New Features of Total Access Detective for Microsoft Access 2010
The
most powerful database, object, module, and text comparison product for
Access is now available for Microsoft Access 2010. If you need to
know exactly what changed between any two MS Access objects or databases,
Total Access Detective is for you.
Microsoft enhanced Microsoft Access 2010 with many new features, a modified ACCDB file format, new properties and commands
and a new 64 bit version.
Total Access Detective supports these new features with additional
enhancements to extend its functionality and simplify its use based on
our experiences and customer feedback.
Enhancements
We've made many enhancements compared to the
Microsoft Access 2007 version:
Supports Both 32 and 64 bit Versions of Microsoft Access 2010
Total Access Detective 2010 includes add-ins
for the 32 and 64 bit versions of Microsoft
Access 2010, and any operating system those
versions support including Windows 7, Vista, XP,
etc.
Compares All Database Types Supported by
Microsoft Access 2010
It supports all the database types used
by Microsoft Access 2010 including:
- The revised ACCDB database format
- Jet Engine/MDB formats (Access 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2007)
- Access Data Projects (ADP) linked to SQL Server
This means you can use Total Access Detective
2010 with Microsoft Access 2010 to compare
databases created by older versions of MS
Access.
Compares the New MS Access 2010 Enhancements
- New object properties
- New macro syntax and embedded macros on forms and reports
- New VBA module commands
Comparison results are enhanced to let you
better understand what changed.
Line-by-Line Comparisons of Embedded Macros
Embedded macros on forms and reports are now
compared on a line-by-line basis similar to how
regular macros are compared. Previously, the
entire embedded macro property was compared
without the "smart" comparison that identifies
new or deleted lines within the macro code. To
support this, the results now have a new
Embedded Macros tab when differences exist. For
two database comparisons, this is in the Object
Differences screen. Three new reports are added
to show the differences, and the embedded macro
code from each object or database.
Identical Procedures Listed for Module
Comparisons
In addition to listing the modules lines that
are different, a new list of identical
procedures is generated. This lets you easily
confirm which procedures did not change. The
identical procedures are shown on a new
Identical Procedures tab after the Module
Differences tab. This applies to comparing two
objects, two databases, and two blocks of text.
A report is provided for printing the list,
which can also be exported.
The new features give you better control over the comparisons you generate.
New Data Comparison Option to Ignore Case
Differences
A new option is available to ignore case
between fields to perform case insensitive
comparisons of your data. This is set under the
Data Comparison Options, Field Comparison tab.
When
Comparing Modules, Optionally Ignore Blank Lines and Comments
Additional
options are available to compare modules by
ignoring blank lines and comments. This is in
addition to ignoring differences due to case or
indentations. These options are now available
under Text Options.
The Ignore Comments option is a powerful new
feature that leverages our VBA Code Parser to
identify comments in your code whether they are
on their own line, end of a line, or across
multiple lines. The result is the ability to
identify actual VBA code modifications without
clutter from comment changes.
Ignore Blank Lines and Comments when
Comparing Two Blocks of Text
Similar to module comparison, you can also
ignore blank lines and comments when comparing
two blocks of text.
Exclude Properties from Comparison
You now have the ability to exclude
properties from the comparisons. For instance,
if you don’t care about the LastUpdated property
of objects, you can exclude it from comparison.
This is particularly useful when a property you
don’t care about is the only difference between
objects.
In prior versions, only one set of database
comparison results was available. You can now
define the name of the database containing the
results and save them anywhere.
Specify Storage Database Name for Database
Comparisons
When comparing two databases, you can now
specify the name of the database containing the
results. This lets you keep an unlimited number
of database comparison results. You can specify
the database name on the last page of the
wizard. If the name already exists, information
on what it contains is displayed.
Specify Storage Folder
By default, Total Access Detective saves its
files in a user folder. You can now change this
location to another folder when you specify the
storage folder for the results. When you do
that, the storage database is automatically
named the same as the first of your two
databases.
Viewing Different Database Comparisons
From the main screen when viewing the results
of database comparisons, a new button to open
the documentation is available. Easily retrieve
a previously saved result. This lets you keep
and manage multiple copies of the database
comparison results.
Command Line Can Specify Storage Database
Name
Total Access Detective lets you compare two
databases using your last selection options from
the command line or Windows shortcut.
You can
now add an additional parameter specifying the
storage database name. This lets you automate
the generation of multiple database comparisons.
Syntax:
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office14\MSACCESS.EXE"
"C:\Total Access Detective 2010\tadetect.accdb"
/cmd "C:\Northwind1.mdb;C:\Northwind2.mdb; C:\Output\NorthwindCompare.tda"
The first two lines launch Microsoft Access
and our database comparison file. The third line
is a command which specifies the two databases
to compare, followed by the database to contain
the results.
Retains Previous Results
Previously, if you were running the two
database comparison and selected two databases,
the existing results were no longer available,
even if you canceled before generating the new
comparison. This is now separated so the results
are available until you overwrite them.
System Tables are Not Selected
In the Database Comparison Wizard, if your
Navigation Pane has System
Objects turned on, the system objects are listed
for selection. Previously, all objects were
automatically selected for comparison. Now, the
system tables are not selected.
Exports Data to another Database
When performing text comparisons in the two
database comparison feature, you can now export
the results to another database.
New Reports
New reports are available for:
- Embedded Macro Differences
- Embedded Macro Lines
- Identical Procedures
Reports List is Full Screen with More
Information
The display of available reports is full
screen with a category and description of each report to make
it easier to view, understand and select.
Preview Multiple Reports at Once
Multiple reports can now be opened via Preview and/or
Report View on separate tabs.
General Enhancements
The user interface takes advantage of the new
Office/Access 2010 themes to display form and
buttons with the new styles.
Manages User Access Control Rights
Total Access Detective respects your Windows login rights. By
default, it is installed in your user folder, it updates registry
settings in your user section and anticipates the issues around user
access control and trusted folders.
New Manual and Context Sensitive Help
Due to the differences within each version of Microsoft Access, Total Access
Detective is specific to each version of Access.
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