32-bit and 64-bit users for same db

CPGDeveloper

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Hello~

I administer an MS Access Based DB Application with an Azure SQL Back End. Approximately 25+ End Users.

Each User has a copy of the .accde on their desktop, and I have batch scripts written to copy newer versions of the front end onto their desktop when there is an update.

All of us currently have 32-bit versions of MS Access, with a 64-bit version of Windows 10. However, in the next few months, we will be adding 20+ more users, and many of them will have 64-bit versions of MS Access. And slowly, everyone else will be upgraded, but for quite some time I will have some 32-bit Access Users and some 64-bit Access Users.

I don't see any clever way around this -- I think I would have to manually provide versions to the 64-bit folks, and always have two versions ready for every update. Anyone else experienced something like this?
 

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From what I have seen in other forums, there is very little gain to go to 64bit Access.?
You can still install 32bit and not 64bit if the IT dept does not always install the 'latest & greatest'

I can only report what I have read, as I still use 2007 :) in a personal environment.

You could use compiler directives I believe, but you would have to determine how much work is involved with that as opposed to keeping two programs in parallel.

Believe me the latter is not easy to do. I know from when I used to be an analyst programmer and had to do that for the firm I worked for.
For a start it doubles the testing.

Good luck anyway. :)
 
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Yes, and from what I understand certain vba will have to be re-written for the 64-bit version -- and yes, double the testing. Unfortunately, it's not up to me -- it's happening whether I want it to or not.
 
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Yes, and from what I understand certain vba will have to be re-written for the 64-bit version -- and yes, double the testing. Unfortunately, it's not up to me -- it's happening whether I want it to or not.
That is what I meant by the compiler directives. One set would use ptrsafe.

Not for the faint hearted, but I believe it only affects API calls? Just how many of those are you using?
 
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Possibly the 32-bit can be the master. the accdb should be compatible with 64 bit machines. It would only need to be compiled down to an .accde separately on a 64 bit machine. Unless you are using some of those things discussed above that would cause problems (or you find you have problems whatever).
 
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