[AccessD] MS InfoPath and OneNote

Martin Reid mwp.reid at qub.ac.uk
Wed Nov 19 11:03:06 CST 2003


Yeah XML but inside a relational database.

Martin


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charlotte Foust" <cfoust at infostatsystems.com>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 4:45 PM
Subject: RE: [AccessD] MS InfoPath and OneNote


> Am I the only one who thinks Access is history?  Heaven knows what they
> intend to use to *analyze* that data they collect with InfoPath.  I
> certainly won't volunteer to do it because I had too much experience
> trying to do something similar with data collected (similarly except for
> the XML) in FileMaker!  Yuck!!  Relational design is apparently too hard
> for people to learn so we're going to use XML instead.
>
> Charlotte Foust
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gustav Brock [mailto:gustav at cactus.dk]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 3:51 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] MS InfoPath and OneNote
>
>
> Hi All
>
> Located this short article by Bill Ramos (Lead Program Manager,
> Microsoft Office Access 2003) on InfoPath which addresses people like
> us:
>
>   http://accessvbsqladvisor.com/doc/13108
>
> and about the toolkit:
>
>   http://msadvisor.com/doc/13297
>
> /gustav
>
>
> > Hi all
>
> > Anyone familiar with these new products and if they somehow relate to
> > Access?
>
> > I've tried to browse some brochures but they are so hyped that it is
> > just plain impossible to figure out wether these apps are fancy toys
> > which will bring any machine to a crawl or if they could be useful
> > tools in cooperation with Access and database applications.
>
> > And how are the programmed if you wish to create custom build apps?
> > I've located this link to a SDK related to InfoPath:
>
> > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=351f0616-93aa
> > -4fe8-9238-d702f1bfbab4&displaylang=en
>
> > but it looks like you need to take a deep breath and have a weekend
> > set aside.
>
> > Also, how much are they relying on specific MS server software like
> > SharePoint or Exchange or pure MS environments or Office 2003 only? If
>
> > so, the usefulness is very limited as our clients use a variety of
> > systems.
>
> > /gustav
>
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