Compare/diff of MS Access database files

[Guest]

Is there an MS product, or another vendor product, you would recommend to be
able to diff/compare MS Access databases (both structure metadata and data
type/values), and display the changes between the two files. We do a lot of
generation of versions, and are embarking on Version Control Management. I
have tried several parties' utilities that will "detect" that there are
differences in the files, but they show in a format that would not make much
sense to someone other than one who can read binary.
Thank you !

 

[Guest]

Hi Greg,

Try Total Access Detective from FMS. I use this software, and find it works
very good for the purposes that you have stated.

http://www.fmsinc.com/products/detective/index.html


Tom Wickerath
Microsoft Access MVP

http://www.access.qbuilt.com/html/expert_contributors.html
http://www.access.qbuilt.com/html/search.html
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[Guest]

Thanks Tom !
A first view of their site gives me lots of choices.
I appreciate your time and effort. Thank you, again.

Greg

 

[Guest]

Hi Greg,

FMS has a very good reputation for putting out quality software. I am a
customer, and I don't mind recommending their products. Just for the record,
I have no affiliation with FMS, other than as a regular customer.


Tom Wickerath
Microsoft Access MVP

http://www.access.qbuilt.com/html/expert_contributors.html
http://www.access.qbuilt.com/html/search.html
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[AccdbMerge]

Hi,

Pretty late response but may be useful for someone else who have faced with this issue.
I am the author of AccdbMerge utility - it allows to compare DB objects and the data as well.

Cheers,
Konstantin