[AccessD] Using macros - good thing or bad? Was RE: OTsearchinname attachments in outlook2003

Actually as I understand it Access 2007 macros have some type of error
handling. I too have worked on several 2007 legacy prodects that had macros.
I find that maintining these is dificult as in some macros are chained and
the same on used in several places. It may be what your used to is what you
want to use, but I find vba much easier to maintain and develop in.

Doug 

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OTsearchinname attachments in outlook2003

I believe this is because macro lack error handling.

On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 2:21 PM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
wrote:
> Is there a real reason not to?   I've heard some macrophobic language 
> on the list but don't really know if it's because macros are kind of 
> 'old school', not the moderne technique, or if there's a good reason not
to use them.
>
> I read here also that they've been kind of rehabilitated in A2K7 to 
> the dismay of some.
>
> R
>
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> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Drew Wutka
> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 2:14 PM
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> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Using macros - good thing or bad? Was RE: OT 
> searchinname attachments in outlook2003
>
> Interesting question Rocky.
>
> Macros serve their purpose, but if it can be done in code just as 
> easily, there is no real reason to use a Macro.
>
> Drew
>
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> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky 
> Smolin
> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 8:42 AM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: [AccessD] Using macros - good thing or bad? Was RE: OT search 
> inname attachments in outlook2003
>
> General question on macros:   why have they fallen into disfavor?
>
> I had an opportunity to fill in as a teacher of an advanced Access 
> course and a lot of the course was on macros which I never use.  Got a 
> legacy
> 2007
> app to work with last month and it was full of macros.
>
> Macros:  good or bad?
>
> TIA
>
> Rocky
>
>
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