[AccessD] The future of Access, .NET and SQL

Hi all

OK, found something in the slides at the links from Jim.
Does anyone know if "Append only" is fixed or optional?

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ACE - Access Data Engine

- Engine based on Jet code-base and installed with Office, 100% backwards compatible with Jet
- Connects to external data sources
- Foundation for richer support of complex data
- Multi-choice combo box (M-M joins)
- Attachments 
- Append only
- Read and write Excel "12" file formats
- SharePoint ISAM enhancements
- OM changes to DAO and ACE OLEDB provider (ADO)

</snip>

I guess OM here means Object Model.
Further:

<snip>

New ACCDB file format

- Can be emailed and stored in SharePoint document libraries
- Default for all new database
- Supports complex data features
- Multiple value lookups
- Attachments
- Append only
- SharePoint list offline
- Office file encryption not Jet encoding

</snip>

Also this summary:

<snip>

- Microsoft is committed to Access as a developer platform
- SharePoint Services integration allows developers to build new types of collaborative applications
- Developers can build and deploy tracking templates 

</snip>

Note that an Outlook code example in the presentation uses DAO, so this seems not to be "dead" at all.

/gustav

>>> Gustav at cactus.dk 27-09-2005 21:03 >>>
Hi Susan and Martin

Thanks!
Just wondering what this new engine should be about ...