jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Thu May 29 12:53:11 CDT 2008
You are both TROUBLEMAKERS! ;-) And I have never been accused of being as stubborn as a mule. I have been accused of being an ass though. Is that the same thing? 8-0 John W. Colby www.ColbyConsulting.com William Hindman wrote: > ...large buttered popcorn please ...two ...considering both of the > protagonists are both highly competent and stubborn as mules to boot, this > could be fun ...like AccessD of yore :) > > William > "The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride > it, but in the end; there it is." > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Charlotte Foust" <cfoust at infostatsystems.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 10:52 AM > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] VBA Unbound data entry / update form > >> Ooooh, here it comes! >> >> Getcha peanuts, popcorn, crackerjack!! Can't enjoy the fight without >> peanuts! Peanuts, Mister? >> >> Charlotte >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Drew Wutka >> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 7:49 AM >> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >> Subject: Re: [AccessD] VBA Unbound data entry / update form >> >> Ugh, I explained exactly what you need to do to do it unbound. It would >> run circles around what you currently have in place. >> >> You went...whaaa whaa whaa, my customer doesn't want it done right, I am >> a slave to my customers unreasonable demands. >> >> And instead of listening, and realizing that you could do what you >> customer really wanted (and far more), you had this stupid idea stuck in >> your head that an unbound form was just a form, and not a complete >> structure instead. If you want to build an interface over a crappy >> table structure, bound is certainly the way to go. Good luck with >> that.... >> >> Drew >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby >> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 7:09 AM >> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >> Subject: Re: [AccessD] VBA Unbound data entry / update form >> >> Gustav, >> >> Maybe... all the UHU members, being coders at heart, have left us for >> other platforms, leaving only bounders in our midst? >> >> ;-) >> >> And yes, I am attempting to be charitable here. >> >> 8-) >> >>> I have in a few cases used unbound forms (small and no >> subforms) and was surprised to find out how many tasks you needed to >> take of - your initially simple code quickly bloats to a mess. >> >> I would think so. What I want to know more than anything else is how >> does Access discover the lock on a record in order to display the lock >> symbol in the selector bar on the left. And why did they not expose >> that to us? >> >> John W. Colby >> www.ColbyConsulting.com >> >> >> The information contained in this transmission is intended only for the >> person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain II-VI >> Proprietary and/or II-VI Business Sensitive material. If you are not the >> intended recipient, please contact the sender immediately and destroy >> the material in its entirety, whether electronic or hard copy. You are >> notified that any review, retransmission, copying, disclosure, >> dissemination, or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon >> this information by persons or entities other than the intended >> recipient is prohibited. >> >> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> -- >> AccessD mailing list >> AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >