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excel or access database?
Hi,
I have a huge excel sheet with links that navigate user to different documents (word, PDF, etc.) My Question is: Is it advisable to migrate to access database? I also want to create forms (accessible by others over intranet site) in access (or excel) using macros that would be filled by others and the details filled would populate the access database (or excel sheet), the forms filled by others would be available on an intranet site and will have accept and decline button. If I click accept, it will populate the database (or excel sheet) with the corresponding cells in the database (or excel sheet). If I click decline, it will still populate the database (or excel sheet), but will also set a status of declined in the database (or excel sheet). Which tool will be more compatible with my requirements? Microsoft Access or Excel? The forms that I am talking about should be created using macros. It this possible? |
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excel or access database?
Well, Access is certainly more than capable of handling your
data, and may ultimately be the better tool for the job, but it has a steep learning curve. Access is a relational database and handles data in a different way than Excel. You will need to "unlearn" some of the methods you use in Excel to get the best use of Access. The first question that you will need to answer for yourself is do you have the time and effort that it will likely take to learn the fundamentals of relational database design, and then design all of the objects (tables first, then queries, forms, reports, etc.) in order to create a useful application. If you decide to proceed, here are some research resources, starting with the tutorial by Crystal; A free tutorial written by Crystal (MS Access MVP): http://allenbrowne.com/casu-22.html MVP Allen Browne's tutorials: http://allenbrowne.com/links.html#Tutorials Jeff Conrad's resources page: http://www.accessmvp.com/JConrad/acc...resources.html The Access Web resources page: http://www.mvps.org/access/resources/index.html Tony Toews' website: http://www.granite.ab.ca/access -- _________ Sean Bailey "sam" wrote: Hi, I have a huge excel sheet with links that navigate user to different documents (word, PDF, etc.) My Question is: Is it advisable to migrate to access database? I also want to create forms (accessible by others over intranet site) in access (or excel) using macros that would be filled by others and the details filled would populate the access database (or excel sheet), the forms filled by others would be available on an intranet site and will have accept and decline button. If I click accept, it will populate the database (or excel sheet) with the corresponding cells in the database (or excel sheet). If I click decline, it will still populate the database (or excel sheet), but will also set a status of declined in the database (or excel sheet). Which tool will be more compatible with my requirements? Microsoft Access or Excel? The forms that I am talking about should be created using macros. It this possible? |
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