Lost in conversion? Excel's Convert() will help you

Quite useful Convert() function, if you need to convert inches to meters or gallons to cups. Excel's CONVERT function for metric and more article shows usage samples and measurement list.

Multi-value Fields - Appending / Updating with query

Access 2007 introduced Multi-value fields (MVF), some people like it, some – hate it. I personally like UI for MVF in Access, but don't like realization in table level – you can't get access to  junction table of MVF. Anyway - any Access developer have to learn working with it, sooner or later, and here something your can look at.

A.D. Tejpal, Access MVP, has published Multi-value Fields - Query Based Solution For Bulk Appending / Updating sample database, which shows several techniques to work with MVF.

Convert linked table to local

There is an easy way to convert linked table to local in Access 2010, in other words – import linked table into local database, using acCmdConvertLinkedTableToLocal command:

 DoCmd.SelectObject acTable, "Company", True RunCommand acCmdConvertLinkedTableToLocal

Command is mentioned in Office Help, but not really documented. Thanks to fellow MVPs for pointing to it!

Access source control software

Source control software is quite useful when several people work on the same project same time; one can take ownership on certain object or module (check-out), make modification, put it back (check-in), and other developers get changes you made. I have used myself Visual Source Safe, long time ago, in Access 97 time. Last version, Visual SourceSafe 2005, will retire from mainstream support on 10 July 2012, and now you can use Team Foundation Server, which offers similar functionality. Recently I learned about OASIS-SVN versioning system, which is much cheaper than TFS. Do you know other source control software for Access? Are you happy using it? Please share your experience!