[AccessD] Access development on the wane?

LOL!  Yeah, fun, isn't it?  I tried to migrate one of my demos to 2007
and finally just decided to take up knitting instead!!

Charlotte Foust 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark A Matte
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 5:53 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access development on the wane?



I really hate to tell this story...but......this weekend I had a look at
Office07, Access specifically.  I had just proudly told my girlfriend's
father..."No problem, I can just pull that spreadsheet right into
Access, Build a form, build a report, and you will be done." (should
have taken thess than 5 minutes)  Well I opened up and found A2007...I
have heard a number of people here complaining...but I mean what the
hell did they do?!?!?!?!?  I was completely lost.  It felt like a really
bad job interview...as I'm trying to explain..."No really I get paid to
do this stuff, I promise."  

As I poked around I started to find things...but I can tell this is
going to take some time.  Anyone thought of writing a translation book?
MENU-FILE-SAVE AS now lives "where ever that is".(that might have been
an EXCEL issue)...anyway just kidding about the book???

I finally got done what I was attempting...kinda...enough to get my
point across...I skated through a potentially very embarrassing moment.


Just my opinion...but If you claim to "know access"...make sure you have
seen A2007 or they are not talking about it...It was confusing enough to
look at...much less discovering the differences with someone
watching/judging.

Mark A. Matte




> Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:44:22 -0700
> From: cfoust at infostatsystems.com
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access development on the wane?
>
> Your glass is half full, Dan. To me, A2007 was the biggest horse laugh

> MS has had at our expense. They mostly added UI stuff that does 
> nothing but frustrate developers like me who have worked with the 
> thing since 1.0 was released and aren't looking for cosmetic 
> improvements. Frankly, I can't be bothered with anything but the most 
> lightweight usage of ANY PART of Office 2007, most especially Access,
which I avoid completely.
>
> Charlotte Foust
>