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>Are all the users connected (or can be) to a single database? In this case, create one database that will be used by all users. You may need to add a logon column to some tables to know to whom belongs records.
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>For the deployment of bug fixes or app enhancement, you better have something like a batch file that will copy the content of a folder of the server (where the latest version of your application is) to a local folder, register components (if you have any dll or ocx) and launch the application. If you have more time, you can create an application that will check if there is a need to copy files.
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>>A multiuser VB application using sql server or oracle is to be deployed over 100 machines. whats the best way to design/develop/handle database connectivity and application changes.
>>lets for ex: i deploy my appl successfully on all machines and soon find a bug, shud i re-create the setup and distrubute/install again
>>how shud i design it to reduce the maintaince overhead ???
>>and how do u people provide database access, i mean do you create a database user for each user of your application ??????