Christopher Hawkins
clh at christopherhawkins.com
Thu Jun 24 10:33:11 CDT 2004
"Would you care to email me and start a discussion of what you are doing and how I can help?" Great idea. If you guys want to take it one step farther than eMail, I have a message forum set up that is largely unused these days. I'd be happy to donate its use for this QB Project. -C- ---- Original Message ---- From: jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com, Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game? Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2004 09:44:48 -0400 >>You know, since JC is like the equivalent of 3 programmers, I guess >we do >have 5...;-) > >ROTFLMAO > >You are one SMOOTH talker! > >I have not downloaded the SDK. I didn't really even know what you >were up >to except (apparently) wrapping some kind of DLL in a class or >something. I >kind of thought you'd come back to me with an email explaining in >more >detail what we are trying to do. So... > >I just joined the QB developer network and started the download. I >am busy >and don't know when or how much I'll be able to help (the disclaimer >that >means I just want access to your work ;-) however I do have a client >right >now that is using some manual third party tool to do transfers in / >out and >really need to automate this. Given this, I may actually find time >to work >on this stuff. > >Would you care to email me and start a discussion of what you are >doing and >how I can help? > >John W. Colby >www.ColbyConsulting.com > >-----Original Message----- >From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Robert >Gracie >Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 7:35 AM >To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game? > > >Christopher, > I'm glad you asked.....;-) When ever I hear, "Well I'm not sure how >much I >can help, but count me in" type of statement it **Generally** means >I really >can't help, but I would like to have access to the work.. For me at >least, >this has been no easy task, and is requiring a major commitment of >effort >trying to weed through the QB program model. > > You and John C. where the *only* two (I was looking for 5) who >wanted to be >a part of the project with no "disclaimers", meaning serious and >wanting to >put in the effort it is going to take to pull this off. > > So let me turn this around..... > Have you (and JC), downloaded and started reviewing the SDK in it's >entirety, and if so how far into the model are you? > > You know, since JC is like the equivilent of 3 programmers, I guess >we do >have 5...;-) > >Robert Gracie >www.servicexp.com > > >-----Original Message----- >From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Christopher >Hawkins >Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 10:17 PM >To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com >Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game? > > >You've had me, JC, Ken at least two others offer to join your >project. How >much more serious help do you need? ;) > >-C- > >---- Original Message ---- >From: Subscriptions at servicexp.com >To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com, >Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game? >Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 21:16:50 -0400 > >>Ken, >> Bottom line, not enough **serious** interest here. I'm about 15-20 >>hours into my "QuickBooks Class Build", and it's going OK, not >nearly >>as fast as I >>hoped but then again I'm just one guy.... >> >> >>Good Luck!! >> >> >>Robert Gracie >>www.servicexp.com >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Ken Stoker >>Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 7:51 PM >>To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' >>Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game? >> >> >>I would like to be included as well. I don't know how much help I >can >>be, but my partner and I just met with a potential new client and >found >>out that >>they use Quickbooks for their inventory tracking. We are to put a >>proposal >>together that will integrate a revamped web site that will include a >>knowledgebase, online purchasing (which part will need to interact >>with >>Quickbooks) and some other options. After our first meeting, I >>quickly came >>back and grabbed the list of emails for this string from my deleted >>items so >>that I could see what everyone was saying. >> >>Thanks >> >>Ken >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby >>Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 5:21 AM >>To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' >>Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game? >> >>I'm in. I have a client right now jumping through hoops to do this. >> >>John W. Colby >>www.ColbyConsulting.com >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Robert >>Gracie >>Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 7:35 AM >>To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >>Subject: RE: [AccessD] QuickBooks Project... Anyone game? >> >> >>Christopher, >> I guess there are about 75 VB examples in the SDK (3.0). All of >which >>are as seamless as the next as far as I have played with (there >just a >>pain to >>work with). It is really easy to see this for yourself if you have >>QuickBooks 2002 or above.. >> >> The problem is, there are no (none that I can find at least) >complete >>sophisticated solutions that are under 500.00. I have tried the >>coreObjX >>dll, but that thing is a nightmare to even get registered on the >>users >>machines (even their own install routine will not register 9 time >>out of >>10), the other (AcctSync) solutions I found is about 1K, so it's out >>of my >>price range. >> >> What I'm hoping (going) to build is a class based solution based >on >>the QBFC. So in the end I will end up with a solution that will >allow >>for portability, and very easy communications with QB. The solution >>will do all >>the "grunt" work under the hood automatically, and allow me to send >>and >>interpret QB requests very easily. >> >> It's not easy working with QB's API, and I would have like to made >it >>an open source kind of thing, but I was hoping for at least 5 >serious >>developers to join in. >> >> >>Robert Gracie >>www.servicexp.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 >> > > >-- >_______________________________________________ >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 >