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Posted by Andrew DeFaria on December 10, 2006, 8:56 pm
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Bob Wang wrote:
>
https://quicken.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/quicken.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1725&p_topview=1
> Quicken is not designed or tested for use over a network or on a
> shared drive. Due to the large variety of possible network configurations,
Ever hear of standards? SMB is a standard. It really doesn't matter what
network configuration is used - it's still an SMB packet following SMB
protocol.
> Intuit will not be able to offer technical assistance for any problems
> resulting from use of the Quicken program on a network.
Standard disclaimer.
> Additionally, Intuit does not recommend the use of your Quicken data
> files over a network due to the increased likelihood that data
> corruption will occur. Quicken is designed to save the data
> incrementally as it is entered.
So are operating systems. They seem to handle networks relatively OK.
> For this reason, network instability or the use of a data file by
> multiple people at the same time will often lead to data integrity issues.
Agreed, Quicken is not designed for concurrent access, though it could be.
> For optimal results when using Quicken, Intuit recommends installing a
> separate version of Quicken on each computer's hard drive.
Optimal results? Well yes loading a program from the network is slower
than loading it locally. But it's not that much slower. Hell I share all
my videos and audio files from a share (a SMB share on my Linux box
actually) with no problems or notice of latency. The real problem is
that the remotely loaded Quicken will search the local registry and not
find what it expects.
> To purchase additional copies of the current version of Quicken please
> visit Quicken.com.
Of course. Can you say Ka-ching? I knew you could!
> Note: The QuickBooks family of products helps you power your small
> business. This family of products does offer multiple user packages
> for use in combination with a network.
Thus proving that it can indeed be done...
--
Andrew DeFaria <http://defaria.com>
I don't have to take this abuse from you -- I've got hundreds of people
waiting to abuse me.
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Bob Wang wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid_o6dncwIiPNPMuHYnZ2dnUVZ_oWdnZ2d@comcast.com"
type="cite"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://quicken.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/quicken.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1725&p_topview=1">https://quicken.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/quicken.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1725&p_topview=1</a><br>
Quicken is not designed or tested for use over a network or on a shared
drive. Due to the large variety of possible network configurations,</blockquote>
Ever hear of standards? SMB is a standard. It really doesn't matter
what network configuration is used - it's still an SMB packet following
SMB protocol.<br>
<blockquote cite="mid_o6dncwIiPNPMuHYnZ2dnUVZ_oWdnZ2d@comcast.com"
type="cite"> Intuit will not be able to offer technical assistance for
any problems resulting from use of the Quicken program on a network.<br>
</blockquote>
Standard disclaimer.<br>
<blockquote cite="mid_o6dncwIiPNPMuHYnZ2dnUVZ_oWdnZ2d@comcast.com"
type="cite">Additionally, Intuit does not recommend the use of your
Quicken data files over a network due to the increased likelihood that
data corruption will occur. Quicken is designed to save the data
incrementally as it is entered.</blockquote>
So are operating systems. They seem to handle networks relatively OK.<br>
<blockquote cite="mid_o6dncwIiPNPMuHYnZ2dnUVZ_oWdnZ2d@comcast.com"
type="cite"> For this reason, network instability or the use of a data
file by multiple people at the same time will often lead to data
integrity issues.<br>
</blockquote>
Agreed, Quicken is not designed for concurrent access, though it could
be.<br>
<blockquote cite="mid_o6dncwIiPNPMuHYnZ2dnUVZ_oWdnZ2d@comcast.com"
type="cite">For optimal results when using Quicken, Intuit recommends
installing a separate version of Quicken on each computer's hard
drive.</blockquote>
Optimal results? Well yes loading a program from the network is slower
than loading it locally. But it's not that much slower. Hell I share
all my videos and audio files from a share (a SMB share on my Linux box
actually) with no problems or notice of latency. The real problem is
that the remotely loaded Quicken will search the local registry and not
find what it expects.<br>
<blockquote cite="mid_o6dncwIiPNPMuHYnZ2dnUVZ_oWdnZ2d@comcast.com"
type="cite"> To purchase additional copies of the current version of
Quicken please visit Quicken.com.<br>
</blockquote>
Of course. Can you say Ka-ching? I knew you could!<br>
<blockquote cite="mid_o6dncwIiPNPMuHYnZ2dnUVZ_oWdnZ2d@comcast.com"
type="cite">Note: The QuickBooks family of products helps you power
your small business. This family of products does offer multiple user
packages for use in combination with a network.</blockquote>
Thus proving that it can indeed be done...<br>
<pre>-- </pre>
<a href="http://defaria.com">Andrew DeFaria</a><br>
<small><font color="#999999">I don't have to take this abuse from you
-- I've got hundreds of people waiting to abuse me.</font></small>
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