Category Archives: Featured

Help4Access + Access Hosting = Databases in Action!

Posted on December 8, 2011 by admin

Sasha Froyland, CEO of Help4Access has put together some awesome videos showing off what you can do with Microsoft Access in the cloud. All of these videos utilize Access Hosting as the backend/hosting solution so they are great examples of what can … Continue reading →

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Access 2010 and SharePoint 2010 Service Pack 1

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Larry

We have been busy testing the latest Service Pack for SharePoint 2010 and Access 2010 and will be making this upgrade available to our customers in the near future. In the meantime we thought it would be useful to review … Continue reading →

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Demystifying currentwebuser(x)

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Larry

As many of you know currentwebuser(x) can be used inside your Access Web Database as follows: 0 gives current user’s member ID. 1 gives current user’s display name. 2 gives current user’s login name 3 gives current user’s e-mail address. … Continue reading →

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Tell us how you use Access Web Databases and get a FREE copy of the Access 2010 Programmers Reference

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Larry

We love hearing how our customers are solving real world business problems using Access Web Databases – so we decided a giveaway was in order. Simply drop us a note via a support ticket at accesshosting.zendesk.com that includes some details … Continue reading →

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Preventing Web Users from Opening your Database in Access 2010

Posted on November 30, 2010 by admin

This video shows you how to create a new set of SharePoint permissions that will prevent users from opening your web database in Access 2010. The users are able to modify data in web based forms and render web based … Continue reading →

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Importing from the Azure DataMarket into Access 2010 via Excel PowerPivot

Posted on October 29, 2010 by admin

This video show you how to tap into the Windows Azure DataMarket for information that can be exported to Excel PowerPivot and then imported into a new Access Web Database.

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Introducing Dedicated and Semi-Dedicated Hosting for Access Web Services

Posted on October 22, 2010 by admin

We have worked with several of our customers who are Access Power Users and have specific requests and have finally gotten around to creating a page that describes our Dedicated and Semi-Dedicated Hosting Plans.  If there’s any features or SharePoint … Continue reading →

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Access 2010 New Features: The Trust Center

Posted on October 15, 2010 by admin

When you open an Access Database for the first time, you will see a yellow security warning. Clicking Enable Content will enable the macros and ActiveX controls of the database file.  Access 2010 will remember what Databases and Websites that … Continue reading →

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Introduction to the Microsoft Access 2010 Hybrid Application

Posted on October 4, 2010 by admin

This video is much longer than our typical short form tutorial videos but it provides a more comprehensive view of the new Access 2010 Hybrid Web Database architecture. The demonstration walks through the entire process of creating a hybrid application … Continue reading →

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Demystifying the Access 2010 runtime client

Posted on September 14, 2010 by admin

The introduction of web based forms and reports in Access 2010 is a huge step forward for the product, but there are many scenarios which dictate that an application be developed natively in Access 2010. Fortunately, the Access 2010 runtime … Continue reading →

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