Versatility is one of the biggest benefits of Microsoft Access. When you are able to take advantage of all of the different features, it can perform a variety of different functions which ultimately improve your business. Microsoft Access can be used to create custom accounting applications which, i [...]
The purpose of this group is to create virtual chapters throughout the world, from beginning user groups to advanced topics such as SQL Server. Chapters can be organized around a language, such as Spanish, a region, such as Spain or a topic of interest, such as Access functions. We hold monthly meet [...]
Whenever the subject of new web apps introduced with 2013 or web databases introduced with 2010, one common lamentation bought up by people is that they both lack VBA. It is certainly an understandable lamentation; almost all serious Access developers have used VBA and it's VBA that makes it possibl [...]
Over the last year, I've been working on a book with Access experts and MVPs Teresa Hennig, George Hepworth and Doug Yudovich, focused on practical examples and techniques for building powerful Access applications. The book covers both new web apps and new solutions to client solutions. Here are few [...]
A poster asked me a wonderful question: "How do I get Access [linked to SharePoint] to remember my login credentials so I don't have to login every time?" The answer to the question isn't simple as it should be and hence, I felt an article on the subject would be helpful for those who want to automa [...]
As Juan may have mentioned earlier, I had been working with two other MVPs, Tim Runcie and George Hepworth in producing the first of its kind, a book dedicated to using Access with SharePoint. The book can be bought online at the Advsicon store. If you're wanting to learn more about the capabilities [...]
One advantage a SharePoint list has over any ODBC data source is that Access can disconnect and re-connect and synchronize the local edits back to the server fairly seamlessly. It also provides a friendly conflict resolution management, all out of the box. This is available whether you're using a tr [...]
Note: This is the third part of a three part series, you can find part one here and part two here. Authored by Ben Clothier To continue the series on Access and SharePoint integration (part 1 and part 2), we'll be looking at the latest kid on the SharePoint's block; Access Services. Access Services [...]
Article will describe how to use SharePoint lists in depth with Microsoft Access.
Note: This is the first part of a three part series, you can find the second part here and the third part here. Hello, Access with SQL Server blog readers! This is my first post since joining the firm and I look forward to many more! Both Juan and I will be blogging here about Access, SQL Server and [...]
