[AccessD] Access to VB.Net

Jim Dettman jimdettman at verizon.net
Mon Sep 10 09:50:16 CDT 2007


Joe,

  I've been avoiding it like the plague, but it looks like the time has come
when I'm going to need to bit the bullet now that VFP is basically a dead
product and Access seems to be heading back into end-user territory.

Jim. 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Joe Hecht
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 6:54 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access to VB.Net

It was enough to drive me out of regular professional development.

Joe Hecht
jmhecht at earthlink.net

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 3:37 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access to VB.Net

You will enjoy the power of .Net, it truly is awesome (and frustrating - the
learning curve).

Enjoy, 


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 Gmail
Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2007 1:27 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access to VB.Net

Yes John, I think (after reading all the comments posted and then applying
all that advice to my personal circumstance) that your advice is sound.
So, I will obtain VS2005 and take it from there.
Many thanks
MAx
 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 7:12 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access to VB.Net

Max,

I would go with the Visual Studio 2005.  It has vb.net as well as the other
visual languages - C#.net, asp.net etc.  You could go with vb.net however...

The vb.Net standalone has some important limitations.  It is designed as an
"introduction" to the .net environment to suck programmers (and non
programmers) in.  There are some slight syntax and capability differences
that will prevent your using the results should you need the higher powered
suite.

I own both and have worked in both but now focus on the Visual Studio side
since I discovered the limitations.  VB.Net is FREE, however as you are
looking to actually use the results the "free" is not a good compromise for
you I think.

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 Gmail
Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 1:53 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: [AccessD] Access to VB.Net

Can I ask for some advice please.
I have been looking at getting VB.Net software and all I can find is either
Visual Studio 2005 or VB 2005.  Which one do I go for?  Is there something
other than these two that I have missed?
All I want is the VB.Net stuff so that I can start to learn how to convert
my existing apps to vb.net

Many thanks
Max
 

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