[AccessD] Judging whether a table is "used"

Doug Murphy dw-murphy at cox.net
Tue Mar 27 10:27:34 CDT 2012


Find and Replace will pay for itself the first time you need to rename an
object in a database of any size.

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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Dettman
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 7:26 AM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Judging whether a table is "used"


  I'm with Charlotte on this one.  I've always viewed FMS products as having
a lot of "fluff" and not so much meat.

  They are however quality products and do work very well. But as Charlotte
has said, there is nothing magical in what they do and nothing you could not
do on your own given the time.  Their also pricey.

<<Well then when I get a chance to see the interface, I might buy it also
... because I am not really in love with Rick's.>>

  Curious what you don't like in Rick's utility.  Been around for years and
is the lone survivor (Speed Ferret bit the dust a long time ago).

  In terms of find and replace, it has everything you need, plus a cross
reference utility that many don't even know exists.  If I'd fault him on
anything, it would be that he doesn't make that feature very obvious.

Jim. 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Charlotte Foust
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 01:26 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Judging whether a table is "used"

I hate the FMS products.  They're nothing you couldn't build for yourself
and do a better job.  They give you reams of information but not really
anything useful IMO. Pure prejudice, but I have used them and didn't like
them at all.  There are free or low price tools that are better value and
give more of what you really need.

Charlotte Foust

On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 10:03 PM, Stuart McLachlan
<stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>wrote:

> I've never used it, but all the reports I have heard on it are excellent.
>
> FMS President Luke Chung  is very active on the Linked In 
> "Professional Access Developers Network"
>
> He certainly knows what he is talking about.
>
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> Stuart
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> On 27 Mar 2012 at 3:38, Benson, William (GE Global Re wrote:
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> > As a followup and to get your thoughts ... there is a product called
> Total Access Analyzer...
> >
> > http://www.fmsinc.com/MicrosoftAccess/BestPractices.html
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> >
> > Apparently from this website it looks like 2010 version is for free
> preview only, and therefore may not be commercially released?
> >
> > Thoughts?
> >
> > Thanks.
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