The Access 2007 Ribbon
July 27, 2009 by CBO · Leave a Comment
OK, I upgraded to Office 2007, and the dreaded new Ribbon isn’t so bad. You just have to look around a bit to find things. But some things I just could not find.
- Where is the SendKeys macro action?
- Where is the query Clear Grid command?
Both of these questions were driving me crazy! Finally, I posted them in an Access newsgroup, hoping to find an answer. I got several, but the #1 answers came from a guy named Jeff Conrad, who, as it turns out, just happens to be one of the authors of a book we carry called Microsoft Access 2007 Inside Out. Ribbon » » »
Free eBook Offer: Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008
September 17, 2008 by CBO · 3 Comments
MICROSOFT PRESS is offering a free eBook download for a beta version of Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
You will need to sign in using your Windows Live ID. If you don’t already have a Windows Live ID, you can easily register for one.
The book is downloaded as a 237 page PDF file. Be sure to bookmark the download page, because you can’t save the PDF. You’ll need to go back to the Microsoft Press site to reopen the PDF each time you want to read it. Free eBook » » »
Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant for Access (SSMA)
July 16, 2008 by CBO · Leave a Comment
FOR THOSE OF YOU who have an Access database, but would like to migrate it to SQL Server 2005, this handy little utility from Microsoft will do the job. It’s a free download, and blogger CF Payne has made a list of step-by-step instructions for using it.
Download the Instructions (Word Doc)
SSMA (Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant for Access) “converts Access database objects to SQL Server database objects, loads those objects into SQL Server, and then migrates data from Access to SQL Server.” More SSMA » » »
