4/14
Learn how you can use an Access Database and VBA to manipulate a Web 2 application. 3/21
This article focuses on getting started with Access TreeView and ListView controls.
3/04
ShrinkerStretcher is an add-on module for Access that will dynamically (or statically) rescale Microsoft Access forms, fonts, and controls to fit any screen resolution, desktop scheme, font setting, or form window size.
2/13
Nearly every Access developer will admit to having learned much about user interface design from the Northwind sample database but in time most of us look for ways to improve upon, or deviate from, the template we know so well. My latest idea makes its début in this month's article: Paired Forms.
1/18
Ever wish you could store multiple selections to a single table column?
The solution, Bitmask Fields, have been in use for decades. Follow along
as Danny Lesandrini shows you how to unlock the power of two.
12/17
The final article in this series covers Optimizing Client Server Queries.
12/12
A hole in Microsoft's Access database permits hackers to install software on vulnerable systems, the US-CERT team warns.
11/16
Once you get familiar with the File Scripting Object (FSO), managing files in Access is not so bad--getting started is the painful part. To help you along, this month's download includes sample code for both Access (early bound) and VB Script (late bound).
10/15
This month's article focuses on a few of the more common conversion scenarios you will face when
converting Access queries to SQL Server.
9/21
Danny Lesandrini introduce some home-made tools that may be useful to your
migration process, and explain a few of the "gotcha's" associated
with the move from a Microsoft Access database to SQL Server 200x.
8/23
According to recent survey, over 20% of MySQL users plan to migrate a Microsoft Access applications to MySQL over the next 12 months. However there are few documents available that describe best practices for performing such a migration.
8/17
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. Last month, we discussed how to automatically resize subforms, the way some browser frames work. This month, we'll tackle navigation.
7/18
Last month's article introduced an application called 'Something Not Entirely Unlike Access', which simulates some aspects of a web browser in Microsoft Access. This month's article focuses on the process of resizing subforms on the main form.
6/21
This excerpt from "Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Access 2007" discusses Moving from Spreadsheets to Databases, Defining the Structure of Relational Databases, Maintaining Data Integrity and Accuracy and more.
6/15
Have you ever wanted to create an Access application that doesn't really look and feel like Access. Follow along as Danny Lesandrini shows how to implement browser style effects in an Access application he calls Something Not Entirely Unlike Access.
