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MS Access is a highly flexible, robust, and reliable database program. Microsoft Access is the leading relational database management system in the world. We are a Microsoft Access developer company creating database applications for your business.

SQL Server

SQL Server is an enterprise relational database management system from Microsoft. We use SQL Server as the database server for data storage and data retrieval to and from Microsoft Access as well as other software applications, like ASP.NET and Azure.

ASP.NET

Microsoft's application framework for web development produces dynamic web pages. ASP.NET provides web programmers with a platform for building dynamic web sites, web applications (web apps), and web services that require a web solution.

Microsoft Azure

MS Azure is Microsoft's cloud computing service. It is used for development, testing and deployment as well as managing software applications through a global network data centers managed by Microsoft. Azure now features SQL Server called Azure SQL.

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The Best Microsoft Access Database Solutions owner, consultant, and principal programmer is Alison Balter - a recognized expert Microsoft Access consultant. Alison is the author of 15 Microsoft Access training books and videos. She is a frequent guest speaker at MS Access conferences and has developed hundreds of applications for businesses of all types.

We know your business data is important; we listen to your concerns, ask questions, and gather information from all stake holders. We discuss your needs and requirements for your database. We find out what you want, why you need various features so we can obtain as much information as possible. Once we have the information we need, we work with you to design the proper database architecture, plus the dashboards, the questions (queries), forms, and reports you need for an excellent database system.

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Your data is important to your business and you need both to enter and retrieve data rapidly. The data stored in your company's database must be clean, secure, and allow for maximum usage. Our Microsoft Access programmer team will create your Microsoft Access database for optimum efficiency with all the features you need. Our custom database applications use MS Access and SQL Server to create an easy to use front end User Interface in Access that connects to a powerful SQL Server data storage database You will have the capacity to manipulate your data so you get the information you need for every day activities and for making critical business decisions.

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We also create websites designed for speed to display your data accurately, using ASP.NET technology. Fast, secure, and robust, our ASP.NET web sites and web applications give you true business tool for finding and displaying information dynamically on the web.

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Sheldon Bloch, Oil and Gas Company

Alison from MS Access Solutions has provided both training and mentoring services to us over the past several years. Our developers use Alison Balter's books on programming with Microsoft Access as a desk reference. They have provided our staff members with much-needed training in Visual Basic, client/server development, SQL Server, and Microsoft Access. This has helped us to ensure that our employees can properly keep up with the ever-changing technologies. MS Access Solutions has also provided our staff with mentoring on an as-needed basis, providing expertise that helped our in-house programmers to overcome various hurdles. More Reviews
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Lisa Dosch, Motion Picture Editors Guild - Local 700

Alison Balter at MS Access Solutions developed the application that helps us to properly service all of our members. This program handles billing, payments, tracking of jobs worked, available list, and other important data about our members. The system automates many tasks that were previously performed manually, allowing our employees to more cost-effectively use their time. This client/server system is used by employees in our Portland OR and New York offices. MS Access Solutions and their staff worked with us to develop the necessary specifications and design documents, and then programmed, tested, and implemented the application throughout our organization. More Reviews

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The material below originally appeared in Alison Balter's book Mastering Microsoft Office Access 2007 Development and is reprinted here with the author's permission. There may be references to "Figures" or "Chapters" that are not reprintable and are not used on this page.

Input Mask: Determining What Data Goes into a Field

Another important property is Input Mask, available for Text, Number, Date/Time, and Currency fields. The Format property affects how Access displays data, but the Input Mask property controls what data Access stores in a field. You can use the Input Mask property to control, on a character-by-character basis, what type of character (numeric, alphanumeric, and so on) Access can store and whether Access requires a particular character. The Input Mask Wizard, helps you create commonly used input masks for Text and Date fields only. To access the Input Mask Wizard, click the button to the right of the Input Mask field.

For example, the input mask 000-00-0000;;_ (converted to 000\-00\-0000;;_ as soon as you tab away from the property) forces the entry of a valid Social Security number. Everything that precedes the first semicolon designates the actual mask. The zeros force the entry of the digits 0 through 9. The dashes are literals that appear within the control as the user enters data. The character you enter between the first and second semicolon determines whether Access stores the literal characters (the dashes in this case) in the field. If you enter a 0 in this position, Access stores the literal characters in the field; if you enter a 1 or leave this position blank, Access does not store the literal characters. The final position (after the second semicolon) indicates what character Access displays to indicate the space where the user types the next character (in this case, the underscore).

Here's a more detailed example: In the mask \(999") "000\-0000;;_, the first backslash causes the character that follows it (the open parenthesis) to display as a literal. The three nines allow the user to enter optional numbers or spaces. Access displays the close parenthesis and space within the quotation marks as literals. The first three zeros require values 0 through 9. Access displays the dash that follows the next backslash as a literal. It then requires that the user enter four additional numbers. The two semicolons have nothing between them, so Access does not store the literal characters in the field. The second semicolon is followed by an underscore, so Access displays an underscore to indicate the space where the user types the next character.

Using The Input Mask Wizard

Use the Input Mask Wizard to add a mask for the PhoneNumber field, which you should have set up as a Text field. The steps are as follows:


  1. Click anywhere in the PhoneNumber field and then click the Input Mask property.

  2. Click the ellipsis to the right of the Input Mask property.

  3. Select Phone Number from the list of available masks and choose not to store the literal characters in the field when the wizard asks "How do you want to store the data?"

  4. Switch to Datasheet view and enter a phone number. Notice how your cursor skips over the literal characters. Try leaving the area code blank; Access should allow you to do this.

  5. Now try to enter a letter in any position. Access should prohibit you from doing this.

  6. Try to leave any character from the seven-digit phone number blank. Access shouldn't let you do this, either.

    7. This material originally appeared in Alison Balter's book Mastering Microsoft Office Access 2007 Development and is reprinted here with the author's permission.

    Expert Microsoft Access Programmer Portland, OR

    When you need a Microsoft Access programmer for your Portland, Oregon business, call MS Access Solutions at (323)285-0939. With over 25 years as a professional Microsoft Access programmer, we've developed Microsoft Access database applications for a wide range of sectors, including healthcare - for hospitals and medical clinics, government agencies,the United States military, universites, junior colleges and school districts, agriculture and landscaping, human resources departments and headhunter agencies, and insurance companies. Our expertise covers advanced Microsoft Access and SQL Server database programming, tailored to meet your business needs. We also handle smaller tasks, such as repairing damaged Access forms, fixing broken reports, troubleshooting malfunctioning queries, creating and correcting macros, and resolving issues and reprogramming Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) code. Our team delivers robust reliable Microsoft Access database applications that function correctly, providing the results your business requires.

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