Connecting to a Microsoft Access database with ASP.NET
In this article, I shall discuss different methodologies for connecting to a Microsoft Access database using ASP.NET without any errors. TOC: Connecting to a Microsoft Access database with ASP.NET; Connecting to a Microsoft Access database directly using ASP.NET; Manipulating a Microsoft Access database directly using ASP.NET; Connecting to a Microsoft Access database through ODBC using ASP.NET; Manipulating a Microsoft Access database through ODBC using ASP.NET; Connecting to a password protected Microsoft Access database directly using ASP.NET.

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Connecting ASP.NET to Access and SQL Server Database
You might have noticed that the procedure to connect to a database is almost the same, but you should always take some ideas into consideration before you start implementing your projects. The tutorial will be seperated into two parts, the first one covers the connection using Sql Server, and the second one talks about connecting to MS Access database.

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Connecting to Microsoft Access with ADO
Readers of this tutorial will learn how to make a Universal Data Link file which provides the basis for connecting to an MS Access database file. They will also go through the steps to be followed in writing VBA code to work with the database in accessing the Connection object. TOC: Connecting to Microsoft Access with ADO; Overview of ActiveX Data Objects; Create a UDL file to connect to an MDB file; Read the connection string from the file; Create a reference to ADO; Write code to open and close the ADODB connection to the database.

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Connecting to a Microsoft Access database with ASP.NET
In this article, I shall discuss different methodologies for connecting to a Microsoft Access database using ASP.NET without any errors.

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How to manage usergroups via MS Access
Connecting to the Typo3 database from a MS Access database is done through Link Tables and a special driver. The driver manages the connection between the MS Access database and the Typo3 database which uses MYSQL.

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Typo3 Developer: MS Access Tutorial
Connecting to the Typo3 database from a MS Access database is done through Link Tables and a special driver. The driver manages the connection between the MS Access database and the Typo3 database which uses MYSQL.

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Connecting To An Access Database Using ASP
If you are reading this page then I shall assume that you already know a little bit about ASP and running ASP applications. To make this tutorial more interesting and the following database tutorials on, Adding, Deleting, and Updating, data from a Microsoft Access database, we are going to use these tutorials to make a simple Guestbook application.

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MS Access JDBC Driver -- Connecting MS Access with Java
To connect Java with MS Access, you need a JDBC driver. Although Microsoft do not produce a JDBC driver for MS Access, you can use the Easysoft JDBC-ODBC Bridge as a MS Access JDBC driver. Use the JDBC-ODBC Bridge to provide the connectivity layer between your Java code and MS Access database. The MS Access database can be on the same machine as your Java or a remote machine.

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Import an Access 2.0 database into an Access 2007 file
If you use an existing database in the Access 2.0 format (.mdb), you can import tables, queries, and macros from that database into a Microsoft Office Access 2007 database (.accdb). To import forms, reports, or modules into Office Access 2007, you must first convert the database by using an earlier version of Access, open the database in Access 2007, and then convert the database into the Access 2007 database format. The following sections in this article explain how to perform each of these tasks. What do you want to do? * Open an Access 2.0 database in Access 2007 * Import data from an Access 2.0 database * Convert an Access 2.0 database by using Access 2003, Access 2002, or Access 2000

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Microsoft Access, Help Connecting to a FTP server
I am trying to figure out how to access a database on a FTP server that requires a username and password while using only microsoft access. The files that are on the database are in a .mdb file format which is what access uses. Currently I can connect to the ftp server and view the .mdb files using a cruddy third party vendor software that has no options for reports or sorting (which happens to be why i need to figure out how to connect to the server with Access). I know all of the information such as the ip address, username, password, port etc.... that is required to connect.... i just dont know "how to connect" using Access. Any help would be appreciated.

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ODBC
The great thing about ACCESS is that it provides powerful and easy-to-use tools for organizing data, creating forms, producing reports, and automating tasks. These desktop tools are a significant improvement over the arcane command-line interfaces that ship with many industrial-strength database systems. The not-so-great thing about ACCESS is that the database engine itself it is not designed to support high transaction volumes or a large number of simultaneous users. For example, one simply could not run an airline reservation system on top of an ACCESS database. Fortunately, ACCESS can play the role of the 'client' when connecting to an industrial strength client/server database. The implication is that you can continue to work within ACCESS without having to store multiple copies of your organization's data in multiple independent desktop database systems. Instead, many desktop systems can link to a single source of data that is stored and administered centrally. (pdf file, install Acrobat Reader to read this tutorial)

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How to Create an Access Database with VBScript
There is no need for a database designer to manually create a Microsoft Access database - they can automate the process using VBScript. Microsoft Access has been the database of choice for many people for many years - and that's not really surprising because it's such an easy database to use, both for the general user and the database developer. Take, for instance, creating a database and tables from scratch - this can be done with just a few lines of VBScript code.

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MS Access Database
MS Access uses a simple, file based database and does not need any database server to be installed on client machine. Each database is stored as a single file. The extension of the MS Access database file is .MDB. All tables within the database are stored within teh same database file.

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Connecting MS Access to the Web
This tutorial will focus on the database design of Microsoft Access within an E-commerce application that uses Apache and PHP as the Web Server and Scripting Language respectively. Studio II.2 is an extension of Studio II.1 in which an introduction to the scripting language PHP was provided as well as a description of the installation of Apache and PHP. As a result, this studio is not exactly standalone and the reader is encouraged to review Studio II.1 before proceeding.

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Help secure an Access 2007 database
This article explains how to help keep your Microsoft Office Access 2007 databases more secure. It explains the concepts that you must understand before you can use the Office Access 2007 security features properly and how to use the tools that Access provides for helping to secure a database. In this article * What's new in Office Access 2007 security * Use an Office Access 2007 database in a trusted location * Package, sign, and distribute an Office Access 2007 database * Enable disabled content when you open a database * Use a database password to encrypt an Office Access 2007 database * How security works with databases from earlier versions of Access opened in Office Access 2007 * Run unsafe expressions (disable sandbox mode)

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About saving design changes to a shared Access database (MDB)
You cannot save design changes to a Microsoft Access database while other users have the Access database open. The only way to ensure that changes are saved is by opening the Access database in exclusive (exclusive: A type of access to data in a database that is shared over a network. When you open a database in exclusive mode, you prevent others from opening the database.) mode.

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Microsoft Access forum, articles, and directory
Access Monster is a Web site for MS Access users and developers. Find technical articles, database tools, tips, and tutorials; share your knowledge of this database; ask questions, get advice, or search the discussion database for the answers to your questions. Our online database of questions, answers can help you with everything from Access forms, queries to reports and database design.

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Include Attachments in an Access Database
Microsoft Access allows you to include attachments in database tables. You may store photos, graphics, documents and other files in your Access database using Microsoft's Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) technology. Database attachments are a new feature in Access 2007.

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TransferDatabase Macro Action
You can use the TransferDatabase action to import or export data between the current Access database (.mdb or .accdb) or Access project (.adp) and another database. For Microsoft Office Access 2007 databases, you can also link a table to the current Access database from another database. With a linked table, you have access to the table's data while the table itself remains in the other database.

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Access 2000 Tutorial
Learning Objective: A few terms, Getting started, Blank Access database, Access database wizards, pages, and projects; Open an existing database, Converting to Access 2000

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Splitting a Microsoft Access Database
One of the important decisions that must be made before a Microsoft Access Database can be distributed is the form that the database will assume after the deployment. In this article, it addresses the pros and cons of splitting the database, and implementing the Database Splitter to create a front and back end database.

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How to Convert a Database to Access Format
Access is a popuular Microsoft database program, designed to quickly gather and manipulate information. Access features a greater range of database objects than many of its competitors, as well as the ability to convert databases by importing them into Access. Here's how to do it.

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Converting a Microsoft Access Database to an MDE File
The situation may arise when you quickly need to secure and distribute a Microsoft Access database that also contains Microsoft Access VBA code. You will protect the database from editing by restricting the database users access to the design views, however you will need to allow the users to process their data as normal. It may be that you haven't got the time to fully create Microsoft Access User Accounts or to set Microsoft Access Security Permissions. By knowing what can and cannot be done by using the Microsoft Access MDE file format, will allow you to make a decision and to quickly release a secure database to the users.

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Using Microsoft Access without Microsoft Access
How to Work with Microsoft Access even if it's not Installed. Microsoft Access is a very powerful database - so powerful that that a VBScript programmer doesn't even need to install it in order to use it. One of the exciting aspects of using Microsoft Access on a Windows XP or Vista computer is that Microsoft Access doesn't even have to be installed for it to be used. All that the computer user needs is a text editor and some VBScript code. By using VBScript the would be database designer can: * create a new database file (a .mdb file) * add tables to the database * update the contents of the database * run queries on the database The great thing is that they will not need to have any additional software in order to do all of this.

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Delphi 6 and MS Access Reports
This may sound like a weird question but I am wondering whether anyone has been able to trigger an MS Access Report from Delphi 6. I am trying to port an Access "application/database" into Delphi 6 and, while I can replicate (and even improve upon) the Access Forms, The first phase of this task is going to get a lot more complicated if I have to also duplicate the various reports that are already available in the Access database. So, what I would really like to do is to interface the Delphi application to the MS Access database in a manner that would allow me to initiate the existing Access Reports.

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Import or link to data in another Access database
You can bring data from one Access database into another in many ways. Copying and pasting is the simplest method, but importing and linking offer you better control and flexibility over the data that you bring, and over how you bring that data into the destination database. This article explains how to import or link to data in another Access database. What do you want to do? * Understand importing and linking to data from another Access database * Import data from another Access database * Link to data in another Access database

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Exploring a desktop Access 2007 database
In this article: * Navigating through a desktop database * Tables * Queries * Forms * Reports * Macros * Modules Once you are more comfortable with the user interface in Microsoft Office Access 2007, you'll want to dig deeper into exactly what makes up an Access database. This article uses an example to help you understand the relationships among the main components in Access and shows how to move around within the database management system.

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Ways to share an Access database
This article provides an overview of the methods that you can use to share an Access database, and the factors that you should consider when you decide which method is right for you. It also provides links to more detailed information about each method. In this article * Overview * Split a database * Share a database by using a network folder * Share a database by using a SharePoint site * Use Access with a database server

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Easy Access with templates: Create a database
Do you want to create a database but don’t know how? Not a problem, use an Access 2007 template. After completing this course you will be able to: 1)Find the best database template for what you are trying to do. 2)Use a database template to create a new Access database quickly and easily.

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Import an Access 95 database into an Access 2007 file
If you use an existing database in the Access 95 format (.mdb), you can import tables, queries, and macros from that database into a Microsoft Office Access 2007 database (.accdb). You can also import forms and reports that do not employ Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) code. To import forms and reports that contain VBA code (and also modules), first convert your Access 95 database to the Access 2002 - 2003 or Access 2000 file format by using Microsoft Office Access 2003, Access 2002, or Access 2000, and then use Access 2007 to convert that file to the Access 2007 file format. What do you want to do? * Import data from an Access 95 database * Convert an Access 95 database by using Access 2003, Access 2002, or Access 2000

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6 key considerations when creating Access 2007 databases
In this article: 1. Creating a database from a template 2. Migrating a database from a previous version of Access 3. Importing information from other sources 4. Controlling the features available to database users 5. Assigning a password to a database 6. Securing a database for distribution Creating the structure for a database is easy. But an empty database is no more useful than an empty document or worksheet. It is only when you fill, or populate, a database with data in tables that it starts to serve a purpose. As you add queries, forms, and reports, it becomes easier to use. If you customize it with a switchboard or custom categories and groups, it moves into the realm of being a database application. This article discusses six key things you should consider when creating a database application by using Microsoft Office Access 2007.

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Build a FAQ with ASP and MS Access
Although not ideal for Websites with more than a little traffic, Microsoft Access is a nice database for learning the basics of database-driven Web development with ASP. In this article, I'll demonstrate how to access, retrieve, and update information stored in an Access database by using ASP to build a simple Web database application. The example we shall study will be a Web-based Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list. Through this case study, I'll show not only the immense convenience that comes with using a database to build a Web app like this, but also a few nifty tricks that having a database backend makes possible.

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Locking down your Access Database
How do I protect my Access database? Experienced developer's always suggest placing the database outside of the web root. Most developers suggest that you get a real Relational Database Management System...

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Benefits of Splitting Your Microsoft Access Database
If it is your intent to allow multiple users to access your Microsoft Access database, you should split the database to preserve the integrity of your database files. Splitting the database divides the database such that its data tables are stored in a database separate from the database that contains all other objects and functions, which act upon data tables. Splitting your database allows you to create a client (front-end) - server (back-end) database architecture. The split database contains a single server and one or more clients, one for each database user. Only the database tables are stored on the back-end, server. The front-end, client database contains objects, functions and all other user programming necessary to operate and control the database. Microsoft Access provides methods, which allow clients and the server to communicate with one another, automatically.

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Class for Printing and Viewing MS Access Reports
This class (CAccessReports) was created for those of us who have the misfortune of having to 1) use the MS Access database engine and 2) use the MS Access database engine from a Visual C++ application. The CAccessReports class uses the Access Automation objects to open a specified database, run a report (within Access), print the report and save the Access database in HTML format so that it can be viewed in a Visual C++ application. You can accomplish each of these tasks with a single line of code. Here are some examples of how to use the CAccessReports class.

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Compact and Repair a Microsoft Access Database Files
As you work on your database, particularly when developing it, the Microsoft Access file will grow and grow. Microsoft Access files never automatically get smaller, even when you have deleted data from them. As a database continues to grow, there may be errors that spring up along the way. As the database administrator, it will be your responsibility to manage these. When errors do occur in your database, they will take up valuable space and this may lead to performance issues.

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Getting to Know MS Access 2003, Part 2
Last week you looked at the Microsoft Access 2003 interface and help functions. This week you'll learn what a relational database is and how to create your first database. Table of Contents: Getting to Know MS Access 2003, Part 2; Data Distribution; Relationships; Designing Your First Database; Creating Your First Database.

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Create a new database
Microsoft Office Access 2007 features a number of improvements that make the process of creating a new database easier. Even if you have created databases before, it is likely that you will appreciate these features for their ability to speed up the creation process. This article covers the basic process of starting Office Access 2007 and creating a database, either by using a template or by creating your own tables, forms, reports, and other database objects. It also details a few techniques that you can use to get information into your new database. What do you want to do? * Get to know the Getting Started with Microsoft Office Access page * Create a database by using a template * Create a database without using a template * Copy data from another source into an Access table * Import, append, or link to data from another source * Open an existing Access database * Create a custom blank template

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Link an Access 2007 database to a database that contains data access pages
A data access page is a Web page that is designed to let you view and work with data from the Internet or an intranet. This data is typically stored in an Access database. The ability to create, modify, or import data access pages is no longer supported in Microsoft Office Access 2007. However, you can still use Access 2007 to work with databases that contain data access pages.

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The CAccessReports class
This article was written based on Access '97 (I believe) and I haven't updated it since. It will probably not work with other versions of Access but I welcome others to update the code to work with newer versions of Access. This class (CAccessReports) was created for those of us who have the misfortune of having to 1) use the MS Access database engine and 2) use the MS Access database engine from a Visual C++ application. The CAccessReports class uses the Access Automation objects to open a specified database, run a report (within Access), print the report and save the Access database in HTML format so that it can be viewed in a Visual C++ application. You can accomplish each of these tasks with a single line of code. Here are some examples of how to use the CAccessReports class.

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