John Colby
jcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Fri May 9 18:12:36 CDT 2003
And years later, I had a REAL reason to do JIT his way. Only once so far... ;-) John W. Colby www.colbyconsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of William Hindman Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 4:48 PM To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [AccessD] Subjects in Newsletters ...AccessD rite of passage ...until you've been on the wrong end of of a JC rant, you can't really belong :) ...years back, a raw newbie to AccessD, I dared to mention that I did my j-i-t subforms just a bit differently ...two weeks later and a masters degree in Access intricacies later, we called a truce out of sheer exhaustion ...not ours of course but everyone else on the list ...but I did buy his JIT sample and used it from then on :))) William Hindman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Moore" <rmoore at comtechpst.com> To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 4:37 PM Subject: RE: [AccessD] Subjects in Newsletters > Martin, hasn't everyone who came on this list had a long argument with JC? > Are you saying we only begin to learn after we've had said long argument? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of > Mwp.Reid at Queens-Belfast.AC.UK > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 3:39 PM > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: [AccessD] Subjects in Newsletters > > > Yip. When I came on tho this list (lot of years now) and had a long argument > with JC I started to learn. Today I have two books published, numerous > articles and I am currrently working for the Microsoft Office Team. None of > this would have been possible without the likes of John Colby, William, > Rocky, > Arthur, Mike Gunderloy and the other great developers on this list. Not > forgetting Susuan Harkins. The other day I got an email that was addressed > to > myself and three others. I sat and looked at it but for this list and the > ideas, arguments and teaching that has taken place I would not be here at > all. > > But outside of that its the friends I have made here that mean more than > anything else. > > I have to name John Colby and Susan. Two people who give freely of their > time > and expertise to others. Susan in particular has opened so many doors for me > in the Database world. Arthur Fuller as well who I think does more of list > than he does on. > > Martin > > Quoting John Colby <jcolby at colbyconsulting.com>: > > > Ron, > > > > I have been on this list since about July, 1997. I have come further, > > faster, than would ever be possible without the list. In fact, truth > > be > > known, I'd be lost without it. Even as a pretty knowledgeable guy, I > > still > > have questions. Access is so complex that no one "knows it all". > > > > I remember my first job in Access. I came from programming, but it > > wasn't > > event driven. I was sooooo lost. I sold myself for well under 1/2 my > > normal wage because the company was willing to let me read and learn > > what I > > had to learn to do their database. 4 hours reading, 6-8 hours working, > > 6 > > days a week (the company's old db was dying a painful death). This was > > 1994 > > and there was no (widely available) internet, in fact not even an > > Access > > Users Group. I was one of the founding members and board member of the > > San > > Diego Access Users Group and loved having someplace I could go once a > > month > > to talk about Access. MAN, it was LONELY out there back then. > > > > This group becomes like a family. Kindly Grandmothers like Susan, > > demented > > cousins like William, snotty nosed nephews like Drew... well you get > > the > > picture. <ducking REAL low> > > > > Yea, life just wouldn't be the same without AccessD! > > > > John W. Colby > > www.colbyconsulting.com > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Ron Moore > > Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 3:04 PM > > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > > Subject: RE: Subjects in Newsletters: was RE: [AccessD] SQL in-line > > subquery > > > > > > My great-grandfather had an old saying: 'Throw a rock in to a pack of > > dogs, > > and the one that yelps is the one that got hit'! :-) Honestly though, > > I > > agree with you John; I don't think solutions are being stolen, I think > > concepts learned the hard way are shared (why reinvent the wheel) and > > new > > territory is explored on a group basis (sort of a mass 'power > > programming' > > approach). I have received much more from this list than I could ever > > offer > > (partly because the answers appear in my mailbox before my original > > posts). > > I consider ourselves fortunate to have such talented authors among our > > venerable list members. > > Charlotte and others - Don't stop writing! > > > > Ron > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com