Transform Access into a Database Server, Part 5

This is Part 5 of my series on transforming Microsoft Access into a makeshift database server. This can be a handy solution for small-scale applications and proof-of-concept projects. We will pass SQL statements to an Access back-end database that will process our requests and send only the data we need back to the front-end. This is much like what a real database server, such as SQL Server, does.

Members

Members will learn how to enable the back-end server to handle requests from multiple users. We'll learn how to lock the server so that only one person at a time can send a request, process the data, and copy the files that the user needs down to the local workstation. After that, we'll unlock the server so the next user can send a command. While this setup is not as robust as an actual database server like SQL Server, it will get the job done for multiple users.

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

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Prerequisites

• Access as a Database Server, Part 1
• Access as a Database Server, Part 4

Notes

In the Extended Cut, I added 1.3 million records to the back-end database, moved it to my actual server, and tested the performance. Running a classic query just from the Access front-end took 30 seconds (get all customers from Florida). Using the database "Server" routine we built in this series took 9 seconds, and I'm sure that could be optimized even more if you took the time to.

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