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Demo - conversion to SQL and the mega grid

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    #46
    Re: Demo - conversion to SQL and the mega grid

    I will arrive 15 min late but ill be there
    Cheers
    Mauricio

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      #47
      Re: Demo - conversion to SQL and the mega grid

      Very good seminar thank you, I started in alpha with sql.I pickup up a couple of tips about sql. I did not get the survey however. I would love to participate in sig. I would like to see a seminar about switching from ms sql to MySql.
      Win 10 64 Development, Win 7 64 WAS 11-1, 2, Win 10 64 AA-1,2, MySql, dbForge Studio The Best MySQL GUI Tool IMHO. http://www.devart.com/dbforge/mysql/studio/

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        #48
        Re: Demo - conversion to SQL and the mega grid

        Darn it the email said It was 1:00 CT and It was wrong, I arrived just in time for the "Thank you Steve" part lol
        Cheers
        Mauricio

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          #49
          Re: Demo - conversion to SQL and the mega grid

          1PM CT is correct, but its easy to get thrown by Daylight versus Standard time. We did not record because there were bandwidth and technical problems even without recording. I had notes that detail the process - I will now clean those up and run them through Alpha's normal Blog outlet.

          We did establish that others are interested in forming a SIG (Special Interest Group) where developers can routinely discuss deep technical issues like this. I will put that together through IADN.

          I also determined that a webinar with a large audience is best suited for one-way PowerPoint presentations rather than attempting to be interactive with multiple applications running.
          Steve Wood
          See my profile on IADN

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            #50
            Re: Demo - conversion to SQL and the mega grid

            I also got stuck in a meeting and was unable to get away in time to catch the presentation. Anyone record it locally on their own computer?

            Currently going through the process of migrating from an integrated Access/Alpha hybrid to MSSQL Server 2008. Steep learning curve and any insights are appreciated.

            Steve, thanks for all of your support in the forums!

            Bill

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              #51
              Re: Demo - conversion to SQL and the mega grid

              I'm creating a video cover the details. The webinar was frought with technical issues, bandwidth problems, and a nice clean video will be a good replacement.
              Steve Wood
              See my profile on IADN

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                #52
                Re: Demo - conversion to SQL and the mega grid

                Fantastic!

                Thank you

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                  #53
                  Re: Demo - conversion to SQL and the mega grid

                  Steve what was the name of that program you used for the diagram of your sql setup again i have forgotten the name of it already.

                  Thanks
                  Chad Brown

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                    #54
                    Re: Demo - conversion to SQL and the mega grid

                    Originally posted by chadbrown View Post
                    Steve what was the name of that program you used for the diagram of your sql setup again i have forgotten the name of it already.
                    I think it was something like "Funny Bunny 4"?
                    Peter
                    AlphaBase Solutions, LLC

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                    https://www.alphabasesolutions.com

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                      #55
                      Re: Demo - conversion to SQL and the mega grid

                      Chad, how could you forget a name like "Happy Fish Database Designer". Although they just changed the name to "ERD Concepts 5", can't imagine why. I reviewed a bunch before buying this one, relatively inexpensive, $240USD. Only complaint is it has poor support for drawing tools, like if you wanted to draw an arrow somewhere on the page. It has reverse engineering so you can take an Access db, chart it, then save as sql server. Besides the visual, these tools are valuable because they mandate that you build your tables and especially relationships correctly.

                      http://www.polderij.nl/erdconcepts/products.html
                      Steve Wood
                      See my profile on IADN

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                        #56
                        Re: Demo - conversion to SQL and the mega grid

                        That's what I thought it was called but when I Googled happy fish I didn't exactly get what I was looking for.

                        Thanks again
                        Chad Brown

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                          #57
                          Re: Demo - conversion to SQL and the mega grid

                          I would be very interested as well ...

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                            #58
                            Re: Demo - conversion to SQL and the mega grid

                            Steven,

                            IS "ERD Concepts 5" similar to DB Designer/MySQL Workbench? It does reverse engineering, but it only supports DBF via ODBC and targets only MySQL. But, the cool thing about it is it's free.

                            Have you used it and do you have any opinion about how it compares?

                            Thanks

                            Bill

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                              #59
                              Re: Demo - conversion to SQL and the mega grid

                              Steve

                              I am a bit late to this one but I've been told to research the effort to convert our A5V10.5 dbf Web Quickbooks timer to a SQL backend. Were any Videos or whitepaper created that discussed what techniques and issues you early adopters went through. The old posts discussed Active Link Tables --- I that the way you used.

                              Any comments would be appreciated. Thank you

                              Don

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                                #60
                                Re: Demo - conversion to SQL and the mega grid

                                Me to

                                Thanks Joel

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