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* There are no tools for recovering data from a corrupted database file (.mdb) | * There are no tools for recovering data from a corrupted database file (.mdb) | ||
* There appears to be a limit on the number of tables/queries which can be open simultaneously. This number is never stated outright, but if you try to open too many forms in an application written in Access, a message pops up saying "can't open any more databases", and some of the fields on the last form opened may be empty or display improperly. | * There appears to be a limit on the number of tables/queries which can be open simultaneously. This number is never stated outright, but if you try to open too many forms in an application written in Access, a message pops up saying "can't open any more databases", and some of the fields on the last form opened may be empty or display improperly. | ||
| + | ===Minor Annoyances=== | ||
| + | * Text formatting in stored Query objects is not preserved. | ||
| + | * There is no way to set the default view for new queries to SQL; you always have to go through several mouse-clicks to get from the default Design View to SQL View when creating a new query. | ||
| + | * You can't put comments inside query SQL, although you can edit descriptions for all object types (tables, queries, forms, etc.) and there is a display mode which will show the description next to each object. | ||
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==Possible Bugs== | ==Possible Bugs== | ||
UNION queries seem to return only unique rows; if this behavior is not desired, some kind of unique information needs to be included in the fieldset in order to prevent the collapse. (This is a tentative hypothesis based on one example only.) --[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 10:21, 23 May 2006 (EDT) | UNION queries seem to return only unique rows; if this behavior is not desired, some kind of unique information needs to be included in the fieldset in order to prevent the collapse. (This is a tentative hypothesis based on one example only.) --[[User:Woozle|Woozle]] 10:21, 23 May 2006 (EDT) | ||
Revision as of 18:49, 29 May 2006
Computing: Software: Microsoft Access
Microsoft Access is a software application that combines a database engine, a programming language (VBA) and IDE, and forms designed to allow easy display and editing of database records.
Weaknesses
The following apply to Access 97 and may not apply to later versions:
- Although it is possible to write functions to translate source data into a different display format, it is not possible to write corresponding routines to translate user data-entry back into source data. It is not possible, therefore, for the user to edit data in a form or query if it has been manipulated in certain ways, including fields in queries above a certain level of complexity as well as any data which is the result of a function.
- Data from some sources (tentatively: queries of a certain complexity or higher, or possibly certain types of JOINs) cause data in continuous forms to be formatted improperly. The user has to manipulate the form in certain ways in order to restore the display.
- There are no tools for recovering data from a corrupted database file (.mdb)
- There appears to be a limit on the number of tables/queries which can be open simultaneously. This number is never stated outright, but if you try to open too many forms in an application written in Access, a message pops up saying "can't open any more databases", and some of the fields on the last form opened may be empty or display improperly.
Minor Annoyances
- Text formatting in stored Query objects is not preserved.
- There is no way to set the default view for new queries to SQL; you always have to go through several mouse-clicks to get from the default Design View to SQL View when creating a new query.
- You can't put comments inside query SQL, although you can edit descriptions for all object types (tables, queries, forms, etc.) and there is a display mode which will show the description next to each object.
Possible Bugs
UNION queries seem to return only unique rows; if this behavior is not desired, some kind of unique information needs to be included in the fieldset in order to prevent the collapse. (This is a tentative hypothesis based on one example only.) --Woozle 10:21, 23 May 2006 (EDT)