[AccessD] Re: [Private] Framework Discussion - Dependent Obje cts

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DWUTKA at marlow.com wrote:

>Gustav, Gustav, Gustav....you need to invest in VB 6.  You could probably
>get it dirt cheap on eBay, and with your skills, you'll pick it up in a
>heart beat.
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>A lot of people peg me as a VBer, simply because I use VB a lot.  However,
>I'm all for the right tool for the right job.  VB is just another tool.
>Now, if I could somehow merge the advantages of VB, with the advantages in
>Access, I would be a VERY happy camper!
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>Drew
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
>Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 3:15 AM
>To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>Subject: Re: [AccessD] Re: [Private] Framework Discussion - Dependent
>Obje cts
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>Hi Drew
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>Yes, that makes sense to me, though I don't have any tools to program
>dlls. I have some very general and well proven functions which I
>simply keep collected in some modules which I copy-paste into a new
>project as needed - not very fancy, I know, but it works.
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>/gustav
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>>I'm in the same situation as you. I find that building a 'framework' isn't
>>worth the effort, because I have to develop very diverse GUI's.  It's not
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>>matter of re-using features, it's a matter of building specific features
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>>At my full time job, however, I have found that one of the best practices
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>>can stick too, is to develop applications as 'stand-alone' objects, yet
>>leave room for interaction.  So if I develop a library application for our
>>Drafting department, and later I develop a modeling package for the
>>engineers, if I need access to the drafting library, I can just
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>'reference'
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>>the drafting department's .dll's.  Makes life a lot easier.  To me, that's
>>what I call a framework.  It's not a generic thing from a functionality
>>standpoint, but more of a generic thing from a usability standpoint.
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>>Make sense?
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Marty Connelly
Victoria, B.C.
Canada