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  • Free preview of Total Visual CodeTools 2010

    The good folks at FMS, Inc. have kindly made the latest version of their Access/VBA development tools freely available for use until August . Whether you're writing new code, updating old projects, or taking over someone else's work, Total Visual CodeTools helps you deliver better, standardized solutions...
  • Power Tip: Speed Up Microsoft Access and Visual SourceSafe Integration

    Luke Chung of FMS, Inc. has written an article about how to avoid performance slowdowns when adding lots of Access objects to Visual SourceSafe. Here’s an excerpt: Using Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) with Microsoft Access for system development is great for tracking old versions, maintaining a professional...
  • Check out this tool for visualizing your Access database

    Today's guest blogger is Chris Schmidt, creator of the GraphicalAccess add-in for Visio. Visual Programming, Dataflow Programming , or Flow-based Programming are powerful methods for the rapid development of applications big and small. Visualizing a database and the flow of data from it's origin through...
  • Use late binding to improve the performance of tabbed forms

    Luke Chung, President and Founder of FMS, Inc., has written and presented a wide range of topics related to Access over the years. In addition to their many Access related products, FMS offers a wealth of great Access papers , tips , and video on their site. If you use the Tab Control to pack a lot of...
  • 3 new articles available on MSDN

    MSDN writer Sal Ricciardi alerted us to the availability of 3 new articles on MSDN, two written by Luke Chung of FMS Inc. , and one co-written by Luke Chung and Dan Haught. Title Author(s) Performance Tips To Speed Up Your Access 2007 Database Luke Chung and Dan Haught Error Handling and Debugging Tips...
  • Users love fast apps

    There is a good article that recaps the recent O’Reilly Velocity 2009 conference on web performance and operations. I particularly liked this quote: Phil Dixon, from Shopzilla , had the most takeaway statistics about the impact of performance on the bottom line. A year-long performance redesign resulted...
  • Fast-Fast-Fast Compact and Repair of Large Databases!

    Today’s guest blogger is Michael Groh, co-author of the popular Access 2007 Bible . I think it's safe to say that anyone who's worked with really large Access databases (like, in excess of 50 or 100 megabytes) has encountered slow compact and repair cycles. My favorite anecdote in this regard is a very...