Create a replicated database (MDB)

1. Open the database you want to replicate. If you are working in a multiuser environment, make sure that all other users have closed the database.
2. If your database employs a database password to help protect it, remove the password.

   How?

   1. On the File menu, click Open.
   2. Click the arrow to the right of the Open button, click Open Exclusive, and then open the database.
   3. In the Password Required dialog box, type the database password, and then click OK. Passwords are case-sensitive.
   4. On the Tools menu, point to Security, and then click Unset Database Password. This command is only available if a database password was set previously.
   5. In the Unset Database Password dialog box, type your current password.
3. On the Tools menu, point to Replication, and then click Create Replica.
4. Click Yes when you are asked whether you want to close the database.
5. Click either Yes or No (Yes is recommended) when you are asked whether you want to make a backup of the database (this dialog box is displayed only if the database must first be converted to a Design Master before the first replica is created).
6. In the Location of New Replica dialog box, do the following:

   Select the location where you want to place the new replica.

   Click the Priority button, type the priority for the replica, and click OK.

   Check the Prevent deletes check box if you do not want users to delete records in the replica.

   Select the replica visibility from the Save as type box.

Note  When you replicate a database, all the tables, queries, forms, reports, macros, and modules are replicated by default, as well as the data.

1. You must have Briefcase installed on your computer. If Briefcase is installed, you will see a My Briefcase icon on the Microsoft Windows desktop. To install Briefcase on your computer in Windows 2000, right-click anywhere on your desktop, point to New, and click Briefcase.
2. If your database employs a database password to help protect it, remove the password.

   How?

   1. On the File menu, click Open.
   2. Click the arrow to the right of the Open button, click Open Exclusive, and then open the database.
   3. In the Password Required dialog box, type the database password, and then click OK. Passwords are case-sensitive.
   4. On the Tools menu, point to Security, and then click Unset Database Password. This command is only available if a database password was set previously.
   5. In the Unset Database Password dialog box, type your current password.
3. In Windows Explorer, navigate to the Microsoft Access database.
4. Drag the database file to the My Briefcase icon on the Windows desktop. You are given the option to create a backup copy of the original database.