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Microsoft Access

This microsite is designed to assist you in migrating from Microsoft Access to Pervasive PSQL. Start with the documentation provided. Then use the tools and resources to complete your migration. The resources and additional links can provide you with other information you may find valuable.

If you are interested in learning more about migration or would like to receive support, please fill out the pre-migration worksheet, and one of our migration support professionals will contact you shortly.

Documentation

General Migration Paper

This brief paper provides both the technical and non-technical viewpoints to consider when migrating a database to Pervasive PSQL.

Low Cost of Ownership

Aberdeen Group findings on total cost of ownership of Pervasive PSQL compared with Sybase, Microsoft and Oracle offerings.

Migrating from Peer to Peer to True Client Server

Explains the benefits of moving up to a true client server environment.

Solutions

Pervasive Integration

Our award-winning offerings can help you migrate schema and data from Access files to Pervasive PSQL files.

Access Migration Tool

Pervasive tool that specifically assists with the migration of Access Basic-based applications to Pervasive PSQL back ends.

Resources

Pervasive Migration Worksheet

Ready to take the next step? Use this worksheet to make the determination. A Pervasive migration technician will review it and contact you.

Pervasive Migration Support

Get help with technical migration issues.

Pervasive Dev Talk

Contact other Pervasive developers for migration ideas and problem solving suggestions.

Btrieve Newsgroup

This newsgroup puts you in touch with other users of Btrieve and Pervasive PSQL.

MS Access Newsgroup

The Access newsgroup puts you in touch with other users of Microsoft Access.

Microsoft Access Site

Microsoft's central site for the MS Access product.