Non-flame war over singers - was RE: [AccessD] Autoexec Code?

Heenan, Lambert Lambert.Heenan at AIG.com
Fri Jul 18 08:55:13 CDT 2003


Actually I believe it was "Ride This Train". It was Duke Ellington who first
recorded "Take the A Train", written by Billy Strayhorn in 1941.

Lambert

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Wortz, Charles [SMTP:CWortz at tea.state.tx.us]
> Sent:	Friday, July 18, 2003 9:47 AM
> To:	Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject:	OT:  Non-flame war over singers - was RE: [AccessD] Autoexec
> Code?
> 
> However, John B was referring to Johnny Cash's "The A Train."
> 
> Charles Wortz
> Software Development Division
> Texas Education Agency
> 1701 N. Congress Ave
> Austin, TX 78701-1494
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> CWortz at tea.state.tx.us
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Kjos [mailto:garykjos at hotmail.com] 
> Sent: Friday 2003 Jul 18 08:35
> To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] Autoexec Code?
> Importance: Low
> 
> 
> >>>that awful 70's song where some unknown female singer who had a 
> >>>really
> >>>high screechy voice<<<
> 
> I beleive that would be Minnie Riperton.
> 
> http://www.minnieriperton.com/
> 
> A truely irritating song.
> 
> Gary Kjos
> garykjos at hotmail.com
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: "John Bartow" <john at winhaven.net>
> >Reply-To: Access Developers discussion and problem
> >solving<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> >To: "Access Developers discussion and problem 
> >solving"<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> >Subject: RE: [AccessD] Autoexec Code?
> >Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 20:02:26 -0500
> >
> >Well now, this certainly turned out to be a wimpy flame war! After that
> 
> >enticing jab at the beginning I thought I'd see blood!
> >
> >Not like Johnny Cash at all - more like that awful 70's song where some
> 
> >unknown female singer who had a really high screechy voice screeched 
> >out a love song and just about broke glass doing it. It went something 
> >like this:
> >
> >loving you,
> >is easy cause you're beautiful,
> >eieieieieieieieiei!
> >
> >(I can't even fit accessd lyrics into that bit)
> >
> >egad, JC's too busy with spam filtering, William's nowhere to be seen 
> >and Drew must be patching a dehumidifier into his network or something!
> >:o)
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John 
> > > Bartow
> > > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 11:38 AM
> > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> > > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Autoexec Code?
> > >
> > >
> > > Oh-oh,
> > >
> > > (to the tune of Johnny Cash)
> > >
> > > I hear the flame a coming...
> > > Its coming down the web,
> > > I think I know who's typing,
> > > just don't know when...
> > >
> > > I'm watching Access flames wars,
> > > heating up again...
> > >
> > > :o)
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Heenan, 
> > > > Lambert
> > > > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 9:51 AM
> > > > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> > > > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Autoexec Code?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > What is your problem (and all the others out there who have
> > > hang-ups about
> > > > the "dreaded" macros)? <g>
> > > >
> > > > I use macros for two reasons only myself (to run stuff in
> > > AutoExec and to
> > > > disable/enable certain keystrokes in the AutoKeys macro), but I 
> > > > don't
> >go
> > > > around chastising myself for doing so. They do what I need and
> > > as there is
> > > > no need for error handling I don't miss that ability. I *don't*
> > > use macros
> > > > for anything else because I can do what I need in VBA with more
> >control.
> > > >
> > > > You then say "I have one form that opens via the startup dialog 
> > > > and put the code in there that opens my hidden form.  It works, 
> > > > but doesn't
> > > seem like
> > > > the best way to do it". What makes you think it's not "the best 
> > > > way"? Because you have the overhead of opening a form in order to 
> > > > open
> >another
> > > > form? If that's such a big issue (is it???) then put ONE
> > > "RunCode" line in
> > > > AutoExec to call a function in a module - that's the *ONLY* way 
> > > > that you can "autoexecute a MODULE".
> > > >
> > > > Please, don't stay religious about macros. You might just as
> > > well say that
> > > > using  #define in C/C++ is bad because it's not real C/C++
> > > code, but they
> > > > are part of the C/C++ development environment, and everyone uses 
> > > > them. Occasionally you need to use macros in Access, but it's no 
> > > > sin to do
> >so.
> > > > <vbg>
> > > >
> > > > Lambert
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From:	Greg S [SMTP:weeden1949 at hotmail.com]
> > > > > Sent:	Thursday, July 17, 2003 10:26 AM
> > > > > To:	Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> > > > > Subject:	[AccessD] Autoexec Code?
> > > > >
> > > > > Hello Group!
> > > > >
> > > > > I know that part of my question has been discussed before but I
> > > > can't seem
> > > > > to find it (too shor a night I think...).
> > > > >
> > > > > 1.  I want to open a hidden form on startup that opens to a
> > > table in the
> > > > > BE.  The purpose is to keep the BE open until the last user
> > > exits.  This
> > > > > "should" speed up some of the timing issues I've been having
> > > at a local
> > > > > client (large network, some fiber connections, but some older
> > > > switches and
> > > > > servers).  It's a fully secured app, so I can't directly open
> > > > the table by
> > > > > the form...it has to be done thru a query since none of the 
> > > > > users
> >have
> > > > > permissions on the tables.
> > > > >
> > > > > 2.  Related to that, I could just put the code in the AUTOEXEC
> > > > macro that
> > > > > opens the form hidden.  But I HATE macros.  They're
> > > functional, but that
> > > > > doesn't make me like'em any better.  I have one form that
> > > opens via the
> > > > > startup dialog and put the code in there that opens my hidden
> > > form.  It
> > > > > works, but doesn't seem like the best way to do it.
> > > > >
> > > > > 3.  Is there some way to autoexecute a MODULE or some of the
> > > code (other
> > > > > than the way I'm forcing it with the form above in #2)?
> > > > >
> > > > > Btw, it's Access 97, soon to be changed over to Access 2002,
> > > or .net, or
> > > > > xp or whatever they want to call it this week...
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks!
> > > > > Greg Smith
> > > > > Weeden1949 at hotmail.com <mailto:Weeden1949 at hotmail.com> << File: 
> > > > > ATT10294127.txt >>
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