Category: Ms Access Tips

Two little tidbits of information today. Firstly, a bug that occurs in Access 2003 after you try run the Compact/Repair function. This is a really annoying bug that seems to occur randomly in Access 2003. What happens is that for one reason or another your database corrupts, and when you try open it, Access tells…

Well, as usual, I published Access tips in response to problems that I come across, and get around, during my day-to-day Ms Access development. As we know, Ms Access ain’t exactly the most stable product ever made and there are many bugs which often occur with badly explained non-sensical error messages. Today, I kept getting…

This is one little annoying problem that there is not enough obvious documentation for within Ms Access 2007. While it might seem obvious enough, at the time, it wasn’t to me (so who is to blame, my lack of knowledge, the software interface, or the help documentation?). I was developing a report in Ms Access…

I’ve been using Access 2007 for about an hour now, quickly developing a small database to store information on what periodicals I’ve been reading for my thesis, and when I have accessed them. Quick review – it is fairly impressive! Highlights are: The Ribbon Gui common to all Office 2007 products is used very well…

I’d never thought I’d ever say something so geeky but I must comment that I don’t think I’ve ever been as excited about downloading a product as I am right now. And right now I’m downloading Ms Access 2007. I’m taking advantage of the http://www.itsnotcheating.com.au offer, and buying the new version of Office 2007 Ultimate…