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Access SQL Server 2000 Readiness Patch
December 2000
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(c) Microsoft Corporation, 2000


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Summary 
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This patch addresses two fixes that allows Microsoft Access 2000 to work 
with Microsoft SQL Server 2000.

Create Database / Upsizing Wizard

This fix allows Access 2000 to create new databases against SQL Server 2000 using a Microsoft Access project(.adp) . This fix also allows Access 2000 to upsize an Access database (.mdb) to SQL Server 2000.


Designing SQL Server 2000 objects

This fix allows Access 2000 to create and edit the design of tables, views, and stored procedures using an Access project.  If you want to take advantage of all the design features of SQL Server 2000, you should use the SQL Server Enterprise Manager.


Additional information regarding this patch can be found in the Microsoft 
Knowledge Base.  You may find more current information and resources on 
the Microsoft Office Update Web site, available from the Help menu by clicking
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Access 2000
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http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q272/3/84.ASP  ACC2000: "Overflow" Error Message When You Try to Upsize to SQL Server 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q269/8/24.ASP  ACC2000: Incompatibility Issues Between Access 2000 Projects and SQL Server 2000
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q266/2/77.ASP  PRB: Using the Visual Studio 6.0 and Access 2000 Visual Database Tools with SQL Server 2000