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Monday, December 23, 2024Dear Customers,
As the holiday season approaches, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude for your trust and partnership throughout the year. It has been an honor to assist you in migrating your MS-Access applications to modern Web Apps, empowering your business with greater flexibility, efficiency, and accessibility.
At Antrow Software, we take great pride in helping our customers transition to innovative, web-based solutions. Your success is what drives us, and we are genuinely thankful to be part of your journey.
Looking back on the year, we are inspired by the incredible transformations we’ve achieved together. From seamless migrations to delivering customized web-based platforms, it’s been a pleasure to help you unlock the full potential of your business data.
As we look forward to 2025, we are excited to continue supporting you with our expertise and dedication. Your trust means everything to us, and we are committed to providing exceptional service in the years ahead.
Wishing you, your team, and your loved ones a joyous holiday season and a prosperous New Year! ????
Warm regards,
The Antrow Software Team
P.S. If you have any upcoming projects or ideas for 2025, we’d love to hear about them! Let’s make next year even more successful together. ??

Customer stories
Sunday, March 19, 2023Author: Antrow SoftwareWUUPPTI Corporation is a manufacturing company that had been using a Microsoft Access database for many years to manage their production data. However, they realized that the Access database was becoming outdated and not meeting their current business needs. They needed a modern solution that could handle their growing data and provide better functionality.
After doing some research, they came across Antrow Software, a company that specializes in converting Microsoft Access databases to web applications. WUUPPTI Corporation was initially hesitant about migrating their Access database, as they had heard horror stories about lost data and functionality during the conversion process. However, they were pleasantly surprised by Antrow Software's approach.
Antrow Software worked closely with WUUPPTI Corporation to understand their specific needs and requirements. They then created a customized web application that not only replicated all the features of their Access database, but also included additional functionality that was not available in the original database.
The migration process was seamless, and Antrow Software completed the project in a timely manner. The best part was that the cost was only two-thirds of what other competitors were offering for similar services. WUUPPTI Corporation was thrilled with the results and the cost savings, and they have been using the web application with full functionality like a Windows application ever since.
Overall, WUUPPTI Corporation was impressed with Antrow Software's professionalism, expertise, and commitment to delivering a high-quality product at an affordable price. They highly recommend Antrow Software to any business looking to migrate their Access database to a web application.

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Tuesday, February 21, 2023Author: Antrow SoftwareMigrating an Access database to SQL Server involves several steps. Here's an overview of the process:
- Create a new SQL Server database: Start by creating a new database in SQL Server that will be used to store the data from the Access database.
- Set up an ODBC connection: Next, you'll need to set up an ODBC (Open Database Connectivity) connection to the Access database. To do this, go to the Control Panel on your computer and find the ODBC Data Source Administrator. From there, select the System DSN tab and click on the "Add" button to create a new connection.
- Use the SQL Server Migration Assistant: Microsoft provides a tool called the SQL Server Migration Assistant (SSMA) that can help you migrate your Access database to SQL Server. You'll need to download and install the tool, then use it to connect to both the Access database and the SQL Server database you created in step 1.
- Map the Access database to SQL Server: Once you've connected to both databases, the SSMA will prompt you to map the Access database to the SQL Server database. This involves selecting the tables, columns, and other database objects you want to migrate, and specifying how they should be translated to the SQL Server format.
- Run the migration: Once you've mapped the Access database to the SQL Server database, you can run the migration process. This will copy the data from the Access database to the SQL Server database, while converting it to the appropriate format for SQL Server.
- Test the new database: After the migration is complete, it's important to thoroughly test the new SQL Server database to ensure that all the data was copied correctly and that everything is working as expected.
Overall, migrating an Access database to SQL Server can be a complex process, but it's an important step if you need to scale your database or take advantage of the advanced features offered by SQL Server.