[AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game?

Christopher Hawkins clh at christopherhawkins.com
Thu Jun 24 18:15:12 CDT 2004


clh at christopherhawkins.com



---- Original Message ----
From: Subscriptions at servicexp.com
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com, 
Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game?
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 16:53:10 -0400

>Christopher,
> E-mail address??
>
>
>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 24, 2004 11:33 AM
>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game?
>
>
>"Would you care to email me and start a discussion of what you are 
>doing and how I can help?"
>
>Great idea.
>
>If you guys want to take it one step farther than eMail, I have a
>message forum set up that is largely unused these days.  I'd be happy
>to donate its use for this QB Project.
>
>-C-
>
>---- Original Message ----
>From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com, 
>Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game?
>Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 09:44:48 -0400
>
>>>You know, since JC is like the equivalent of 3 programmers, I 
>guess 
>>we do
>>have 5...;-)
>>
>>ROTFLMAO
>>
>>You are one SMOOTH talker!
>>
>>I have not downloaded the SDK.  I didn't really even know what you 
>>were up
>>to except (apparently) wrapping some kind of DLL in a class or 
>>something.  I
>>kind of thought you'd come back to me with an email explaining in 
>>more
>>detail what we are trying to do.  So...
>>
>>I just joined the QB developer network and started the download.  I 
>>am busy
>>and don't know when or how much I'll be able to help (the 
>disclaimer 
>>that
>>means I just want access to your work ;-) however I do have a 
>client 
>>right
>>now that is using some manual third party tool to do transfers in / 
>>out and
>>really need to automate this.  Given this, I may actually find time 
>>to work
>>on this stuff.
>>
>>Would you care to email me and start a discussion of what you are 
>>doing and
>>how I can help?
>>
>>John W. Colby 
>>www.ColbyConsulting.com
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Robert 
>>Gracie
>>Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 7:35 AM
>>To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>>Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game?
>>
>>
>>Christopher,
>> I'm glad you asked.....;-) When ever I hear, "Well I'm not sure 
>how 
>>much I
>>can help, but count me in" type of statement it **Generally** means 
>>I really
>>can't help, but I would like to have access to the work.. For me at 
>>least,
>>this has been no easy task, and is requiring a major commitment of 
>>effort
>>trying to weed through the QB program model.
>>
>> You and John C. where the *only* two (I was looking for 5) who 
>>wanted to be
>>a part of the project with no "disclaimers", meaning serious and 
>>wanting to
>>put in the effort it is going to take to pull this off.
>>
>> So let me turn this around.....
>> Have you (and JC), downloaded and started reviewing the SDK in it's
>>entirety, and if so how far into the model are you?
>>
>> You know, since JC is like the equivilent of 3 programmers, I 
>guess 
>>we do
>>have 5...;-)
>>
>>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 23, 2004 10:17 PM
>>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
>>Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game?
>>
>>
>>You've had me, JC, Ken at least two others offer to join your 
>>project.  How
>>much more serious help do you need?  ;)
>>
>>-C-
>>
>>---- Original Message ----
>>From: Subscriptions at servicexp.com
>>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com,
>>Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game?
>>Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 21:16:50 -0400
>>
>>>Ken,
>>> Bottom line, not enough **serious** interest here. I'm about 
>15-20 
>>>hours into my "QuickBooks Class Build", and it's going OK, not 
>>nearly 
>>>as fast as I
>>>hoped but then again I'm just one guy....
>>>
>>>
>>>Good Luck!!
>>>
>>>
>>>Robert Gracie
>>>www.servicexp.com
>>>
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Ken 
>Stoker
>>>Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 7:51 PM
>>>To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
>>>Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game?
>>>
>>>
>>>I would like to be included as well.  I don't know how much help I 
>>can 
>>>be, but my partner and I just met with a potential new client and 
>>found
>>>out that
>>>they use Quickbooks for their inventory tracking.  We are to put a
>>>proposal
>>>together that will integrate a revamped web site that will include 
>a
>>>knowledgebase, online purchasing (which part will need to interact
>>>with
>>>Quickbooks) and some other options.  After our first meeting, I
>>>quickly came
>>>back and grabbed the list of emails for this string from my deleted
>>>items so
>>>that I could see what everyone was saying.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Ken
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
>>>Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 5:21 AM
>>>To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
>>>Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game?
>>>
>>>I'm in.  I have a client right now jumping through hoops to do 
>this.
>>>
>>>John W. Colby
>>>www.ColbyConsulting.com
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Robert 
>>>Gracie
>>>Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 7:35 AM
>>>To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>>>Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game?
>>>
>>>
>>>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
>>>
>>>
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