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How Do I Make Sense of Microsoft Access?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the access-denied dept.

Anthony Boyd asks: "I have a pretty good tool-set for LAMP work, but as I get into Microsoft jobs, I've started to wonder if I'm working with the best tools. In particular, I'm exploring an 'out of control' Microsoft Access setup, which has about 200 tables in 30 .mdb files, including some duplicated/outdated tables. I'd like to print the properties of each table (with the comments for each field), print the table list for each database, get info on the field types & relationships, and so forth. What tools do you suggest for trying to grok a large Access mess?"

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  1. having taken a course in access by Lehk228 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I suggest alcohol, lots of alcohol.

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  2. Take two and call me in the morning. by twitter · · Score: 0, Redundant

    "What tools do you suggest for trying to grok a large Access mess?"

    A bottle of whiskey and a bottle of wine. Good luck.

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