Upsizing the Access Database into the SQL Server
SQL Server and Access are usually linked together as Access used for applications at the beginning of their lifecycle that are later moved to SQL Server when the load gets too high or the data sizes...
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Basics for Building Microsoft Office Access 2003 Runtime-Based Solutio
Jan Fransen reviews how to use the Microsoft Office Access 2003 Runtime with the Microsoft Access 2003 Developer Extensions so users without Microsoft Access 2003 installed can still use Access-based...
View ArticlePerformance Tuning Tips for Using Microsoft Access
If you are really interested in the fastest performance, don't use Access as a front-end to a SQL Server database. While Access is relatively easy to learn and fast to develop in, its performance if...
View ArticleAccess to SQL Server: The Upsizing Wizard
SQL Server 2000 is the basis for the new Access database storage. However there are still many cases where applications developed on Access are outgrown and need to be moved to SQL Server to support...
View ArticleAccess Development Best Practices
Online Chat with Chat Participants: Tim Getsch, Microsoft Access Program Manager, JP Bagel, Site Manager, Mike Wachal, Lead Beta Engineer, Mike Gunderloy, independent Access developer, Sanjay Jacob,...
View ArticleAccess to SQL Server: Linking Tables
SQL Server 2000 and Access databases can be configured to work closely together. If you find that the Access storage format is not handling your needs and an upgrade is needed, you need not through...
View ArticleMigrating Microsoft Access Applications to SQL Server
Microsoft Access targets individual information workers and small teams that use the Microsoft Office System to track, manage, prioritize, and act upon an increasing volume of business information. The...
View ArticleWorking with PowerPoint Presentations from Access Using Automation
Create a PowerPoint slide presentation from scratch using Access data. In addition, display and control a slide show from within an Access form. Walk through the solution and explore ways to extend the...
View ArticleThe Future of Access
Jon Sigler of Microsoft visited the Denver Access users group with some comments about where Access is going.
View ArticleAccess to SQL Server: Getting Started with Access Projects
SQL Server 2000 and Access databases are two technologies closely linked with the new Access ADP format using SQL Server as the basis for the code. Access Projects are also a way to closely link the...
View ArticleReview: Access Workbench
For some years, I have been asked to review a product that I have only just gotten around to looking at. It was developed by Garry Robinson, who publishes a very useful web resource called vb123.com...
View ArticleBind an Access Form's Record Source from an XML File at Runtime
Learn how to bind a form dynamically to a recordset created from an XML file. This simple application can be the starting point for a powerful solution for your customers and should be considered a...
View ArticleMicrosoft Access Performance FAQ
Try the following suggestions as originally suggested by Frank Miller of Microsoft PSS and extensively updated by me. Almost all of these tips also apply to Microsoft Access 97.
View ArticleHow to Pass Access Data Across the Web
The solution described below should probably not be considered a "best practice" but it works. It came to life as I was pondering the following conundrum: How can I pass a little bit of data from an...
View ArticleWhere does Access fit in Microsoft’s future?
Where does Access fit in Microsoft’s future? Before that question is answered, we should examine why it might be important.
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Consume Web Service from Access
A few months ago, I posted an article here at DBJ named How to Pass Access Data Across the Web. One reader expressed concern over using the Microsoft Internet Explorer library because of security...
View ArticleDigging Into Access Performance
Access can be a very quick and easy to use tool for working with SQL Server data and for quick and dirty projects, it might be the best tool. But there can be performance issues at times and Andy...
View ArticleLinking Access to SQL Server
For quick and dirty work, sometimes Access is the best way to work with SQL Server. Andy Warren brings a basic tutorial on how you can link Access to your SQL Server tables to easily and quickly...
View ArticleSave and Retrieve Datasheet Layout with the Windows Registry
Danny Lesandrini shares a block of code that will allow users to modify (and save) datasheet layout when they are using a compiled MDE version of your Access applications.
View ArticleBrowser Style Form Navigation
This article series features a demo app affectionately named Something Not Entirely Unlike Access, which employs a variety of methods to obfuscate the "Accessian" features.
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