ACC2: Microsoft Access 2.0 Readme Help File Contents

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Microsoft Access 2.0

SUMMARY

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

This article lists the contents and topics contained in the Microsoft Access version 2.0 Readme Help file. Note that the Readme Help file replaces the text-only README.TXT file included with earlier versions of Microsoft Access.

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In the items below, each content section is underlined, with its associated topics below.

Microsoft Access Product Update

Microsoft Access Q&A.
Using SHARE.EXE or VSHARE.386.
Using DECOMP.EXE to Decompress Microsoft Access Files.
Renaming, Deleting, or Moving Files and Directories.
Files That Must Be Installed Locally.
Warning When Attaching Tables with Unsupported Indexes.
Scope and Lifetime of Access Basic Variables and Functions.
International Issues.

Conversion and Compatibility Updates

Conversion from Microsoft Access Version 1.x to 2.0.
Setup Removes Microsoft Access Version 1.x Files.
Improving Index Performance.
Conflicts with New Property Names in Expressions and Access Basic Code.
Form Control and Section Names.
Converting a "Front-end/Back-end" Application.
Version 2.0 Setup and the UTILITY.MDA File.
Using Visual Basic Version 3.0 Applications.
Exporting to Version 1.1 Databases.
DefaultValue Property Setting Includes Quotation Marks in Version 2.0.
Owner Access Queries.
Order of Evaluation of Expressions.
Applications That Use the SQL Pass-through DLL.
Closing Pop-up Forms and Their Underlying Windows.
Unused Error Messages.

Network Installations

Designating Network Connections.
Setting Up Microsoft Access on a Network File Server.
Creating Custom Installations for Workstation Users.

Documentation Updates

Book: Microsoft Access Getting Started.
Book: Microsoft Access User's Guide.
Book: Microsoft Access Building Applications.
Help: Microsoft Access Help.

Using Microsoft Access Version 2.0 with Other Software

Microsoft Visual Basic.
Accessing Microsoft Access Data from Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
Using Microsoft Access with Paradox Databases.
Running Multiple Data Access Applications.
Using Microsoft Access to Import, Attach, or Export to Microsoft FoxPro Version 2.5 Files.
Lotus cc:Mail or Lotus Notes.
Using Microsoft Access with Microsoft Video for Windows Windows NT.
Setting Up Microsoft Access on a Novell Network.
Using Microsoft Access on Novell NetWare Servers and Banyan VINES Servers (Increasing the Number of Record Locks).
Using Microsoft Access with Microsoft LAN Manager.
Using Microsoft Access with Microsoft Windows for Workgroups.
Using SQL Server Data Installed on a Novell NetWare LAN or a Banyan VINES Network.
Asynchronous Query Execution and ODBC Drivers.
ORACLE Server Databases and Null Indexes.

Using Microsoft Access with Btrieve

General Considerations.
How Microsoft Access Locates Btrieve Files.
Using Databases with Xtrieve-style Security.
Using Compressed Data Files.
Using Btrieve in a Multiuser Environment.
Using Btrieve Indexes.
Setting Btrieve Options.
Setting Microsoft Access Options for Btrieve.
Configuring the Server-based Version (BTRIEVE.NLM).

Files Included with Microsoft Access

Outdated Version 1.0 and Version 1.1 Files.
Microsoft Access Version 2.0 Files.

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

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Keywords          : DcmOthr 
Version           : 2.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86