Darren DICK
d.dick at uws.edu.au
Sun Dec 7 17:21:37 CST 2003
Thanks Francisco ----- Original Message ----- From: "Francisco H Tapia" <my.lists at verizon.net> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 5:19 AM Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2K: Runtime version of 2003 (Crap) > I have this little function that uses BLAT to email, this is what I've been using so I don't meet up with the problematic issues of SPx or SRx for Office... > > It's available at the following URL... > http://www.rogersaccesslibrary.com/OtherLibraries.asp#Tapia,Francsico > > -- > -Francisco > > > John W. Colby wrote: > > >If you truly think that SP3 has anything at ALL to do with enhancing > >security (other than Microsoft's) you are delusional. SP3 does nothing to > >prevent a virus from running on your machine. It does nothing to prevent > >Access from using VBA to form a virus and scramble the user's data, or watch > >for passwords and credit card numbers and email them out to an address NOT > >in the address book. > > > >On the other hand, it absolutely does trash an application that my client > >paid me to write for them. It prevents using Outlook automation to send > >mail in many instances. > > > >IOW, it does NOTHING AT all to enhance the security of my client, while > >causing a perfectly valid application to stop working. > > > >I mean a class action lawsuit for doing nothing to enhance security while > >screwing up valid applications, trashing code modules then hiding the fact > >that they were causing these problems, denying that anything was wrong, and > >causing me to waste a TON of time trying to figure out why my applications > >were corrupting form modules, then having the BALLS to force me to come > >begging them to give me a fix to the problem that they already had and > >weren't telling anyone they had. > > > >I mean THAT kind of class action lawsuit. > > > >John W. Colby > >www.ColbyConsulting.com > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > >[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Charlotte > >Foust > >Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 12:19 PM > >To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > >Subject: RE: [AccessD] A2K: Runtime version of 2003 (Crap) > > > > > >You mean as opposed to a class action lawsuit for not providing adequate > >security? <g> > > > >Charlotte Foust > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: John W. Colby [mailto:jcolby at colbyconsulting.com] > >Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 9:10 AM > >To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > >Subject: RE: [AccessD] A2K: Runtime version of 2003 (Crap) > > > > > >I'm simply pointing out that installing SP3 is not a panacea for the > >problem you are discussing. Many developers don't use Outlook > >automation so they don't care. If they DO use it however, that portion > >of their app is trashed just by updating to SP3. > > > >I personally have lost an estimated 60 hours to this problem over the > >last few years. I'd LOVE to participate in a class action lawsuit to > >recover my lost wages. > > > >John W. Colby > >www.ColbyConsulting.com > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > >[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Charlotte > >Foust > >Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 11:58 AM > >To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > >Subject: RE: [AccessD] A2K: Runtime version of 2003 (Crap) > > > > > >That's an automation problem, John. There are workarounds (like > >Redemption or using SMTP mail) and it isn't a fair comparison anyhow. > >Installing SR3 will *break* the apps by popping up the security dialogs > >when you try to send mail automatically, but it won't destroy them. NOT > >installing SR3 when you have 2002 or 2003 apps also installed *can* > >destroy a 2000 Access database. > > > >Charlotte Foust > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: John W. Colby [mailto:jcolby at colbyconsulting.com] > >Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 8:50 AM > >To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > >Subject: RE: [AccessD] A2K: Runtime version of 2003 (Crap) > > > > > >Installing SP3 will also toast any apps which try to use Outlook to send > >mail using the address book. > > > >8-( > > > >John W. Colby > >www.ColbyConsulting.com > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > >[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Charlotte > >Foust > >Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 11:37 AM > >To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > >Subject: RE: [AccessD] A2K: Runtime version of 2003 (Crap) > > > > > >As Mike Groh's editorial, referenced in your other post, indicates, you > >appear to have run afoul of the conflict between the O2k version of the > >vbe6.dll and the version installed with any MS 2002 app. It apparently > >also happens if you install a 2003 app, which makes sense. The cure is > >to patch the 2000 MSAccess.exe, and it always annoyed me that being > >broken by a later version was considered a bug in *2000*!! Installing > >SR-3 should cure the bug, but it won't recover any database that got > >toasted by the problem. > > > >Charlotte Foust > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Darren DICK [mailto:d.dick at uws.edu.au] > >Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2003 6:07 PM > >To: AccessD List > >Subject: [AccessD] A2K: Runtime version of 2003 (Crap) > > > > > >Hello all > >I recently installed the runtime version of Access 2003. > > > >This piece of crap has taken over and now all my access apps open in a > >2003 shell. I keep getting error messages about the potential damage the > >code within the dB can cause and am prompted each time I open a dB if I > >wish to continue or cancel > > > >I have tried unsuccessfully to remove Access 2003 Runtime from Control > >Panel. at least on 4 occasions. I have re-installed Office and Access > >2000 - Still no joy. So I deleted the folder (though not all files. > >'Cause Widoze had ' em opened I presume) > > > >On top of all that I getting very strange errors each time I open a db > >or try to view the code for an even or control. Error message as > >follows. (This message would appear even before I deleted the folder - > >yes I have re-booted many times) > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >Microsoft Visual Basic (Msgbox Caption) > >Error Accessing File. Network Connection May have been lost > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Anyone seen this or better still anyone got a solution? > > > >Many thanks in advance > > > >Darren > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com