[AccessD] [SPAM] Re: Regarding multi-value field, from a reader

Stuart McLachlan stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Fri Nov 2 00:52:50 CDT 2012


I did say BEs  - although there are a number of 97 FEs as well that are still working fine.

-- 
Stuart

On 1 Nov 2012 at 22:41, jwcolby wrote:

>  >I can't think of a single thing I am using today that I used in 97.
> 
> uuhhh???
> 
> tables, fields, queries, reports, forms?
> 
> Sure the code (vba) is much better in 2003 but 97 worked.
> 
> John W. Colby
> Colby Consulting
> 
> Reality is what refuses to go away
> when you do not believe in it
> 
> On 11/1/2012 6:02 PM, William Benson wrote:
> > Why haven't they upgraded? I can't think of a single thing I am using today
> > that I used in 97.
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 5:32 PM, Stuart McLachlan <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>wrote:
> >
> >> One biggie for me is dropping support for Jet 3.  "This change affects
> >> databases that are
> >> linked to Access 97 databases."
> >>
> >> I've got clients with lots of A97 backends.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Stuart
> >>
> >> On 1 Nov 2012 at 15:06, Jim Dettman wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>   >  If you haven't figured it out, we (developers) are not going to be in
> >> the
> >>> picture much longer.
> >>>
> >>>   Microsoft just released details on Office and Access 2013:
> >>>
> >>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj162978(v=office.15).aspx
> >>>
> >>> Couple of quotes:
> >>>
> >>> "A new interactive view designer makes it easy for users who have little
> >> or
> >>> no programming experience to build apps. "
> >>> "A new application model enables subject matter experts to quickly create
> >>> and share applications that can be used to run their business. "
> >>>
> >>>    They are focused on the end user and nothing but and everything is
> >> about
> >>> the cloud and Office 365.  Traditional desktop development with Access is
> >>> out.
> >>>
> >>> Here's a list of what got pulled out:
> >>>
> >>>
> >> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc178954%28v=office.15%29.aspx;
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Two biggies from that:
> >>>
> >>> 1. Access 2003 toolbars and command bars are no longer supported.  You
> >>> *must* use the ribbon.
> >>> 2. ADP's are gone.
> >>>
> >>> And there's a bunch of other stuff, like Pivot Charts.
> >>>
> >>> Jim.
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> >>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tina Norris
> >>> Fields
> >>> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 02:52 PM
> >>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> >>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Regarding multi-value field, from a reader
> >>>
> >>> Well, for what it's worth, I agree with everybody who said don't use
> >>> multi-value fields!  Geez, we go to lots of trouble to normalize our
> >>> data and then Access arrives with new specialties that at least look
> >>> like the destruction of normalization!  Dang!
> >>> T
> >>>
> >>> Tina Norris Fields
> >>> tinanfields at torchlake.com
> >>> 231-322-2787
> >>>
> >>> On 10/31/2012 7:08 PM, Susan Harkins wrote:
> >>>> Received the following from a reader:
> >>>>
> >>>> "I set up a multivalued field in Access 2010 using a List Box and
> >>>> providing a Value List with values M,T,W,R,F. Everything works fine
> >>>> but for one problem. When I chose M, W, F from my list, th
> >>>> emultivalued filed reads F, M, W ... i.e., the entries are sorted left
> >>>> to right whereas I want them to show up as M, W, F. Is there a way to
> >>>> do this?"
> >>>>
> >>>> =====Other than learning the basics so I could write about them, I
> >>>> don't use them and have almost no experience. Anyone have a quick and
> >>>> easy answer? I'm going to do a little research, but if anybody knows,
> >>>> please share!
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks!
> >>>> Susan H.
> >>>
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