Since the user may open it and forget to close it, other users cannot do any editing. Is there any way to allow multiple users to edit the central file at the same time? Thanks, Scott -- Dave Peterson |
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"Jim Thomlinson" 在郵件
ä¸*撰寫... Yes and no. Take a look at Sharing in the help. At the same time look at all of the functionallity that is lost when you share out the file. So yes it can be done but there are a LOT of tradeoffs. I personally never share out files as I find that it causes as many problems as it solves. When I need concurrent access to information I use a database. -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Scott" wrote: I put a Excel file on a server for multiple user's updating. There is an issue that when one user opens the file, the other users cannot update the same file until s/he exits. Since the user may open it and forget to close it, other users cannot do any editing. Is there any way to allow multiple users to edit the central file at the same time? Thanks, Scott Jim & Dave, Thanks for your kind warning. However, this is not the solution to say to my colleagues that pls stay away to update the file by multiple users. They do need to do it due to business need. Most of business people hates or scare the use of database due to little knowledge of it. Any other workable solution apart from database available? Regards, Scott |
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Try the sharing option that Jim mentioned.
Scott wrote: "Jim Thomlinson" 在郵件 ä¸*撰寫... Yes and no. Take a look at Sharing in the help. At the same time look at all of the functionallity that is lost when you share out the file. So yes it can be done but there are a LOT of tradeoffs. I personally never share out files as I find that it causes as many problems as it solves. When I need concurrent access to information I use a database. -- HTH... Jim Thomlinson "Scott" wrote: I put a Excel file on a server for multiple user's updating. There is an issue that when one user opens the file, the other users cannot update the same file until s/he exits. Since the user may open it and forget to close it, other users cannot do any editing. Is there any way to allow multiple users to edit the central file at the same time? Thanks, Scott Jim & Dave, Thanks for your kind warning. However, this is not the solution to say to my colleagues that pls stay away to update the file by multiple users. They do need to do it due to business need. Most of business people hates or scare the use of database due to little knowledge of it. Any other workable solution apart from database available? Regards, Scott -- Dave Peterson |
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