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Moving an Access Database to SQL Server. Db_Stuff
12/7/2005 11:23:01 PM
sql server programming:
Is there a way of taking an access database and create a replica of that
database as a sql Server database, but only doing it by code. Reason being I
am asking this is because we currently have clients that are running on an
access database using the access runtime and I am installing the Microsoft
Sql Server Desktop Engine (MSDE) and wish to transfer their existing access
database to the SQL Server Environment. I would like the user to do this
Re: Moving an Access Database to SQL Server. Gerard
12/8/2005 1:37:17 AM
search on comp.databases.ms-access for this I'm sure you'll find what
you need.
Re: Moving an Access Database to SQL Server. Gerard
12/8/2005 6:30:56 AM
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I'm not sure if he has access to DTS, it's not part of MSDE.

And Access itself has upsizing functionality
Re: Moving an Access Database to SQL Server. Roger Wolter[MSFT]
12/8/2005 7:40:12 AM
The Access Upsizing Wizard accessible from the tools menu should transfer
Access data to SQL Server

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Re: Moving an Access Database to SQL Server. JT
12/8/2005 8:28:07 AM
It is straightforward to build a DTS package that imports all MS Access
tables to SQL Server. One option is to open the package in the designer and
then Package.. Save As.. the package as a Visual Basic project which can be
compiled as an executable for distribution to the client.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dtssql/dts_tools_wiz_9e5g.asp
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dtsprog/dtspapps_8jfp.asp

However, keep in mind that some queries designed for MS Access may not be
compatable with SQL Server.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/sql/70/reskit/part11/sqc18.mspx


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Re: Moving an Access Database to SQL Server. JT
12/8/2005 10:21:59 AM
Creating the DTS package would require SQL Server developer edition or
higher, but it can be run against MSDE.

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Re: Moving an Access Database to SQL Server. JT
12/8/2005 11:22:18 AM
Will the Upsizing Wizard translate (if needed) the SQL queries. It sounds
like perhaps the OP has an Access application (or at least an application
that has been using Access) and he wants to upsize the backend database to
SQL Server.

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Re: Moving an Access Database to SQL Server. Roger Wolter[MSFT]
12/8/2005 4:34:46 PM
No, the upsizing wizard just moves the data you may or may no have to change
queries depending on your application. In general, SQL Server is enough
different than Jet that some queries will have to be rewritten to get decent
performance.

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