[AccessD] VBA abandoned in Office 2008 for Mac

Start thinking of Access as a middle tier or back end and look to .Net,
Windows or Web-based, for an FE.

Charlotte Foust 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Skolits
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 2:20 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] VBA abandoned in Office 2008 for Mac

"What you guys think is the number of years that it will take for the
number of those actually using VBA to drop below 50% of the present
count?"

Based on the many legacy systems I see that still rely on the Dos
operating systems, it will be a long time. Below 50%? 4-5 years.  

But, it all scares me a bit since Access as a front end and also VBA are
my primary tools of development. Time to start changing careers?

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of MF
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 4:05 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] VBA abandoned in Office 2008 for Mac


MF



______________________________
At 04:38 PM 30/05/2007, you wrote:
>Boy will there be a BUNCH of companies not upgrading beyond that!   How
many
>apps are out there coded in vba?
>
>
>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 Ken Ismert
>Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2007 3:16 PM
>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: [AccessD] VBA abandoned in Office 2008 for Mac
>
>
>The first shoe has dropped: Microsoft has abandoned VBA in its latest
Office
>suite for the Macintosh:
>
>Mac Users Face Hurdles with New Office Versions
>http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2138349,00.asp?kc=EWKNLINF053007ST
>R4
>
>Although there is a converter tool for older Office documents, with
promises
>for VBA support in the future, Mac developers are encouraged to use 
>Applescript instead.
>
>Access developers have to at least consider the possibility that Office
>2007 will be the last version of Office that will natively run VBA.
>
>-Ken


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