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Sql Server Back End with an Access Front end (Size issue)
I am designing an application that has millions of records daily. If I were to make my back end a SQL Server database, could I use ACCESS as my front end, or would I have the same size issues (2Gig) that I would have in a native ACCESS application.
It is not going to be a particularly robust application. It is just reporting but there are going to be literally millions of records each 24 hours.
It is not going to be a particularly robust application. It is just reporting but there are going to be literally millions of records each 24 hours.
Yes, you can use Access, as mentioned above.
The key, with that many records, is to use the power of SQL server to do your analysis (use pass through query and stored procedures).
Only use Access to define how to write the SQL (define what fields you want or what values you want in the where clauses), or to present the results of queries or stored procedures that are run on the server.
I've got an old book "Access Developers guide to SQL Server" (or something like that) which provides lots of good examples, but I think it was written for SQL Server 2000, but the concepts are still valid. Don't know if there is an equivalent book on the market for Access (2007/20/13) or SQL Server (2008/12).
The key is to pass as little data across the network between your PC and the server as possible.
The key, with that many records, is to use the power of SQL server to do your analysis (use pass through query and stored procedures).
Only use Access to define how to write the SQL (define what fields you want or what values you want in the where clauses), or to present the results of queries or stored procedures that are run on the server.
I've got an old book "Access Developers guide to SQL Server" (or something like that) which provides lots of good examples, but I think it was written for SQL Server 2000, but the concepts are still valid. Don't know if there is an equivalent book on the market for Access (2007/20/13) or SQL Server (2008/12).
The key is to pass as little data across the network between your PC and the server as possible.
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http://www.techrepublic.com/article/using-access-to-build-a-front-end-for-sql-server/5065669