Auto FE Updater

Settings - Server

Server Path

Directory on server where the files are copied from. There should be no other files in this directory except those you want copied to the PC.  Such as your front end database file and any MDE add-ins or DLLs.   Just the path is entered here.

File Name To Start

This is the front end (FE) database file the users will execute.   It can be one of MDB, MDE, ADP, ADE, ACCDB or ACCDB.   It must reside in the server folder in which the front end resides and thus will be copied down to the main app folder.  If the Executable option is chosen in the Start Method setting this entry can't be present.

You can also start up any other file type that is registered on your system such as Word DOC/DOCX, Excel XLS/XLSX or even Notepad .TXT files.

You can also use environment variables in the Target Folder, Server and shortcut lines.  These must have %s around them.  These are the same variables you can see when you run the SET command in the command prompt window.  Examples would be %APPDATA%, %USERPROFILE%,  %HOMEDRIVE% or %HOMEPATH%