Load a copy of both. Now the big problem happens when you don't have the same
drive mappings. In that case you can just go up to Tools, Database Utilities,
Linked Table Manager and relink the FE to the BE.
Another way is to create a virtual drive on your laptop to match a network
drive used for the BE. You can use the old DOS subst command.
Subst--Example
The following command creates a virtual drive Q for the path
C:\USER\BETTY\FORMS:
subst q: C:\user\betty\forms
Now, instead of typing the full path, you can reach this directory by typing
the letter of the virtual drive, followed by a colon, as in the following
example:
q:
If you are using long file names for the folders, use quotes.
subst q: "C:\My Databases"
To remove the virtual drive:
subst q: /d
You can also create more than one virtual drive at a time. I have two that I
load automatically on my home machine by putting the command lines in the
Autoexec.bat file.
Note: I haven't tried this with Windows Vista, but it does work up to XP.
