﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>StrataFrame Forum » .NET Forums » General .NET Discussion  » Viewing Microsoft Access Snapshot files in VB .NET...</title><generator>InstantForum 2017-1 Final</generator><description>StrataFrame Forum</description><link>http://forum.strataframe.net/</link><webMaster>StrataFrame Forum</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:37:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title>Viewing Microsoft Access Snapshot files in VB .NET...</title><link>http://forum.strataframe.net/FindPost15522.aspx</link><description>Has anyone tried to accomplish this? We have a freeware program that was written in VB 6 that we use to view Microsoft Access snapshot files independent of Access. I was just wondering if anyone knows how to view a snapshot file in VB .NET.&lt;br&gt;
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I did some looking online and couldn't find anything.&lt;br&gt;
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;-D</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:10:49 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>StarkMike</dc:creator></item><item><title>RE: Viewing Microsoft Access Snapshot files in VB .NET...</title><link>http://forum.strataframe.net/FindPost15523.aspx</link><description>I haven't done this, but I would think that it would be relatively easy through the Access Interop.&amp;nbsp; If nothing else you could always export the report through Access to an external Snapshot file.&amp;nbsp; Now as far as viewing the file, you may have to use Access in order to see it.&amp;nbsp; We try to use something a little more mainstream such as PDFs or something that can be viewed without a lot of work...which is also something that you could do through Access.&amp;nbsp; Export the reports to a PDF instead of a snapshot file.&amp;nbsp; Just some ideas...may not be good ones, but they are ideas anyway :)</description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:10:49 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Trent L. Taylor</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>