Microsoft KB Archive/168549

= ACC97: Choosing the Appropriate Database White Paper Available in Download Center =

Article ID: 168549

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 97 Standard Edition

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SUMMARY
The Choose97.exe file contains a document called "Choosing the Appropriate Database Development Tool," which discusses the relative strengths of Microsoft's database products: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual FoxPro, and Microsoft SQL Server. Mention is also made of Microsoft Visual C++ and Microsoft Visual J++.

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The Choose97.exe file contains the following files:   Choosing.doc    The "Choosing the Appropriate Database Development                   Tool" white paper.

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MORE INFORMATION
The "Choosing the Appropriate Database Development Tool" white paper contains the folling topics: Introduction Database Tools Overview
 * Microsoft Access
 * Microsoft Visual Basic
 * Microsoft Visual FoxPro
 * Microsoft SQL Server

Q & A
 * Database Engine Questions
 * Visual Tool Questions

Web Issues
 * Model Overview
 * Components in Database Solutions

Conclusion Appendix A Microsoft Internet Technologies and Tools
 * ActiveX
 * ActiveX Server Framework
 * FrontPage
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
 * Internet Information Server
 * ISAPI
 * "Internet Studio"
 * Visual J++

Appendix B
 * Microsoft Data Access Technologies
 * ODBC Data Sources
 * Microsoft Jet ISAM
 * FoxPro ISAM

Appendix C
 * Glossary

Appendix D
 * Database Engine Features Comparison
 * Visual Tool Features Comparison

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