Good afternoon guys,
My programming skills are very dated, hence me being stuck in VB6. I don't programme anymore but a few years ago, I developed a vb6 front end application with an Access backend. This system sits on a laptop within an office BT network that has to be on at all times for other devices to connect to it. I have a front end for the master device and a secondary front end for users to connect to. Everyone has to be on the same network to use.
I want to move this on to Windows Server but I have minimal experience in doing this and haven't delved into this side for some time.
My approach was to buy a server with Windows Server OS and obtain a static IP address. My plan was to move the database on to the server and then create user profiles for each member of staff (around 5 users). I was then going to update the code to point to the server db but not sure if I can still use DAO access or if I would need to update to ADODB? The users would then access the system through Remote Desktop from any network.
I believe windows server comes with 2 concurrent licenses? If I want to buy more, do I purchased the RDS User CAL licenses, and if so, is it a one off cost per user or is it an annual payment? Microsoft website says around £190 a license but not sure if it's subscription.
Am I on the right path to migrate or am I set up to fail? Any advice would be appreciated.
My programming skills are very dated, hence me being stuck in VB6. I don't programme anymore but a few years ago, I developed a vb6 front end application with an Access backend. This system sits on a laptop within an office BT network that has to be on at all times for other devices to connect to it. I have a front end for the master device and a secondary front end for users to connect to. Everyone has to be on the same network to use.
I want to move this on to Windows Server but I have minimal experience in doing this and haven't delved into this side for some time.
My approach was to buy a server with Windows Server OS and obtain a static IP address. My plan was to move the database on to the server and then create user profiles for each member of staff (around 5 users). I was then going to update the code to point to the server db but not sure if I can still use DAO access or if I would need to update to ADODB? The users would then access the system through Remote Desktop from any network.
I believe windows server comes with 2 concurrent licenses? If I want to buy more, do I purchased the RDS User CAL licenses, and if so, is it a one off cost per user or is it an annual payment? Microsoft website says around £190 a license but not sure if it's subscription.
Am I on the right path to migrate or am I set up to fail? Any advice would be appreciated.