[AccessD] FMS Article on the new features in Access 2007

John W Colby jwcolby at gmail.com
Thu Mar 19 19:39:45 CDT 2009


 >Now they are trying to reel it back in and move us to .net?

I think tis is EXACTLY the case.  Microsoft has unilaterally decided 
that Access is for power users and .Net is for developers.  We don't get 
a vote.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com



rusty.hammond at cpiqpc.com wrote:
> I would expand that to the office suite, not just Access.  Is it possible
> Access was never intended to be the development tool it became, but just a
> power user application.  Now they are trying to reel it back in and move us
> to .net?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of David McAfee
> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 4:19 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] FMS Article on the new features in Access 2007
>
> I'll Just wait for the next version.
>
> It used to be every other version of Access was not that great. I think
> something got out of Sync.
>
> 1 -Never used it
> 2 - Good
> 95 - Bleh, hurl, <dry heave noise>
> 97 - My favorite
> 2000 - I liked it, but I think it wasnt well liked
> 2002 (Office XP) I never really used it
> 2003 - Like it
> 2007 - more dry heaving noises
>
> On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Max Wanadoo <max.wanadoo at gmail.com> wrote:
>   
>> With the single exception of the Datasheet Totals, there is nothing 
>> fundamental,y improved for me as a developer.   The quote "..get  used 
>> to it.." made me spit.  I can get used to anything, but why have all 
>> these new ways of doing what is essentially the same.  Lots of "stuff" 
>> is worse - David points them out below.
>> For me, I abhor the 2007.  No "fundamental" improvements - with this 
>> "update", beauty is not even skin deep.
>>
>> Max
>>
>>
>> On 3/19/09, David McAfee <davidmcafee at gmail.com> wrote:
>>     
>>> I agree with him on these A2007 problems:
>>>
>>> Not being able to see a list of object sorted by modified date the 
>>> way you'd expect in Windows Explorer.
>>>
>>> Losing Alt+D as a way to put the current object in design mode
>>>
>>> Losing the toolbar item to automatically jump to a form or report's 
>>> module code
>>>
>>> Missing right mouse click items like import/export
>>>
>>> As for the Ribbon, I don't like the "Once you get used to it, its not 
>>> that bad" that I hear quite often.
>>> I don't feel so many command/tol bar buttons need to be seen. As a 
>>> programer, I feel I need to know what the user needs to have 
>>> available to them, If they do need something that can navigate view 
>>> the menus (oops, they removed them!).
>>>
>>> "Overcoming Resistance to Change
>>>
>>> For years, the Access community complained that Microsoft was 
>>> abandoning Access, that they didn't invest enough in it, that the Jet 
>>> Engine and DAO was dead, etc. Well, the Microsoft Access development 
>>> team for Access 2007 was the largest ever and Microsoft made a huge 
>>> investment that added considerable new features to Access."
>>>
>>> I never really requested change. I hoped that they wouldn't abandon 
>>> Access, like was always rumored.
>>>
>>> There are a few new cool features, but they never fixed some old bugs 
>>> that still go back to early versions of Access.
>>>
>>> They still haven't made a list box with .fontcolor or 
>>> .selectedrowBackColor property.
>>>
>>> The datasheet totals are cool, but I should provide that for my users 
>>> in their form. Remember, users shouldnt be accessing the 
>>> tables/queries directly.
>>>
>>> "In Access 2007, a different approach is necessary for finding your 
>>> object. Rather than visually finding it, enter some letters of the 
>>> object name in the Search Bar, and the list of objects gets filtered 
>>> to just those names. This makes it very easy to find objects by name
>>> -- especially text within an object name -- that wasn't possible 
>>> before. Once you are used to this, it's very difficult to go back."
>>>
>>> Nah, give me my detail view. The ability to sort by Name and or date 
>>> is more important to me. My naming conventions is another way for me 
>>> to quickly find what I need.
>>>
>>> The Date picker is nice, but is there a way to turn it off? THey may 
>>> be times where you don't want it to be displayed, or use your own 
>>> instead.
>>>
>>> Just my worthless 2 cents,
>>> David
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 1:04 PM, <rusty.hammond at cpiqpc.com> wrote:
>>>       
>>>> I just thought I'd throw this out there and see everyone thinks.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.fmsinc.com/MicrosoftAccess/2007/Top-Features.html
>>>> <http://www.fmsinc.com/MicrosoftAccess/2007/Top-Features.html>
>>>>
>>>> It does sound like there are some nice new features.  Whether they
>>>>         
>>> outweigh
>>>       
>>>> the drawbacks...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Rusty Hammond
>>>>
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