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Opening and Saving Databases

how-to articles - Opening and Saving Databases

how-to articles - Opening and Saving Databases

How to optimize Office Access and Jet database engine network performance with Windows 2000-based and Windows XP-based clients
Describes how to optimize Office Access and Jet database engine network performance with Windows 2000-based and Windows XP-based clients.
Defining relationships between tables in a Microsoft Access database
Provides the information on how to define relationships in an Access 2002 database, in an Access 2003 database, or in an Access 2007 database
Information about data types and field properties that can be used in an Access database
Discusses the different data types that are available for you to use for the fields in a table in a Access database. This article also discusses the field properties that are available for designing a table.

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Description of the update for Office 2003: October 10, 2006
Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Office 2003. This update provides the framework for SharePoint Team Services to open and save files by using the Open XML file format that is new to the 2007 Microsoft Office system.
BUG: You receive an error message when you open or convert an Access 2.0 database file in Access 2003
Describes the "You must install the Microsoft Access 2.0 Converter in order to convert this file" error message that you receive when you open or when youconvert an Access 2.0 database file in Access 2003. The converter is available for download.
Error message when you click a hyperlink in an Office 2003 document: "The address of this site is not valid""
Describes a problem that occurs in Office 2003 documents when you click a hyperlink that opens another document.

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Troubleshooting - Opening and Saving Databases

Troubleshooting - Opening and Saving Databases

Slow performance results when you add a digital certificate to an Access database
Describes the problem that occurs if a digitial certificate is added to an Access 2003 database. You may experience a delay when you open, save, close the database or database objects. Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.
You receive an "Access denied" error message, and the program unexpectedly quits when you try to open or save a file in an Office program
Describes an issue where you receive an error message, and the Office program unexpectedly quits when you try to open a file that is located in a redirected folder or when you try to save a file to a redirected folder.
You may receive a "file already in use" error message when you try to open an Access database that is located on a server
Describes a problem that may occur when you open an Access database that is located on a server. You may receive a "file already in use" error message.

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