Microsoft® Access® reports can be easily converted into ActiveReports format by running the ActiveReports Microsoft Access Import Wizard. Due to differences between products, the extent to which your reports will be converted will depend on your specific report layout. However, since Data Dynamics provides source code, you can modify the resulting ActiveReport to achieve the results you desire.
To convert a Microsoft® Access® report into an ActiveReport
- Open a project in Visual Studio®.
- From the Project menu, select Add New Item.
- Select "ActiveReports Access Wizard" from the Templates pane of the "Add New Item" dialog and click Open.
- Click the ellipsis button button to browse for the Access Database that contains the report or reports you want to convert.
- Once you have selected the database file click Open.
- If you receive a security warning, click Open to proceed.
- Select the reports from the database that you want to import and click Next.
- Click Next to begin the conversion process.
- Click Open to proceed through any security warnings.
- Click Finish when the conversion process has finished.
The converted reports now appear in the Solution Explorer.
