[AccessD] MS access shaky

jack drawbridge jackandpat.d at gmail.com
Tue May 24 18:42:45 CDT 2016


Some comments here
http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=286858
, and if you look  at links at the bottom of the page, you'll notice this
question goes back more than 10 years.

On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 7:23 PM, Darryl Collins <
darryl at whittleconsulting.com.au> wrote:

> Always ODBC.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AccessD [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
> Lawrence Mrazek
> Sent: 25 May, 2016 6:36 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] MS access shaky
>
> Quick question for the list. For those of you who are using Access with
> SQL, are you using ODBC or still using the old ADP format with Access 2010?
>
> Just wondering, as we're encountering both scenarios, and are wondering
> when the
>
> Larry Mrazek
> lmrazek at lcm-res.com
>
> On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 3:27 PM, Stuart McLachlan <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
> wrote:
>
> > I'm still doing a lot of Access work including for a couple of fairly
> > large organisations with many users of my systems.
> >
> > Remember, Access is two things in one - a data engine and an
> > application development environment.
> >
> > There is nothing shaky about Access as a FE - it is a brilliant RAD
> > tool,
> >
> > There can be problems in some situations with Access as a data engine .
> > Primarily the result
> > of lots of concurrent data entry into the same BE database and  flaky
> > wireless networks connections.
> >
> > For a limited number of users and primarily data extraction, it is solid.
> >
> > If the concern is about the data engine, look at using SQL Server as
> > the BE to an Access FE, you get the best of both worlds.  (And it is
> > free if the Express version is sufficient)
> >
> > If the concern is about the FE, it is a non  issue.
> >
> > --
> > Stuart
> >
> >
> > On 24 May 2016 at 18:10, Kaup, Chester wrote:
> >
> > > Our IT department is trying to say MS Access is a shaky platform. I
> > > like access and don't agree with them. Anyone have any good comments?
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