Total Access Detective User Manual for Microsoft Access

Total Access Detective finds the difference between two Access databases, objects and displays the results in reports that you can view, sort or filter.

At FMS, we believe documentation is critical to your ability to maximize the value of our software products. The user manual is 95 pages and fully indexed to make it easy to learn about Total Access Detective, using Custom Controls, and troubleshooting tips.

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Total Access Detective User Manual (4.4 MB)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

• Product Highlights
• What Total Access Detective Detects
• Enhancements in This Version
• Enhancements from Previous Versions
• Visit Our Web Site

Chapter 2: Installation and Startup

• System Requirements
• Upgrading from Previous Versions
• Installing Total Access Detective
• Using the Update Wizard
• Uninstalling Total Access Detective
• Running Total Access Detective
• Instructions for International Users
• Startup Errors

Chapter 3: Comparing Two Objects in One Database

• Comparison Wizard
• Table and Query Comparison Options
• Data Comparison Options
• Form and Report Comparison Options
• Module Comparison Options
• Property Comparison Results
• Data Comparison Results
• Combining Data Between Two Tables
• Macro and Module Comparison Results
• Viewing Last Analysis
• Text Comparison

Chapter 4: Comparing Objects in Two Databases

• Database Comparison Overview
• Database Preparation
• Database Comparison Wizard
• Generating Database Comparison
• Viewing Results and Printing Reports
• Viewing Object Differences
• Viewing Data Differences
• Viewing Macro Differences
• Viewing Module Differences
• Unmatched Objects
• Errors
• Reports
• Compare Two Blocks of Text

Chapter 5: Additional Topics

• How the Program Works
• Comparing Two Databases from a Command Line
• Special Date Comparison Issues

Chapter 6: Product Support

• Support Resources
• Web Site Support
• Technical Support Options
• Contacting Technical Support

Appendix: Sample Reports

• Object Comparison Reports
• Database Comparison Reports

Index