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Explore and edit Microsoft Access databases (.accdb / .mdb) directly from VS Code.
Hi everyone, I'm looking for a way to move away from the native Access VBE and start using Visual Studio Code as my primary text editor. I mostly want to leverage its modern features like Dark Mode, ...
I guess it depends, in part, on how the work is done and how it is validated. As you point out, Development should be done on a Development instance. Work should not be moved into Production until it's validated and approved.
But that's no different than the way we've been working for a long time. It's only a tool change, not a process change.
I like this tool a lot:
https://github.com/joyfullservice/msaccess-vcs-addin
Combine it with storage in a private github repository so your code is protected.