Category Archives: Old Material
Persistent Recordsets in ADO
There are things ADO can do that no other data access method can. Among the coolest features is persistent datasets. In this article, one of the gurus of ADO shows you how to use this technology in your Access applications. … Continue reading
On the Road Again
I’m on the road again for much of the time between March and June. There are many reasons for this–visiting clients and teaching for Learning Tree, among other things. But the primary motivation is that these three months constitute the … Continue reading
Objects for the Database Developer
If you’ve ever felt that object-oriented development is something that Access developers just don’t do–well, you’re wrong. As Peter Vogel points out, Access developers are uniquely qualified to design objects: They have the attitude and they’re already writing the necessary … Continue reading
Moving On Up
With the recent flurry of Access 97 articles and editorials you may be wondering, “What does it take to make the move to Access 97?” I have to answer that question with a question: “Where are you coming from?” If … Continue reading
Migrating Access (and Outlook Data) to SQL Server
It’s an unusual Jet database that will convert smoothly to SQL Server. Rick Dobson shows how to mix your own code with the Upsizing Wizard. But in many cases it’s not just Access data that you need to convert, so … Continue reading
