We have a database that was created in Access 2000 that we would like to have cloud based. It is essentially an organizational tool that lets us keep up with events we have scheduled with clients and which employees will be working those events. I did not create the database, and don't know anything about coding. Just looking for the easiest and cheapest way to be able to take this database and put it online (whether that's by exporting the tables to excel and importing that info to a new program or something total different).

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Posted by CAD703X

Liberty Island

Member since Jul 2008

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Posted on 5/20/15 at 4:19 pm to GeauxTigers2007

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Just looking for the easiest and cheapest way to be able to take this database and put it online (whether that's by exporting the tables to excel and importing that info to a new program or something total different).

depends on what you plan to do with it afterward.

there are dozens or more hosting service you can upload the MDB file (isn't that the extension?) and using their admin control panel, establish it as a SQL service.

but, what then? you need to build an app using .NET or coldfusion or PHP or something that can read/write to the database.

so in short, you can easily post the database online..but retrieving info from it is a different story.

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Posted by foshizzle

Washington DC metro

Member since Mar 2008

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Posted on 5/20/15 at 7:43 pm to GeauxTigers2007

1. Sign up for a free outlook.com account.
2. Open the file (if you can - 2000 is pretty old) online.
3. Save it to your Outlook.com account in a modern format.
4. Share it in Onedrive to anyone who needs it.

Be aware that even if you can open this old file in modern Access, the free online version of Access is limited in functionality. But if it is just a basic database you should be fine.

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Posted by TigerRob20

Baton Rouge

Member since Nov 2008

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Posted on 5/21/15 at 8:20 am to foshizzle

We switched over to Intuit Quickbase for our DB needs. A relatively simple database can be recreated within the product pretty easily, and you may be able to import the database relationships with a third party tool.

There is a free trial, and the most basic version costs $10 per user per month.

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Posted by PacLSU

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Member since Sep 2003

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Posted on 5/21/15 at 8:00 pm to GeauxTigers2007

How many users are you working with? My understanding of QuickBase pricing is that it is $15 per user per month with a 10 user minimum.

Do you guys use Google Apps or Office 365?

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