Database Conversion

Potentially the most technical and complex part of the migration process is converting Access databases from older versions to Office Access 2003. A key resource for converting Access databases is the "Microsoft Access 2002 Conversion" white paper, which contains essential information for converting Access 2.0, Access 95, and Access 97 to Office Access 2003. Another essential resource is the Office 2003 Editions Resource Kit.

Key points to keep in mind when converting databases to Office Access 2003 include the following:

  • As soon as you convert a database to Office Access 2003, you cannot open that database by using earlier versions of Access. However, Office Access 2003 does allow you to convert a database back to Access 97 ...

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