William Hindman
wdhindman at dejpolsystems.com
Mon Feb 22 17:31:27 CST 2010
...isn't security also a major issue with macros? William -------------------------------------------------- From: "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg> Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 5:31 PM To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Using macros - good thing or bad? Was RE: OT searchinname attachments in outlook2003 > 1. Error handling. > Enough said. > > 2. Simplicity. > There are many things which I need to do in code that can't be done in > macros, I don;t want > to look in one place for half of my application and somewhere else for the > other half - so I do > it all in code. > > 3. Maintainability. > It's much easier to search through and edit code modules than it is to > search through macros > and the actions in them. > > > -- > Stuart > > On 22 Feb 2010 at 16:13, Drew Wutka wrote: > >> 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 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [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 >> >> >> >> 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 >