[AccessD] Access FE --> VB: Conversion/Rewrite Time?

Define conversion.  How could you convert an Access FE to a VB FE
*without* rewriting it??

Charlotte Foust 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Simms
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 7:56 AM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access FE --> VB: Conversion/Rewrite Time?

 > They went with option 2

Why ?
What was the logic (if any) behind the decision ?
Was this SQL Server with VB.NET or ASP.NET or ???

> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Breen
> Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 4:02 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access FE --> VB: Conversion/Rewrite Time?
>
> Hello Dan,
> On one project I worked on, there was two options,
>
> 1) Convert - Cost about one hour
> 2) re-write - Cost about ?500,000 and it took ten people 18 months to 
> complete.
>
> They went with option 2.
>
> Mark
>