Re: Data Migration Methodologies -- FoxPro to Access

JXSternChangeX2R_at_gte.net (JRStern) wrote in message news:<3d668f5e.13246707_at_news.verizon.net>...
> On Thu, 22 Aug 2002 09:34:20 -0400, "Koronis Rift" <foo_at_bar.com>
> wrote:
> >Am just beginning to undertake a rather large[1] data migration/data
> >conversion project, moving from an off-the-shelf customer information system
> >to a custom-built one. Current system uses Visual FoxPro (appx. 230 tables),
> >new system uses Access 97 (appx. 80 tables).

Check out this page describing an approach to Data Migration on my Database Answers web site :-

   http://www.databaseanswers.com/data_migration/index.htm

It mentions a couple of books, including one by Michael Stonebraker, the father of Ingres and Illustra.  

and here's a listing of some products designed to help :-

   http://www.databaseanswers.com/data_migration/migration_tool_analysis.htm

Barry Williams
Principal Consultant
Database Answers Received on Sat Aug 24 2002 - 11:28:24 CEST