[AccessD] ADP vs Access mdb/SQL

Hi Martin

This is fair and I think we all appreciate your comments.

However, just yelling out that this and that and Jet is dead is not
useful at all. On the contrary, it causes a lot of concern.

/gustav


> Sometimes due to various relationships we have with Microsoft we are
> given Access to information that is not normally made public. As a
> service to the list I sometimes make some of that available even though
> if MS find out I get sacked. The nature of my own relationship with them
> prohibits me from speaking in public about changes to certain software.
> I have in fact several legal agreements with them.

> I assume Arthur is in the same boat. Now I do know the reason behind his
> statement and like Arthur cannot go into detail in Public. I did say
> some time ago that the ability to work with SQL Stored Procedures etc in
> a non graphical environment will at a future point become very useful.
> That relying on graphical tools to get the job done may not protect you
> from future developments with both Microsoft Access and SQL Server.

> When possible if I think the information is useful I will post but the
> nature of the relationship with MS means we cannot be real explicit
> about what's going on or possibility going on and have to trust that
> people will read between the lines.

> Martin 

> Martin WP Reid
> Analyst/Trainer
> Information Service
> 02890 273750


> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
> Sent: 02 April 2003 11:37
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] ADP vs Access mdb/SQL

> Hi Rusty

> Agree.
> If there is nothing to tell us, keep this oh-so-secret mumble-jumble
> off line. 

> /gustav


>> Okay, is there somewhere the rest of us can go to read about what you
>> are
>> talking about?  Since you can't tell us anything more, at least point
>> us in the right direction.

>>> Sorry.

>>>> So tell me something.net is replacing it and I will whoop with joy!