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Old May 20th, 2004, 09:31 PM
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I am thinking about building an Access database, however,
I think I might be in over my head. Is there a site that
I can go to and download an existing database that will
do everything I need it to do for free?
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Old May 20th, 2004, 09:45 PM
Rob Schneider
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no.

Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.

rms




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I am thinking about building an Access database, however,
I think I might be in over my head. Is there a site that
I can go to and download an existing database that will
do everything I need it to do for free?

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Old May 21st, 2004, 12:47 AM
Cheryl Fischer
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In addition to the fine link provided to you by Doug G, do not forget that
every version of Access ships with a sample database named Northwind.MDB
which provides an Orders and Customers interface, plus it is very handy when
beginning with Access to refer to it when you want to know "how did they do
that"?

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Cheryl Fischer, MVP Microsoft Access



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I am thinking about building an Access database, however,
I think I might be in over my head. Is there a site that
I can go to and download an existing database that will
do everything I need it to do for free?



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Old May 21st, 2004, 02:07 AM
Mark Foley
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-----Original Message-----
I am thinking about building an Access database, however,
I think I might be in over my head. Is there a site that
I can go to and download an existing database that will
do everything I need it to do for free?
.
That depends on what you want to do with the database.

Access databases can be very simple or very complex. What
is the nature of the data and what do you want to do with
it?
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Old May 21st, 2004, 02:19 AM
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Please do not take this as criticism: it is obvious from your question
that you are, indeed, "in over [your] head" -- you don't know what you don't
know -- but that doesn't mean that you can't learn. One way to learn is by
doing. Access comes with database Templates that will help you set up common
types of databases. There are more Templates available from the Microsoft
Web site.
Creating a database using a Template is a good way to get your feet wet
(you may even find a Template that exactly suits your needs). The "Access
(your version here) Bible" is an excellent resource/tutorial. Consider
taking a database class (or, even better, an Intro to Access class) at your
local college.

Have Fun!

steve

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I am thinking about building an Access database, however,
I think I might be in over my head. Is there a site that
I can go to and download an existing database that will
do everything I need it to do for free?



 




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