Christopher Hawkins
clh at christopherhawkins.com
Fri Jun 11 12:37:19 CDT 2004
OK. I think I understand what you're shooting for. I'm still in! ;) -Christopher Hawkins- ---- Original Message ---- From: Subscriptions at servicexp.com To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com, Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game? Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 07:34:32 -0400 >Christopher, > I guess there are about 75 VB examples in the SDK (3.0). All of >which are >as seamless as the next as far as I have played with (there just a >pain to >work with). It is really easy to see this for yourself if you have >QuickBooks 2002 or above.. > > The problem is, there are no (none that I can find at least) >complete >sophisticated solutions that are under 500.00. I have tried the >coreObjX >dll, but that thing is a nightmare to even get registered on the >users >machines (even their own install routine will not register 9 time >out of >10), the other (AcctSync) solutions I found is about 1K, so it's out >of my >price range. > > What I'm hoping (going) to build is a class based solution based on >the >QBFC. So in the end I will end up with a solution that will allow for >portability, and very easy communications with QB. The solution will >do all >the "grunt" work under the hood automatically, and allow me to send >and >interpret QB requests very easily. > > It's not easy working with QB's API, and I would have like to made >it an >open source kind of thing, but I was hoping for at least 5 serious >developers to join in. > > >Robert Gracie >www.servicexp.com > > >-----Original Message----- >From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Christopher >Hawkins >Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 8:51 PM >To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com >Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game? > > >Wait a minute - aren't there prepackaged VB6 samples for the customer >and invoice creation modules in the QB SDK? That would explain the >seamlessness of those tow particular operations. ;) > >What do you need to be able to do with QB that you can't do now? >That is to say, what is the intended scope of this QuickBooks >project? > >-C- > >---- Original Message ---- >From: Subscriptions at servicexp.com >To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com, >Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game? >Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 20:00:25 -0400 > >>Christopher, >> At this point (just starting), I am able to create a new customer, >>and a >>invoice completely within my program. Now, QuickBooks has too be >>open, (I >>think I maybe able to use their QuickBooks Remote Data Sharing >>Client with >>QuickBooks Remote Data Sharing Server to get around this but I'm not >>sure) >>to interact with the data. Outside of that it's seamless. >> >> >>Robert Gracie >>www.servicexp.com >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of >Christopher >>Hawkins >>Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 8:53 PM >>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com >>Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game? >> >> >>Mine are too. The trick is, how seamless can it be made? The last >>time I looked at the SDK and the documentation, it appeared to me >>that part of the non-seamlessness was baked in to QB itself. >> >>-C- >> >>---- Original Message ---- >>From: Subscriptions at servicexp.com >>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com, >>Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game? >>Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 20:22:20 -0400 >> >>>Wow >>> Intuit has a greater then 85% market share. I'm not sure about you >>>guys, >>>but my clients are screaming for a strong solution that interacts >>>with >>>QuickBooks in my products. >>> >>> >>>Robert Gracie >>>www.servicexp.com >>> >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John >>Bartow >>>Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 10:18 PM >>>To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >>>Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game? >>> >>> >>>Mark, I don't want to continue this OT too much but I have to agree >>>- even >>>though I use it. You can't even have a customer be a vendor that >you >>>also >>>purchase from! Drives me nuts! >>> >>>JB >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of MarkH >>>Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 7:46 PM >>>To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' >>>Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game? >>> >>> >>>Side tracking a little... We use QB for the company accounts, the >>>lady >>>who does my books has torn it to pieces. She has found numerous >>>flaws in >>>the program, in particular in relation to journal postings and VAT, >>>can't remember what exactly (as I have a very short attention span) >>>but >>>don't be surprised if things don't always balance... I looked at >>>developing a few tools (data extracts and analysis) for it but >>didn't >>>bother starting once I realised Quickbooks couldn't even do a >decent >>>job >>>of it themselves... >>> >>>Sorry to be negative but I found it to be a very disappointing >piece >>>of >>>software, particularly in respect to data extracts, windows >>>integration >>>and simple accounting practices... >>> >>>Mark >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky >>>Smolin >>>- Beach Access Software >>>Sent: 08 June 2004 23:54 >>>To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >>>Subject: Re: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game? >>> >>> >>>Robert: >>> >>>I looked at the QuickBooks SDK and gave up. Used the two-step - >>>export >>>from my app to their funky file format and import into QuickBooks. >>>You >>>can have the code if it helps. But I think you're looking for the >>>seamless solution. >>> >>>Rocky >>> >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "Robert Gracie" <Subscriptions at servicexp.com> >>>To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" >>><accessd at databaseadvisors.com> >>>Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 2:45 PM >>>Subject: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game? >>> >>> >>>> Ok, >>>> The first question is.. Does anyone here currently (or have >plans >>>in >>>> the >>>> future) to programmatically interact with QuickBooks 2003 or >>>greater, >>>either >>>> on a data or "front end" (Version 2004)level? >>>> >>>> The second question, would anyone here be interested in grouping >>>our >>>> efforts together to come up with a "wrapped" solution, such has >>>been >>>> done with the BEU? >>>> >>>> I'm looking at a Class based solution that can handle all the >>>major >>>> functions a typical company would need to interact with QB. >>>> >>>> What Say You? >>>> >>>> >>>> Robert Gracie >>>> www.servicexp.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> AccessD mailing list >>>> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >>>-- >>>_______________________________________________ >>>AccessD mailing list >>>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >>>-- >>>_______________________________________________ >>>AccessD mailing list >>>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >>> >>> >>>-- >>>_______________________________________________ >>>AccessD mailing list >>>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >>> >>>-- >>>_______________________________________________ >>>AccessD mailing list >>>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >> >> >>-- >>_______________________________________________ >>AccessD mailing list >>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> >>-- >>_______________________________________________ >>AccessD mailing list >>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> > > >-- >_______________________________________________ >AccessD mailing list >AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > >-- >_______________________________________________ >AccessD mailing list >AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >