In MS Access 2010, is it possible to, given a database created as a desktop database, switch the view to be as though you clicked the “Web Database” option at the beginning?
Say the database passes the web compatibility test, is it possible to switch to be creation of a web database?
I know that if the database is Web compatible, you can still publish to a SharePoint site, but when you’re creating it as a Web database, many of the options which are not compatible with the Web are excluded. Especially when designing forms and macros.
So yeah, is there a way to switch afterthefact?
I’ve looked, and can’t see such an option, and I couldn’t find anything on google about the matter at all.
thanks
Chosen Answer:
Yes you can – if you want to be limited to running on Microsoft servers and limit your users to using Microsoft browsers (and only certain versions). If you want to run a real database on a real website that’s of use to real users, you copy the data to a MySQL database and write the site as a real website. Without using anything that Microsoft produces (except, maybe, Windows and Notepad).
by: Colanth
on: 12th March 11
