Simple Inventory System connected to a network

[bunik34]

Hello to all this is my first post. I am happy that there is a forum like this.
So as the title says, I am working on a Simple Inventory System connected to a network. This is an assignment at our school. How can I connect a certain form throughout a whole school? It goes like this, an office in the school requests an item from the property custodian, the request enters a database shared throughout the whole school's network. What can I do here? Just share the *.exe file throughout the network having a single database on the property custodian's PC? Thank you for replies and thoughts.

[Doogle]

In a 'real world' situation the DataBase would reside on a Server that was always available rather than on an individual's machine (what if ithe Custodian's machine wasn't powered on?). The installation files for the Program would be on a share that authorised persons could access in order to install the .exe etc onto their machines. (or it could be distribued on a CD or other mountable media) Note: Just 'sharing' the .exe is not recommended since there may be some dependencies, using a proper setup package is the best way to go (IMHO)

[Mantrid]

In a 'real world' situation the DataBase would reside on a Server that was always available rather than on an individual's machine (what if ithe Custodian's machine wasn't powered on?). The installation files for the Program would be on a share that authorised persons could access in order to install the .exe etc onto their machines. (or it could be distribued on a CD or other mountable media) Note: Just 'sharing' the .exe is not recommended since there may be some dependencies, using a proper setup package is the best way to go (IMHO)

I agree. The DB should be on a server that is always available. From there, you could have an application installed on each client PC which can manipulate the central database. You could also consider writing your application in ASP.NET deployed on IIS, then essentially all your client would need is an appropriate browser.