[AccessD] ADPs in the future

Hi Charlotte

Thanks.

/gustav


> CLR is the common language runtime, the lingua franca that managed code
> is compiled into in VS.Net.  They would have to rewrite the ADP
> designers to speak .Net, and that apparently is not in the works.

> Charlotte Foust


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gustav Brock [mailto:gustav at cactus.dk] 
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 2:47 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] ADPs in the future


> Hi Marty

> Though I haven't played with the "Express" versions, this sounds
> interesting. I have, however, no idea why "CLR assemblies and complex
> data types" would require a complete rewrite, so could you please spell
> out for SQL 2005 dummies like me, what this message means?

> What I read is that an Access ADP cannot - and will not be able to -
> work with SQL 2005 ... I guess "SQLS 2000 compatibility mode" is not
> something you can turn on and off but something you choose at
> installation time.

> /gustav


>> Just in passing concerning future design
>> about ADP's from Access 2003 on down that will not play fair with SQL
>> Server 2005 Express (replacement for MSDE).

>>  Re: Access 2002 and SQL Express
>>  From:  "Mary Chipman [MSFT]" <mchip at online.microsoft.com> Sent:
>> 8/20/2004 11:30:58 AM

>> You will not be able to use any of the designers with SQLS 2005 
>> databases, whether it's SQL Express or the Developer edition. IOW, you

>> won't be able to create databases, tables, views or any other database

>> objects from an ADP. The only support that is envisioned is that you 
>> will be able to connect an Access front-end to a SQLS 2005 back end if

>> it is running in SQLS 2000 compatibility mode, so your forms, reports 
>> and other local Access objects should still run. There is no service 
>> pack or quick fix being planned as far as I know because of the amount

>> of work it would entail. If you stop to think about it, it's pretty 
>> hard to see how accomodating new Yukon features like CLR assemblies 
>> and complex data types in the ADP designers could be achieved without 
>> a complete rewrite.

>> --Mary Chipman

>> --
>> Marty Connelly
>> Victoria, B.C.
>> Canada

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