[AccessD] Which ADO goes with A97

...no, no, no JC ...you sell the "client" on buying the ODE for one system
rather than Access for all systems ...lower TCO and much less headaches
...install the ODE on one of his systems that you will have easy access to
when on site ...THEN use the ODE to create the runtime packages to load from
his server ...THEN, because the ODE comes with a dual install clause, you
install it on one of YOUR systems with no MS hassle in registration ...have
not bought an ODE since '97 ...but have a legal one on every system in my
home and laptop ...and no "power user" problems :)

...I'm trying to MAKE you rich JC, so you can afford more kids ...pay
attention!!!!! ...coding is far, far less than half of being a successful
independent :))))

...have not tried selling an MSDN subscription to a client yet but I have
one interested in moving to the W2003 Server soon and I'm going to pitch it
really hard :)

William Hindman
<http://www.freestateproject.org> - Do you want liberty in your lifetime?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Colby" <jcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 12:08 PM
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Which ADO goes with A97


> >I try to insist on Access free clients with a runtime install managed
from
> the server
>
> Yep, when I get rich and famous, I too am going to buy a hammock, and also
> the tools to package runtimes.  In the meantime...
>
> ;-)
>
> 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: Sunday, October 26, 2003 11:57 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Which ADO goes with A97
>
>
> ...first ...you've just landed in DLL Hell ...congratulations ...there are
> 30+ page articles on MSDN on this subject which I've never been able to
> figure out because I apparently don't read greek or geek very well ...one
of
> many reasons I've passed on ADO for the most part :(
>
> ...the latest Jet SPs appear to install the current ADO library and reset
> any references on my system, and if MS actually succeeded in maintaining
> backwards compatibility, it all plays nicely ...so far, so good ...your
> mileage may vary but you might want to give it a try since I no longer
have
> A97 installed ...of, course, I constantly await the next SP to fix what
the
> last one broke :(
>
> ...two ..."preinstalled" AXP can be a PITA ...Dell for instance, only
> installs the basics ...you can almost certainly count on having to
> reconfigure each individual system as well as do the "registration" ...and
> of course, a full Access install gives users all kinds of opportunities to
> screw with your db even if you use an mde.
>
> ...I try to insist on Access free clients with a runtime install managed
> from the server ...only one client system with the ODE edition with very
> limited access to it ...the cost savings on Office Standard vs Office Pro
> more than cover the ODE purchase spread over several systems ...and I
...as
> well as the client ...have far fewer problems over the life of the
database
> caused by users ...he saves money and headaches, I get more time in my
> hammock :)
>
> William Hindman
> <http://www.freestateproject.org> - Do you want liberty in your lifetime?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Colby" <jcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
> To: "AccessD" <AccessD at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 10:30 AM
> Subject: [AccessD] Which ADO goes with A97
>
>
> > Does anyone know which ADO lib needs to be referenced for machines
having
> > only A97?  Will that lib be available on machines having only A2002
(XP)?
> >
> > My Sysvars class uses ADO, and I want to use it in a client's A97
> database.
> > Unfortunately my dev machine has A96, A2K and had AXP as well before I
> > uninstalled the last.  When I go into references on my dev machine I see
> > libs for ADO 2.0, 2.5, 2.6 and 2.7.
> >
> > If I choose the wrong one I'm afraid I'll end up with a missing
reference
> on
> > the client's machine which has only A97.
> >
> > The client is buying a bunch of new machines which will have only AXP.
> > Which of these libs will be available then?  Is there one that can be
> > referenced and used in a mixed environment where some have A97 only and
> > others have AXP only?
> >
> > John W. Colby
> > www.colbyconsulting.com
> >
> >
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