[AccessD] Access/SQL

I do file parsing, directory watching and FTP within Access all the time without third party 
controls - just a few API calls and the occassional Shell to built in WIndows capabilities 
(such as FTP).  No wall that I've come across.

-- 
Stuart


On 13 Nov 2009 at 11:54, jwcolby wrote:

> I pretty much agree with the main points of the article however what is not mentioned is what .Net 
> provides that VBA doesn't.  For simple apps Access is da bomb, but for complex requirements that 
> include file parsing, directory watching, FTP, and so forth Access hits a wall.
>