Re: Upgrade from MS Access?
Date: Sun, 07 Feb 1999 22:07:47 GMT
Message-ID: <79l2rc$jp8$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com>
In article <F4155D9F9AA4D111B9990020AFBA52D50C5C6D_at_ftp.sfi-software.com>,
"Van Nieuwenhuyse" <van_nieuwenhuyse_luytens_at_online.be> wrote:
> On the Oracle8 cd there's standard a migration tool from access to oracle
> included;
>
> Doug Roswold heeft geschreven in bericht
> <36BCA718.45C7D426_at_spacestar.net>...
> >How difficult will it be to migrate from MS Access97 to Oracle?
> >
> >We're using a homebuilt MS Access97 database for customer information,
> >order entry, equipment history, parts manufacturing information, price
> >lists, quotations, purchasing and inventory. We have about 25 users and
> >are about to outgrow our Novell 3.12 server. This Access database is
> >very slow for several applications (a multilevel BOM can take up to 5
> >minutes on some PC's!)
Unless they have updated it, it will only work with Access 95 databases, and only supports Oracle7 fields (i.e. Memo does not go to CLOB). Please correct me if I am wrong!
Regards,
Dave
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