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<DIV><SPAN class=131135512-25042003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Yes,
but now you are programming in VB. The argument was that Macros were "just
as powerful as VB". If you have to use VB to do something that Macros
can't accomplish, then the argument is proven false.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P><FONT size=2>John W. Colby<BR>Colby
Consulting<BR>www.ColbyConsulting.com</FONT> </P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
accessd-bounces@databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces@databaseadvisors.com]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Don
Elliker<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 25, 2003 8:51 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
accessd@databaseadvisors.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [AccessD]
Macros<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P>Could it not be called in a function and the function called from the
macro?<BR>_d<BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" color=#6666ff size=2><EM>"Things
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<DIV></DIV>>From: "Jim Dettman" <JIMDETTMAN@EARTHLINK.NET>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: accessd@databaseadvisors.com
<DIV></DIV>>To: <ACCESSD@DATABASEADVISORS.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: RE: [AccessD] Macros
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2003 08:23:56 -0400
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<DIV></DIV>>The other major distinction is that there is no way to call an
API function
<DIV></DIV>>from a macro.
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<DIV></DIV>>Jim Dettman
<DIV></DIV>>President,
<DIV></DIV>>Online Computer Services of WNY, Inc.
<DIV></DIV>>(315) 699-3443
<DIV></DIV>>jimdettman@earthlink.net
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<DIV></DIV>> > -----Original Message-----
<DIV></DIV>> > From: accessd-bounces@databaseadvisors.com
<DIV></DIV>> > [mailto:accessd-bounces@databaseadvisors.com]
<DIV></DIV>> > Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 8:18 AM
<DIV></DIV>> > To: accessd@databaseadvisors.com
<DIV></DIV>> > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Macros
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > >Because Access Macros are just as powerful as VBA,
since they have a
<DIV></DIV>> > RunCode command.
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > Nope, gotta disagree there Drew. No developer worth his
salt will touch
<DIV></DIV>> > macros for development in Access for the simple reason
that errors cannot
<DIV></DIV>> > be handled. In a runtime errors will dump you to the dos
prompt.
<DIV></DIV>> > Furthermore there is no facility for getting at the
object model. Macros
<DIV></DIV>> > are an extremely simplistic "programming language" for
power users, and do
<DIV></DIV>> > not compare in any way to VB.
<DIV></DIV>> >
<DIV></DIV>> > John W. Colby
<DIV></DIV>> > Colby Consulting
<DIV></DIV>> > www.ColbyConsulting.com
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