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From this page, you can download the demonstration programs included with the articles here on Drewslair.com. More information on system requirements and prerequisite software for using these downloads is shown in the following section.

JobSearch 2010

Name: JobSearch 2010	Type: Microsoft Access / Runtime
System Requirements: Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later
Home Page: Job Search 2010 Download and Reference Guide
Description: A personal job search organizer for managing information related to job leads and search activities.
Download: See download page for full instructions.

Personnel Database

Name: Personnel Database Demo	Type: Microsoft Access
System Requirements: Windows 2000 or later, Microsoft Access and Excel 2000 or later or Access 2007 Runtime (requires Windows XP)
Reference Article: Microsoft Access for Beginners
Description: Demonstration database to accompany Microsoft Access for Beginners tutorial series.
Download: Demo.zip, 91 KB (ZIP), Modified May 17, 2010

Data Normalization

Name: Normalization Presentation	Type: Microsoft PowerPoint
System Requirements: Windows 2000 or later, Microsoft PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer.
Reference Article: Microsoft Access for Beginners
Description: PowerPoint slideshow demonstrating the principles of data normalization.
Download: Normalization.zip, 94.2 KB, Modified June 15, 2008

Removing Duplicate Records

Name: Removing Duplicates in Access	Type: Microsoft Access
System Requirements: Windows 2000 or later, Microsoft Access 97 or later. **
Reference Article: No More Repeats!
Description: Demonstration database.
Download: dup97.zip (Access 97), 6.86 KB, Modified June 15, 2008
Download: dup2000.zip (Access 2000), 16.6 KB, Modified June 15, 2008
** This demo requires a licensed Access installation. It is not for use with the Access runtime.

Directory Comparison

Name: Comparing Directory Structures	Type: Visual Basic.NET / .EXE
System Requirements: Windows 2000 or later, .NET 2.0 or later. (Visual Studio 2005 or later for program code download)
Reference Article: Getting in Sync
Description: Program for recursively comparing separate directory structures and reporting on differences.
Download: EXE only - 50.5 KB (51,770 bytes) Modified 5/6/2010
Download: Install Package - 273 KB (280,102 bytes) Modified 5/6/2010
Download: Program Code - 87.3 KB (89,440 bytes) Modified 5/6/2010
The program code offered above is in the form of a Visual Studio 2005 solution which includes the main form for the application only. This form contains the bulk of the application code and the code package has been tested in Visual Studio 2005 Express as well as Visual Studio 2010 Professional.

System Requirements and Prerequisites

Most items are presented for download in ZIP format. If your system is not capable of reading ZIP files, you can download the shareware version of WinZIP at the official site.

Microsoft Access

Programs designed with Microsoft Access are offered in one of the database formats associated with that software (MDB, ACCDB, etc..) and require either Access or the Access runtime to function. If you do not have Microsoft Access, you can download a free version of the Access 2007 runtime from Microsoft which will enable you to run Access databases with the design features removed. This runtime requires Windows XP Service Pack 2 or later.

When opening Access files with the Access 2007 runtime, you may receive a notice like this one:

This is part of Microsoft's security precautions and simply indicates that:

It cannot identify the source of this content (Drewslair.com).
The Access file format is capable of carrying harmful code, therefore
You should exercise your best judgment in running it.

For more information, see Microsoft's article on Access 2007 security at:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/access/HA101980471033.aspx

Microsoft.NET

The .NET framework is a prerequisite for running applications written in the current generation of Microsoft languages including Visual Basic and C#. It is a framework that offers common functionality between languages and between platforms such as Windows and web development.

As of May 2010, .NET 4.0 is the current version of this framework and it is available as a Windows update from Microsoft at http://www.microsoft.com/net/.

Projects designed in Microsoft Visual Studio and offered for download here on Drewslair.com may be available as one or more of the following options:

EXE Only - If you already have Microsoft Visual Studio and/or the necessary version of .NET installed on your system, you can download the executable file and run it from any location on your computer.
Installation Package - These downloads will be available in a ZIP file with a Setup.exe that you can run to start the ClickOnce deployment package. This installation package will detect if you do not have the required framework installed on your machine and will download and install it with your permission. The package will then install the program within your Windows user profile and create the necessary menu options on your Start menu. You will be able to uninstall the program if necessary from the Add / Remove Software option in your Control Panel.
Program Code - Selected components or entire projects may be made available as source code that can be viewed and compiled with the specified version(s) of Visual Studio. More information on the latest edition of Visual Studio can be found on Microsoft's official site for the product. Free express editions of these products are also available.

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