[AccessD] FW: Converting Access to SQL Server

jwcolby jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Thu Sep 17 15:56:31 CDT 2009


Oh believe me I know!  In the end they will do the easy "mechanical" part.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com


Shamil Salakhetdinov wrote:
> Beware, John - one thing is to convert your own MS Access databases/programs
> using (others) automation tools - and quite opposite thing is to convert
> *others* MS Access databases/programs - the fact is that such others
> databases/programs are very often a real mess - cleaning-up others mess
> should be very well paid job. Ask them full quote for the whole conversion
> project, and do not let them to be paid (by their customer) immediately
> after their tool will do its "dirty" work, and you'll be left(faced) with
> manual conversion work - you both should be paid only when the whole
> conversion project will be successfully completed. Or paid in clearly
> defined installments. Beware.
> 
> -- Shamil
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:34 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] FW: Converting Access to SQL Server
> 
> I was approached by them to be a "partner" or whatever they call it.  I may
> in fact try to do that. 
>   It basically would be me learning the program and then performing the
> conversion for their paying 
> customers, apparently for a cut.
> 
> John W. Colby
> www.ColbyConsulting.com




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