Darryl Collins
darryl at whittleconsulting.com.au
Wed Oct 19 21:13:05 CDT 2011
I agree it is risky to assume it will work. I have numerous instances where code fails in both Access and XL between 2003 and 2007+. Sometimes it is understandable and even documented (ie code / features / syntax has been changed or removed - filesearch is a good example of this). But other times it is just plain weird and makes NO sense at all. Such are having to move Activeworkbook.ResetColors to further down the code to prevent data corruption & crashing in XL2007 - something which had worked flawlessly for years in XL2003. That was really odd. The risk for me is my clients run a whole mixed bag of OS's and Office version. Guess I am lucky there are no Macs out there I need to deal with so far. Cheers d -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of William Benson (VBACreations.Com) Sent: Thursday, 20 October 2011 12:51 PM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] Known Bugs List in A2K7/10 I think this is fine *IF* 2010 is not going to flake out on your users after deployment when you're all confident in your software cuz it worked fine in development... I develop (the limited bit I do) in 2010 so that if it doesn't work for me, I won't expect it to work for them. If something is supposed to work, I don't see the benefit of gaining false assurance just because it does in 2003. And I have definitely seen code I wrote in 2003 not work in 2010, I just can't remember what just now. -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan Sent: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 4:29 AM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Known Bugs List in A2K7/10 I'm still developing primarily in 2003 and deploying the .mdbs on 07/10 installations. Generally it works seamlessly. -- Stuart On 19 Oct 2011 at 10:14, Gustav Brock wrote: > Hi Mark and Darry and ... > > Oh my, what a frightening thread. You guys and Charlotte really scare > one from ever touching development in Access 2007 or 2010. I never > moved beyond 2003 ... then took a sharp right (pun and pun intended!) > turn to .Net, C#, and Visual Studio. > > /gustav > > > >>> darryl at whittleconsulting.com.au 19-10-2011 01:51 >>> > Thanks Mark, > > Looks like am in for some future 'fun'. Right now I use A2007 80% of > the time vs A2010 for the other 20%. Perhaps my current experience > and feelings are based on this ratio rather than the actual issues in > each individual product. > > I do find A2010 more finished and smooth to use, but that maybe > because I don't push it around too much right now. > > Let just say I respect your (and everyone on this list) opinions and > happy to listen to the (usually excellent) advice you all give on > these matters. > > Cheers > Darry. > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Simms > Sent: Wednesday, 19 October 2011 10:08 AM To: 'Access Developers > discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] Known Bugs List > in A2K7/10 > > No way. 2010 is way more pain than 2007. That being said, AC 2007 > could easily be blown-up by simply moving form controls on a multipage > control. The sheer number of complaints about 2010 on the social.msdn > website forum for Access is pretty much the proof in the pudding > so-to-speak. > > > I am with Doug, I prefer A2010 to A2007 which I find painful beast > > to use most of the time. in-elegant and clunky is how I best > > describe it - and freaking weird. It does some strange things from > > time to time. > > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com