Re: MS Access "Upsizing" Tools in SQL Server

Does this clear it up?

Create the database manually (on SQL Server 2005), then right-click the DB
(on SQL Server 2005) and choose Task|Import Data, drill into your Access DB
and import the tables. Once imported you can create a Database diagram (on
SQL Server 2005) since all constraints will now be handled by SQL server.
(make sure you key all of the tables)

Then create an ODBC file DSN for this database connection (to SQL Server
2005), then fire up the Access database and right-click in the 'Tables'
window, choose Link Tables, choose ODBC Databases() and then choose the DSN
you created (to SQL Server 2005 database) and finally all of the tables you
need to link.

You'll want to rename the old tables to "tableName_old" then rename the
linked tables removing the "dbo_" from the table names.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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