Programmatically interface to SQL Server from Access. There are two main ways to programmatically interface to an SQL Server database from Access. DAO. A data access …

Locate the SQL Server database server name, identify necessary connection information, and choose an authentication method (Windows or SQL Server). For more information on the …

Follow the beginning instructions in SSMA to provide basic information such as the SQL Server location, the Access database and objects to migrate, connection information, and whether …

In the Data Connection Wizard, click Create a new connection to, click Receive data, and then click Next. On the next page of the wizard, click Database (Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft …

In the ODBC architecture, an application (such as Access or a Microsoft Visual Basic program) connects to the ODBC Driver Manager, which in turn uses a specific ODBC driver (for …

When you link to data, Access creates a two-way connection that synchronizes changes to data in Access and the SQL Database. When you import data, Access creates a one-time, copy of the …

Let’s look at three capabilities that stand out for the Access user. For more information, see Securing SQL Server. Database authentication. There are four database authentication …

Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) is a protocol that you can use to connect a Microsoft Access database to an external data source such as Microsoft SQL Server. This article contains …

Importing data from a SQL Server database by using an ODBC driver is a two-step process. First, if necessary, define a user DSN on your computer for the ODBC driver. Second, import the …

It also covers how to create a new Access project in Access 2007 and 2010 and how to connect an Access project to an existing SQL Server database. Note: Access 2010 is the last version …