Paul Rodgers
paulrster at gmail.com
Thu Mar 19 16:17:08 CDT 2009
Couldn't agree more, David. My latest laptop came with 2007 - fortunately not the dreaded Vista - and I did try to cope with Access2007. But I found it hardly worth the challenge of learning the whole program over again when the new version offered so little improvement. For me as an occasional user - MySql is my main thing - I decided it simply wasn't worth the worry. I took 2007 off the machine and replaced it with 2003. Was I wrong to do that? I don't think so, but just in case I am going to a short course on converting to 2007 at the local college next week - with an open mind. But the lecturer will have to be very convincing, I confess, for me to replace it. In the thick of trying to sort out Access 2007, before I did myself the real favour of removing it, I really felt we had been betrayed by Microsoft. All the best paul 2009/3/19 David McAfee <davidmcafee at gmail.com> > I agree with him on these A2007 problems: > > Not being able to see a list of object sorted by modified date the way > you'd expect in Windows Explorer. > > Losing Alt+D as a way to put the current object in design mode > > Losing the toolbar item to automatically jump to a form or report's module > code > > Missing right mouse click items like import/export > > As for the Ribbon, I don't like the "Once you get used to it, its not > that bad" that I hear quite often. > I don't feel so many command/tol bar buttons need to be seen. As a > programer, I feel I need to know what the user needs to have available > to them, > If they do need something that can navigate view the menus (oops, they > removed them!). > > "Overcoming Resistance to Change > > For years, the Access community complained that Microsoft was > abandoning Access, that they didn't invest enough in it, that the Jet > Engine and DAO was dead, etc. Well, the Microsoft Access development > team for Access 2007 was the largest ever and Microsoft made a huge > investment that added considerable new features to Access." > > I never really requested change. I hoped that they wouldn't abandon > Access, like was always rumored. > > There are a few new cool features, but they never fixed some old bugs > that still go back to early versions of Access. > > They still haven't made a list box with .fontcolor or > .selectedrowBackColor property. > > The datasheet totals are cool, but I should provide that for my users > in their form. Remember, users shouldnt be accessing the > tables/queries directly. > > "In Access 2007, a different approach is necessary for finding your > object. Rather than visually finding it, enter some letters of the > object name in the Search Bar, and the list of objects gets filtered > to just those names. This makes it very easy to find objects by name > -- especially text within an object name -- that wasn't possible > before. Once you are used to this, it's very difficult to go back." > > Nah, give me my detail view. The ability to sort by Name and or date > is more important to me. My naming conventions is another way for me > to quickly find what I need. > > The Date picker is nice, but is there a way to turn it off? THey may > be times where you don't want it to be displayed, or use your own > instead. > > Just my worthless 2 cents, > David > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 1:04 PM, <rusty.hammond at cpiqpc.com> wrote: > > > > I just thought I'd throw this out there and see everyone thinks. > > > > http://www.fmsinc.com/MicrosoftAccess/2007/Top-Features.html > > <http://www.fmsinc.com/MicrosoftAccess/2007/Top-Features.html> > > > > It does sound like there are some nice new features. Whether they > outweigh > > the drawbacks... > > > > > > Rusty Hammond > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > > WARNING: All e-mail sent to and from this address will be received, > > scanned or otherwise recorded by the CPI Qualified Plan Consultants, Inc. > > corporate e-mail system and is subject to archival, monitoring or review > > by, and/or disclosure to, someone other than the recipient. > > ********************************************************************** > > -- > > 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 > -- email paul.rodgers at bcs.org Phone 0208 241 0567 Mob 07866 996377 Skype sinbadly07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' ...There's nothing like bondage and a stone-deaf taskmaster for taming us women. Besides, you've got the laws on your side.' - Arabella to teacher Phillotson in Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy (1895) . . .