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Adding Passwords to Access 2010 Databases

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 04:50:21 +0000

Password protecting an Access database allows you to protect your sensitive data from prying eyes. In this tutorial, we walk you through the process of encrypting your database and protecting ...

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Backing Up Databases in Access 2010

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:49:29 +0000

Protecting the integrity of information stored in a database is one of the most important responsibilities of a database administrator. One task associated with this responsibility is performing regular database ...

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Publishing Access Forms on SharePoint

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 04:15:56 +0000

In a recent forum message, tcarrier62 wrote:

"I'm trying to replace 2003 data access pages on sharepoint with access 2007 forms. With a data access page you simply saved it ...

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Installing SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Edition

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:15:30 +0000

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition is a free, compact version of the popular enterprise database server. The Express Edition is ideal for database professionals seeking a desktop testing ...

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Installing MySQL on Windows 7

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:42:41 +0000

The MySQL database server is one of the most popular open source databases in the world. Although administrators typically install MySQL on a server operating system, it's certainly possible to ...

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Mailing Labels in Microsoft Access 2010

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:12:15 +0000

One of the most common uses of a database is generating mass mailings. In this tutorial, we examine the process of creating mailing labels using Microsoft Access using the built-in ...

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BCP and Wildcards

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:24:13 +0000

In a recent forum message, MRTK2012 wrote:

"Could anyone please let me know how to append a wildcard in bcp file to insert data into database?

In the below example I want ...

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Change Data Capture (CDC) in SQL Server

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:03:22 +0000

With the release of SQL Server 2008, Microsoft included Change Data Capture (CDC) functionality for the first time. This highly anticipated feature provides administrators with the ability to perform ...

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Visitor Contact Database

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:23:00 +0000

In a recent forum message, Kulashnikov24 wrote:

"I am creating a database for my contacts in which I intend to store their visiting details with date and time and also want ...

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Microsoft SQL Server Foreign Keys

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:57:11 +0000

Foreign key constraints allow you to create relationships between data elements stored in multiple database tables. In addition to facilitating cross-table database queries (called JOINs), these relationships also ensure ...

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