First question is do you really need to migrate to MySQL? Using MySQL server as a data storage instead of Microsoft Access offers several benefits: high performance, cross-Platforming, multiple users access, strong security system and much more. So, if you are constructing a complex multi-user system, you defenitiely need to migrate data from Access to MySQL.

But if MS Access data is used by a single user and the data file is simply copied to a new machine when it needs to be moved, there is not much benefit to using MySQL in such a situation.

There is the standard way to migrate Microsoft Access data to MySQL server. MS Access can export its tables to a variety of formats, including ODBC. Using this feature you will be able to export an Access table to MySQL via Connector/ODBC ODBC driver provided by MySQL AB. To migrate MS Access table to MySQL server right-click on the table and select “Export” option. After several steps your data will be exported to MySQL.

Is this method enough for you? If your MS Access database is small and does not have complex structure, the answer is “yes”. Otherwise, you should be aware that Access will not export index information with the data. You will need to build indexes on your tables manually after exporting them. Also there are some difference in data types between Microsoft Access and MySQL. One example would be the CURRENCY data type: MySQL does not have a CURRENCY data type, instead it creates a column with the definition DECIMAL(19,4) for the same purpose. While MS Access supports Unicode by defaylt, MySQL does not so tightly bind character sets to field types. Instead it allows each text field to be bound to any number of character sets, including Unicode. Again, you will have to specify it manually if you need to support Unicode in the resulting MySQL database.

Another approach to the migration problem is to use third-party applications that could handle it for you. The world’s leader on data processing field, Intelligent Converters developed Access-to-MySQL converter in order to provide users with accurate, fast and easy solution of that conversion task.

Although it is very easy to use, Access-to-MySQL provides enough capabilities to migrate very large and complex MS Access databases. At the same time the migrated results are accurate because the program does all necessary data transformation, supports all MS Access types and attributes, converts all indexes (including relationships between tables), handles multibyte character sets and much more. If you need more control over the migration or just don’t have direct access to the destination MySQL server Access-to-MySQL can export data into MySQL dump file.

You can learn more about the product at http://www.convert-in.com/acc2sql.htm

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Installation damage is the very common problem in most of the Windows based applications including Microsoft Access. It could cause the several data inaccessibility like scenarios and error messages.

Fatal system errors are the most common example of the unexpected behavior of Access due to damaged installation. In such circumstances, your entire Access database could not be accessed and you may fall in grave situations.

If you suppose that the reason of unpredictable behavior of Microsoft Access and fatal system errors is application related, it could be the result of incorrect registry entries, missing or damaged system files and so forth.

In such grave situations, you need to perform reinstallation of Microsoft Access. It will fix all the application related errors. You can go through Access reinstallation by following the below given steps:

? Go to Start-> Settings-> Control Panel.

? Click Add/Remove Programs to remove the previous installation of Microsoft Access.

? On the first page, select Repair Access and insert CD of Microsoft Office

? Go through setup until repair is completed

? After completion of setup, start Access again and the do the same steps which resulted into the error. If you still get the same fatal system error or Access behaves improperly, you need to perform complete reinstallation of Microsoft Office.

Reinstalling Microsoft Office can fix such issues in majority of cases, but it also has a downside. Reinstalling the application sometimes can damage the data files and may make the situations worst.

In such situations, your MDB file may get damaged and you may fall in need of Access recovery. Access recovery is the procedure of retrieving all of the inaccessible data from damaged Access database.

Access recovery is potential using the third party applications known as Access repair software. Access recovery software are easy to use applications, having interactive and simple user interface. These software allow you to have quick and efficient Access repair in all possible cases of database corruption.

Stellar Phoenix Access Recovery is the most comprehensive and result oriented

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