TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Platform

TRAIN TRACK™ is a self-contained Microsoft® Access™ database file. You do not need to have Access™ to use the program; you can install the FREE run-time version. Access™ was chosen because it can be easily modified, even by the end-user with no programming experience.

Configuration

TRAIN TRACK™ can be installed on a local drive or a network drive for access by multiple users. It can also be set up as a client/server application with any ODBC database as the back-end, including Oracle® or MySQL®. The open database version is required for any modifications.

For network use, all users must have full rights for the folder where you install the database, including the ability to create a file.

System Requirements

• A standard PC running Windows® 2000/XP/Vista.
• Microsoft® Access™ 2000/XP/2003/2007 OR If you don't have Access™, you may use the FREE run-time version. The full version of Access™ is required to make modifications.
• At least 10 MB disk space.

A note about Office 2007: Access™ 2007 has been known to have problems when interfacing with email clients. If you encounter errors in Access™ 2007 while using the email functions in TRAIN TRACK™, you may want to consider using the free run-time version of Access™ instead (you can run both versions on your computer). Microsoft® reports that they are working on a fix for this issue. Access™ 2007 does not always allow you to right-click to get a context menu when viewing records in table format; you may need to use the menu buttons instead. In addition, Outlook™ 2007 requires the user to verify authorization for each email automatically generated from any outside program. This does not cause any errors, it's just annoying. The solution for this issue would be to use an earlier version of Outlook™, or an alternative email progrram. If you are considering purchasing Office or upgrading, we recommend Office 2003, especially if you plan to make modifications to the program.

Capacity

• Up to 2 GB of data (over 2 million records).
• 255 concurrent users.

Backups

We recommend that you include TRAIN TRACK™ in your normal network backup proceedure. In addition, you may create backups of the database from within the program by selecting "Backup Database" from the menu bar. This creates a copy of the database to keep as a backup.

Maintenance

The database should be compacted periodically. To do this, select "Compact and Repair Database" from the menu bar.