[AccessD] Using macros - good thing or bad? Was RE: OT searchinname attachments in outlook2003

William Hindman wdhindman at dejpolsystems.com
Mon Feb 22 17:31:27 CST 2010


...isn't security also a major issue with macros?

William

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From: "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 5:31 PM
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] Using macros - good thing or bad? Was RE: OT 
searchinname attachments in outlook2003

> 1. Error handling.
> Enough said.
>
> 2.  Simplicity.
> There are many things which I need to do in code that  can't be done in 
> macros, I don;t want
> to look in one place for half of my application and somewhere else for the 
> other half - so I do
> it all in code.
>
> 3.  Maintainability.
> It's much easier to search through and edit code modules than it is to 
> search through macros
> and the actions in them.
>
>
> -- 
> Stuart
>
> On 22 Feb 2010 at 16:13, Drew Wutka wrote:
>
>> Interesting question Rocky.
>>
>> Macros serve their purpose, but if it can be done in code just as
>> easily, there is no real reason to use a Macro.
>>
>> Drew
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
>> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 8:42 AM
>> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
>> Subject: [AccessD] Using macros - good thing or bad? Was RE: OT search
>> inname attachments in outlook2003
>>
>> General question on macros:   why have they fallen into disfavor?
>>
>> I had an opportunity to fill in as a teacher of an advanced Access
>> course
>> and a lot of the course was on macros which I never use.  Got a legacy
>> 2007
>> app to work with last month and it was full of macros.
>>
>> Macros:  good or bad?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Rocky
>>
>>
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