Re: Witango-Talk: [Off] Access to SQL with ASP

[Roland Dumas]

I don't know about Access, but the FMP databases that I started with 
looked like something simple to move to mysql, but on closer 
inspection, I'd used a lot of FMP-specific functionality. Calculated 
fields, portals, etc. It ended up being easier to start from scratch in 
mysql and have all the logic living in witango.

They could be telling you that they have fully utilized Access-specific 
functions that will drive you nuts in finding and replicating. When I 
had Access/SQL Server people working for me, I asked about using the 
migration tools, and they always responded that they worked "sorta" and 
"well, it depends..."


On Jun 24, 2004, at 8:26 AM, Dan Stein wrote:
I am looking for a confirmation of something to check on the skill 
level of
a company I may be working with.

They have a content management tool built in Access. It uses ASP. We 
want
them to migrate it to SQL 2000 or MySQL.

My understanding was that if the table structures were the same this 
would
not be a complex task. They are saying it will take a lot of 
programming
time.

Who's right?
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