[AccessD] What problems converting A2K3 mdb to A2K7?

Hello John,

Recently I had to work with MS Access 2007 because there were no other
options available around as e.g. to use MS Access 2003...

I must say that in a few hours I started to feel that MS Access 2007 ribbon
is more useful (more ergonomic) than that of MS Office 2003 - one just have
to adapt to it...

And of course having several tables, queries, forms,... opened and being
able to switch between them using tabs - just one this feature is worth to
switch to MS Access 2007 :)

Just IMO of course.

Thanks.

--
Shamil
 
-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 7:20 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] What problems converting A2K3 mdb to A2K7?

And that seems to be the problem.  The ribbon bars are all about the user
and ignore the needs and wants of developers.  As a developer I know where
everything is.  I click menu items all day, use shortcut keys, do things
automatically.  Now suddenly all that stuff doesn't work and I can't get any
work done.  

This stuff is know as "muscle memory" and it is a well documented fact.
Your body just "learns" how to do things, everything from typing to playing
an instrument to holding a fork to walking.  Imagine handing a sax player a
saxophone where all of the keys are randomly changed.  Now imagine handing
that to a professional musician with a concert to play that night, where he
is being paid thousands of dollars to play.  Now imagine handing such
instruments to every member of the orchestra.

It is bad enough to do that to my users, but I charge my clients hundreds of
dollars an hour to hunt down where they hid everything.  My clients are NOT
HAPPY and they are NOT HAPPY with ME!!! 

John W. Colby
Colby Consulting
www.ColbyConsulting.com 
-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2007 10:04 AM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] What problems converting A2K3 mdb to A2K7?

No, but I use it everyday. I have a few small db's that I use every day for
my own purpose and then of course, all the writing, which is mostly for
users, not developers. I haven't had any trouble adapting and my db's have
upgraded without issue, but I'm not using high-end stuff. I just track
assignments and money. 

Susan H. 

But do you do development on a day to day basis, for a livelihood?  That
could affect your like.  ;-)