[AccessD] Using macros - good thing or bad?

Alive and well and limited to Jet?

Charlotte Foust

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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of William Hindman
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 1:24 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Using macros - good thing or bad?

...doesn't 2010 have a new dao version?
...the dead risen from the grave ado was supposed to put it in
...that would seem to indicate that vba is still alive and well.

William
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From: "Steve Schapel" <miscellany at mvps.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 3:47 PM
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" 
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Using macros - good thing or bad?

> Jim,
>
> I have not heard any credible suggestion of Microsoft wanting to "move 
> away
> from VBA" for Access, nor can I imagine anyone aspiring to make macros
> emulate or replace full VBA functionality.  If there was, I would agree 
> with
> you totally.
>
> Regards
> Steve
>
>
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> From: "Jim Dettman" <jimdettman at verizon.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 9:33 AM
>
>>  I haven't looked at 2010 yet (install still sitting on the desktop) and
>> while macro did make progress in 2007, they are still a far cry from VBA.
>>
>>  And macros still can't call anything external (Win API, DLLs, COMs, 
>> etc).
>>
>>  Microsoft has a long way to go with they want to move away from VBA and
>> the security of macros.  At least from my view point anyway.
>
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