[AccessD] OT: Survey

I don't see anything wrong with doing stuff efficiently in Access and
presenting results in Excel.  Think of the XL sheet like a report.
Different format but same objective - present useful info to the user in a
way that they can understand.  

Re: the original question - I have Office 2007 and loaded it once to look at
it and then uninstalled it.  I'll go back to it when I have a client who
demands it.  I'm ready, but don't see any need for me to switch to using it
for development - I know where everything is in O2K3.  No one's going to pay
me for my learning curve.  

So I'll upgrade when the users demand it.


Rocky Smolin
Beach Access Software
858-259-4334
www.e-z-mrp.com
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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos
Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:24 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: Survey

Hi Gustav,

Users are AFRAID of Access though. So they use what they are comfortable
with. And that is Excel. Whether it's the right tool or not. When you are
holding a hammer everything looks like a nail. Don't get me wrong, it's not
an every day thing, but it does happen with some regularity too.

GK

On 11/18/08, Gustav Brock <Gustav at cactus.dk> wrote:
> Hi Gary
>
> Why? Excel is not to be used as a database (according to MS - as the main
argument for pushing Access to users of Excel).
>
> /gustav
>
>
> >>> garykjos at gmail.com 17-11-2008 23:07 >>>
> You can have 1 million rows in an Excel 2007 file verses approx 65K in 
> an Excel 2003 file.
>
> That alone would make me want it if my company allowed it.
>
> GK
>
> On 11/17/08, Stuart McLachlan <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg> wrote:
> > So tell me, what could I do in Office 2007 that I can't do with 2003?
> >
> > Can anyone give me a compelling reason to upgrade?
> >
> >
> >
> > On 17 Nov 2008 at 9:55, Susan Harkins wrote:
> >
> > > It does appear that people are slow to upgrade this time -- more 
> > > so than any other that I can remember.
> > >
> > > Susan H.
> > >
> > >
> > > > Not ignoring you.. just only use A2007 at home on a very limited 
> > > > basis. We still ise 2003 version at work with no plan to move..
>
>
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