Category Archives: FAQ

PDF Printer installed on our RDP hosting solution

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Mike

We have just installed CutePDF Writer on our Shared RDP hosting offering.  This will allow you to print any of your reports from Access 2010 to PDFs for easy download to your local computer or as an attachment/automated email from … Continue reading →

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Microsoft SQL Server Migration Assistant for Access v5.2

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Mike

You can download Microsoft’s SQL Server Migration Assistant to help you easily move your Access database to our SQL 2012 backend hosting environment.  SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) v5.2 is freely available. SSMA simplifies database migration process from Oracle/Sybase/MySQL and … Continue reading →

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Access Hosting Remote Desktop FAQ

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Mike

How can I load my Access database into the remote desktop session? There are 2 ways to accomplish this. 1) Use a Copy/Paste from your local machine into the remote session 2) Look under the “Computer” icon in the remote … Continue reading →

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FAQs about Remote Desktop Hosting

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Mike

Our remote desktop option has become more and more popular, especially with traditional Access Developers that want to utilize the full power and robustness of the Access software, plugins, VBA code, and more!  Here are some frequently asked questions that … Continue reading →

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Access Hosting on Apple’s iPad

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Mike

This video demonstrates how easy it is to use Access Hosting’s great SharePoint hosting service on your iPad.  Because of our SharePoint configuration, your Access 2010 Web Databases look great on Apple’s iPad.  You can easily navigate and use any … Continue reading →

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Access Hosting on Android Phone Video

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Mike

Here is a quick video demonstrating how Access Hosting’s Web Databases work on Android devices.  In this quick video, we are using our simple Web Contacts Database and running it on an HTC Droid Incredible from Verizon Wireless: As mentioned … Continue reading →

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Access Hosting on Android Devices

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Mike

A lot of people have been asking us about getting their Access Hosting Application and SharePoint 2010 site working on their Android Phone or Android Tablet.  Let me start off by saying that we have not tested every Android device … Continue reading →

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Important Tip: Queries and the size of your Access 2010 Web database

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Larry

This blog post is a follow up to a very important post/question: How much SharePoint 2010 storage will my Access application consume ? Unfortunately, there is still no way to figure out how much space your local Access 2010 database will … Continue reading →

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Access Hosting – New Features for 2011

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Larry

Access Hosting 2011 – New Year, New Features: As part of our ongoing effort to provide the most feature complete implementation of Access Services on SharePoint 2010 we are introducing a series of enhancements to our hosting service for 2011. … Continue reading →

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How to Delete Your Published Access Web Database from SharePoint 2010

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Mike

This short video will walk you through the steps necessary to remove a published database from SharePoint 2010. This process should be used with caution as the database, when removed completely, is no longer recoverable from the recycle bin.

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Access 2003 to 2010 Migration Guide Now Available

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Mike

Microsoft has just released an excellent migration guide to help re-orient Access 2003 users with the updated toolbars, menu structure, and concepts behind Access 2010. This concise (8 page) document serves as a great jumping off  point for established Access users … Continue reading →

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How much SharePoint 2010 storage will my Access application consume ?

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Mike

We recently had a customer using our Developer Sandbox hosting plan run out of storage space as they published a web application to SharePoint. Further investigation of this problem uncovered a very interesting dilemma for Access Services developers: The size … Continue reading →

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