Haslett, Andrew
andrew.haslett at ilc.gov.au
Mon Mar 8 00:53:30 CST 2004
I'm not sure exactly what point you're trying to make. I don't imagine Access was ever really designed to be OO. Why should they have built in capabilities to make 'Java college graduates' less frustrated. I would much rather them spend their available time fixing existing bugs and improving more important features. *If* they provide improved OO capabilities in future versions, I'm sure they will provide interfaces for users who do not have OO skills to continue to program in. I've not yet looked into the new Office related .Net stuff but I'm sure it partly serves this purpose.., from a distributed angle anyway (ie not from the Access IDE) -----Original Message----- From: Jürgen Welz [mailto:jwelz at hotmail.com] Sent: Monday, 8 March 2004 5:02 PM To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: RE: [AccessD] Your favorite control behavior Assuming the <grin> is directed my way: I have been working with .NET as well as Java. .Net is Microsoft's attempt to make something similar to Java with the same kind of OO capabilities, garbage collection, security and error handling. The .NET languages strongly resemble Java in many respects. I'm not worried about understanding object oriented principles and there are many programmers who do. I do have reservations about trying to fit a square peg like Access into some round holes. You can force it but it isn't a great fit. Access only has quasi OO capabilities and the average college graduate around here who learns Java and will find frustration, as do I, with the limitations of Access. I have ofen had the need to use Access to do things it wasn't intended to do because it was the only tool permitted where I worked to meet tasks beyond the ususal scope of Access. I have reservations about the abilities of average Access developers or full blown OO developers to work in this no man's land somewhere between the two. It can be done, but why bother. Ciao Jürgen Welz Edmonton, Alberta jwelz at hotmail.com >From: "John W. Colby" <jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com> > > >The ability to create custom controls (as classes) and expose custom >properties and methods is awesome in .Net, and something I've used >extensively throughout my applications. > >And don't you worry that the "developers" out there won't understand >your stuff? <grin> > >John W. Colby >www.ColbyConsulting.com _________________________________________________________________ MSN Premium helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-ca&page=byoa/prem&xAPID=1994&DI=1034&SU=htt p://hotmail.com/enca&HL=Market_MSNIS_Taglines -- _______________________________________________ AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ ******************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and may contain information protected by law from disclosure. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. No warranty is given that this email or files, if attached to this email, are free from computer viruses or other defects. They are provided on the basis the user assumes all responsibility for loss, damage or consequence resulting directly or indirectly from their use, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not.