Special Edition Using Microsoft® Access 2000

Chapter 31. Migrating Access 9x Applications to Access 2000

In this chapter

• Understanding the .mdb File Upgrade Process

• Converting Unsecured Files from Access 9x to Access 2000

• Upgrading on First Opening the File in Access 2000

• Upgrading After Opening the File in Access 2000

• Converting Secured Access 9x Files

• Upgrading in a Mixed Access 9x and 2000 Environment

• Upgrading the Back-End Database and Workgroup File

• Upgrading Access 2.0 Application .mdb Files to Access 2000

• Converting from Win16 to Win32 Function Calls

• Accommodating the 32-Index Limit on Tables

• Converting 16-Bit OLE Controls to 32-Bit ActiveX Controls

• Troubleshooting

• In the Real World—The Upgrade Blues

Understanding the .mdb File Upgrade Process

Each version of Access—1.0, 1.1, 2.0, 95, 97, and 2000—has ...