MICROSOFT ACCESS DATABASE LIBRARY: 7 REASONS WHY IT SHOULD BE USED

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MICROSOFT ACCESS DATABASE LIBRARY 7 REASONS WHY
IT SHOULD BE USED
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7 Reasons Why Microsoft Access Database Should Be
Used First of all, lets clear up what is
actually a Microsoft Access Database library.
Simply put, its a code library or code database
when programming your Access database (using VBA
code) and is used to manage and access other
objects from other applications and sources that
are deemed external to MS Access. Therefore, to
communicate with say Microsoft Excel or Microsoft
Outlook, you would need to first enable and allow
permission to use their respective library files
before VBA could talk and work with these
applications and is provides a layer of security
and control how objects are utilised.
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So, we are talking about programming Microsoft
Access Database using VBA code and its not
uncommon to have to enable add references to
other applications and objects. By doing so, you
are really just re-using existing and predefined
code to manipulate objects in a certain way and
help to quickly build powerful procedures and
avoid re-inventing code wheels!   Here are 7
good reasons to use Microsoft Access database
libraries 1. Improves the PerformanceAccess
database library can provide access to an
improved performance by allowing you to load and
run your application faster. 2. Optimises the
Memory UsageIt can ensure that your Access
application does not bloat or become un-compiled
by ensuring optimisation of Memory Usage. 3.
Ensures EfficiencyWhen you re-use a given code
that the system memory is already familiar with,
itleads to improved memory utilisation, therefore
giving greater performance efficiency. 4.
Provides Better SecurityMS Access database
library is known to keep your intellectual
property safe (especially if you create your own
custom procedures wrapped in a reference file).
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5. Allows for Better SharingIt can be treated as
a shared resource as it allows for being shared
among multiple database projects across multiple
developers. 6. Provides StabilityAccess Database
Library provides stability to the front-end
database making it more robust and harder to
break! 7. Easier to MaintainMaintaining it is
not a challenge as the size of the code of the
front-end database is small and less complex
causing less chance of corruption. Enabling and
disabling or switching to other references is
managed in main place. As an added layer of
protection for your database, consider using the
ACCDE Database Library (convert your MS Access
database to an ACCDE file format) which will
remove and get rid of redundant code and stops
prying eyes gaining access to your code. As an
example, take a look at my task tool utility uses
VBA code libraries to communicate with Microsoft
Outlook so it can create and populate information
to a new task (which is an Outlook object).
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