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RE: the need to move to a database when there is conflicting files all over the place. You and I agree completely. When they showed me the folder with all those spreadsheet files, the first thought in my mind was "Why?". :)

How many of you regular Excel users run into problems merging and comparing data between shared Excel workbooks? I didn't know this was a thing. During a recent TEAM meeting, one of my clients asked me how to compare and merge different versions of an Excel spreadsheet. Then they opened one of...

Yes - thank you. This is good information to have. They've been operating in 2010 for quite a number of years. So, if it was an issue, theoretically it should have come up already. Those old .mdbs sitting out there are going to include some surprises, it's not out of the question that this...

Thank you isladogs - this information is helpful. :)

Agree completely. Owners of the .mdbs have already been informed that they'll need to convert to Access 2003 and are being given the capability to do so as we speak. :) I don't know how many will follow instructions, but the organization IT decision makers have basically come to the conclusion...

Hello All: I am in the process of helping a major organization upgrade from 2010 to 2016 Access. This post is merely a query. This organization inventoried over 14000 access files (some of the still .mdb - even though they've used 2010 for 8+ years). So, we are working to document possible...