Colby, John
JColby at dispec.com
Fri Jul 14 11:17:52 CDT 2006
>The new version will come with many example apps so maybe this will suffice, who knows? LOL, kind of like North Winds which is a remarkable example of how to do specific (easy) user interface kinds of things and is a remarkable example of how NOT to design a relational database. John W. Colby The DIS Database Guy -----Original Message----- From: Hale, Jim [mailto:Jim.Hale at fleetpride.com] Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 11:52 AM To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD] : Re: Demise of VBA <Despite what MS would like everyone to think, Access is a *developer* tool not an end user tool> My strong impression is that Microsoft in the new Access version is going to great lengths to make Access more Accessible (no pun intended) to end users. In their heart of hearts I believe they think if they only can "build it (more user friendly) they will come". Whether or not this just leads to a proliferation of bad databases only time will tell. Unlike Excel, which everyone can use out of the box, you really need to know something about relational databases before you charge off and build one. The new version will come with many example apps so maybe this will suffice, who knows? Jim Hale -----Original Message----- From: Stuart McLachlan [mailto:stuart at lexacorp.com.pg] Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 4:54 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] : Re: Demise of VBA On 13 Jul 2006 at 16:38, Susan Harkins wrote: > I found the switch from Excel Basic to VBA difficult. Now, Access Basic and > VBA were like peas in a pod, but Excel? I never have gotten the hang of > using VBA in Excel and I've pretty much stopped trying. ISTM that Visual Basic for Applications in Word and Excel are overkill. There is a fundamental difference between Access and Word/Excel. Word is a tool for creating documents and Excel is a tool for creating spreadsheets. A document or a spreadsheet are useful objects in their own right and Word and Excel are *end user* tools for creating them. A database has no value without an application to utilise it's contents. Despite what MS would like everyone to think, Access is a *developer* tool not an end user tool. Because it comes with its own database engine (Jet), it can also be used as a database manager and that's as far as a lot of users ever get with it but it is primarily an application development tool. -- Stuart -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com *********************************************************************** The information transmitted is intended solely for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email in error please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. As a recipient of this email, you are responsible for screening its contents and the contents of any attachments for the presence of viruses. No liability is accepted for any damages caused by any virus transmitted by this email. -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com