This is the Access2PostgreSQL Sync manual. You will find here everything you need to know about this tool.

     Access2PostgreSQL Sync is an effective application which allows you to easily convert and synchronize .mdb (Microsoft Access) databases to PostgreSQL and vice versa, unlike other similar tools, which commonly perform only one-way conversion and synchronization. Access2PostgreSQL Sync performs Unicode support as well as a large number of useful features. The program is extremely easy to use, it was implemented like a common wizard-like application, so even an inexperienced user will be able to work with it. We doubt that you will have any problems with it, but in any case FAQ page is available for your convenience. Regularly benchmark tests show that Access2PostgreSQL products obviously stand out from the crowd of similar data conversion tools with its improved general functionality, high speed of syncronization and stability of the software.

Features:

• Unicode Support/Connection character sets support:
  LATIN1, LATIN2, LATIN5, LATIN7, ARMSCII8, ASCII, CP1250, CP1251, CP1256, CP1257, CP850, CP852, CP866, DEC8, GEOSTD8, GREEK, HEBREW, HP8, KEYBCS2, KOI8R, KOI8U, MACCE, MACROMAN, SWE7, UTF8 (unicode charset)
• Primary keys and Indexes support
• Foreign key (relations) support.
• Insert-synchronization and Update-synchronization available
• Advanced customization options:
  - partial selection for database objects to be converted.
  - database objects (tables, fields, indexes) renaming before conversion.
  - detection of possible conversion errors at customization stage.
• Sessions support - all your settings can be saved and restored then.
• `GUID` Access database type support.
• `OLE Object` packages support.
• Skins support.
• Multilanguage Support
• Problem with MSAccess to MSAccess conversion fixed
• On MS Access connection page "Database" field now "readonly" to prevent wrong DB name entering
• Interactive (GUI) mode / command line mode;
• Support for MS Access Work Groups;
• Feature to replace symbols in names of tables and fields (which are required not to be used as they are the symbols reserved for PostgreSQL internal purposes) with a substitute symbol.
• Automation of the conversion process with built-in scheduler
• High speed of data conversion. Access2PostgreSQL Sync speed noticeably exceeds average showing in this category as the program works with direct access to PostgreSQL server not through ODBC like other similar converters. 

Requirements:

• Windows XP/2000/NT (NT only with Internet Explorer 4.01)
  
• At least 32 MB of RAM
  
• Necessary privileges to write into database on the target PostgreSQL server.

Important notices:

• Does not convert system (hidden) tables.
• Does not convert linked tables.

Application stages

• Start - how to start.
• Process stages - stages of conversion process.
• Registration - how to register.
• FAQ - if you still have any questions, which were not highlighted in the previous sections, or you are experiencing troubles using the application, please, check out the Access2PostgreSQL Sync FAQ page out.