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• Free preview of Total Visual CodeTools 2010

  7 Jul 2011

  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...
• SQL Server Migration Assistant adds Access features

  29 Apr 2011

  Microsoft has announced the release of SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) v5.0, a family of products to further simplify the user experience in automating the migration of Oracle, Sybase, MySQL and Microsoft Access databases to SQL server or SQL Azure. Access users will be happy to learn that SSMA...
• New products and papers from FMS, Inc. and OpenGate Software

  24 Jan 2011

  Our friends at FMS, Inc. and OpenGate Software have been busy releasing new products and papers to help you get the most out of Access. Check out these links for more information and free trials! FMS Inc.: New papers, Total Access Admin 2010 Luke Chung at FMS, Inc. let us know about some new papers related...
• Power Tip: Simplify development, testing, and troubleshooting multiple versions of Access with Windows 7 Virtual PC

  4 Jun 2010

  Today’s guest blogger is Brandon with OpenGate Software, offering Microsoft Access tools and Access templates for users of every experience level. While we’d all like our customers stay up to date with their software releases, inevitably you may find yourself supporting users on Access 2000, 2002, 2003...
• Free preview of FMS Inc.'s Total Access Statistics for Access 2010

  26 May 2010

  Luke Chung at FMS has let us know that they are now offering a free preview of their Total Access Statistics data analysis program for Access 2010. They have updated the product to support both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Access. The preview program is fully functional through August 1, 2010. Thanks...
• Check out this tool for visualizing your Access database

  6 Apr 2010

  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...
• Free report wizard offer from Gladstone

  6 Jul 2009

  Mike Hnatt has generously extended to the Access blog readers a FREE version of Gladstone’s Access Report Writer . Traditionally, he has sold the developer version of the wizard for $995. The offer includes unlimited computer licenses, ability to change report header and page footers, source code, and...
• Check out Gladstone's Report Writer for Microsoft Access

  27 May 2009

  Mike Hnatt at Gladstone Solutions has a nifty Report Writer utility, available at http://gladstonesolutions.com/default.aspx . The utility lets you create reports and mailing labels quickly and easily, just by stepping through a few wizard-like screens. What’s more, Mike is offering a 25% discount through...
• Free Tool to Clear Test Data From Your Database

  29 Apr 2009

  Access MVP Bob Larson has released a utility that you can use to clear test data from your database. I’ll let Bob tell you about it: It is a “database reset tool” which is for anyone who has been developing a database and they’ve got test data in it and want to get it prepped for release.  It allows...
• Review of ribbon design tool

  27 Mar 2009

  Access MVP Garry Robinson and editor of vb123.com recently wrote a nice review article on IBDE Ribbon Creator . You all should find it enlightening. http://www.databasejournal.com/features/msaccess/article.php/3803996/Making-Your-Own-Access-2007-Ribbon.htm
• How to discover what Access files are in your org

  21 Mar 2009

  I got this request from a customer who is trying to analyze their environment as it pertains to Access and  Excel files: Can we use WSH and VBScript to get this type of basic information out of files in an automated fashion? Both MS Access and Excel have a well defined object model i.e. it should...
• Total Access Analyzer 2007 Preview

  28 Aug 2008

  One thing about being on the Access team that I enjoy is seeing some of the great work being done in the Access community. Among the forefront of this community is FMS , who is the leading developer of Access add-ins. FMS recently announced a preview version of Total Access Analyzer 2007 which is a tool...
• New update for Ribbon Creator

  27 Mar 2008

  Avenius Gunter's Ribbon Creator just got better. Earlier this month he released version 1.1016 with a number of changes: New Features: Callback "getVisible" integrated in Ribbon XML. Callback "getEnabled" integrated in Ribbon XML. Tab Finish: Option to disable the Help Button on the...
• UI Builder for Access v.3.0 Released

  11 Jan 2008

  Brandon Smith-Daigle has recently released the 3.0 update for his UI Builder tool that helps Access developers to build customized user experiences in Forms without coding the VBA themselves.  This tool is compatible with older versions of Access as well as 2007.  He's running a limited time...
• Goldsoft tools for Access Developers

  11 Jan 2008

  Ken Hockley has recently released his Goldsoft suite.  These tools aim to increase Access developer productivity by helping to reduce the amount of time spent building necessary application plumbing so that developers can focus their effort on producing business logic.  More info is available...
• Access Ribbon Customizer

  5 Dec 2007

  One of our Access support leads, Claton Hendricks, has put together a tool he calls Access Ribbon Customizer for Access developers who need to build custom ribbons. This tool is slightly reminiscent of (though not exactly the same as) the built-in command bar customization in Access 2003. It has a visual...