Archiving Old Data in your Microsoft Access Database

In this Microsoft Access tutorial, I will show you how to archive old records to a backup table. We'll use an append query and a delete query to move them.

Iris in Garland, Texas (a Platinum Member) says: I've split my database, and I have contacts in a file all on their own, but I've got a ton of them and I'm approaching the 2 GB limit on file size. I don't want to delete them, but I don't know what to do here. Help.

Members

Members will learn how to detect if a customer has archived contacts when you open up the contact form, and we'll make a button to switch back and forth between them.

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•  02. Extended Cut Video - Silver Members
•  Database Download - Gold Members

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Pre-Requisites

• Split Your Database: https://599cd.com/Split
• Value From a Form: https://599cd.com/FormName
• Append Query: https://599cd.com/Append
• Delete Queries: https://599cd.com/Delete
• Intro to VBA: https://599cd.com/IntroVBA
• MsgBox: https://599cd.com/MsgBox

Links

• Access SQL Seminars: https://599cd.com/SQL
• Access Backup: https://599cd.com/Backup
• Union Query: https://599cd.com/UnionQuery
• Compact & Repair: https://599cd.com/Compact
• Microsoft on Archiving: https://tinyurl.com/2yvreuyu

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