William Benson (VBACreations.Com)
vbacreations at gmail.com
Fri Aug 26 16:21:00 CDT 2011
OMG how many threads with in a thread do we have now???? Lol -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark A Matte Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 4:54 PM To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [AccessD] Freelancing custom html landing page/menu (on usb drive) with variable files and names specific to each recipient. Basically Bob got a USB loaded specifically for Bob. (Stephen, I think this answers yours as well.) Thanks, Mark M > Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:21:27 -0500 > From: DWUTKA at marlow.com > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Freelancing > > First, on your P.S. part.... why make 1000 pages with different info > with HTML? Sounds like you should have just had one page, with a server > side script to change what the user gets. > > As for Access being your 'Leatherman', I hear ya, I'm at a cross roads > right now, VB 6 was my 'programming' Leatherman for quite a while, but > .Net is starting to eclipse that. > > Drew > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark A Matte > Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 3:15 PM > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Freelancing > > > Today, I typically use Access for only a handful of things. > > --Custom little widgets/tools I need personally because I don't want to > buy something or can't find exactly what I need(my own little task > tracker). > > --Many times I will get a batch of files (xls,txt) that need to be put > into SQL server...each time different files, different data, different > server...I'll open up a form, create a button and use vba to do the > looping, importing, exporting etc...go to lunch and my 500 files are now > 1 file ready for SQL server. > > --I also use it to do a quick 'mock-up' of how an app will look and how > the data will come out. > > Pretty much anytime I need to do a 1 time automation type task...I use > Access...(my boss uses Foxpro in the same fashion). > > Not sure how I ended up here...but its where I am and Access helped pave > the path. (and I can bring my dog to work!!!) > > Just my 2c. > > Mark A. Matte > > > P.S...Just remembered a cool one. Need a little over 1000 html landing > pages with pretty much same content, just different label name and > different link...loaded all the variables in access...VBA loop to open > template.html as text ...search and replace with variable...save as > variable.html...10 minutes=1000 custom HTML pages...I thought it was > kinda cool. > > > > > > From: ssharkins at gmail.com > > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > > Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:34:54 -0400 > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Freelancing > > > > > > It's Access -- the work for Access developers is disappearing. :( > > Consider SQL Server. Don't forget apps for smartphones -- big business > > > right now. I'm not sure anyone's getting rich, but it's something to > fill in empty hours! > > > > Susan H. > > > > > > > Hey Susan > > > Your article was an eye opener. > > > I have been producing database applications for over 20 years. No > > > ego being inferred but I figure I have produced quality products > > > that are 99.9% bullet proof (many are still in use today). But I > > > feel I am going the way of the dinosaur. Since the 2008 recession I > > > have found that most companies no longer want to spend money to save > > > > money (no matter want you do to try and convince them of such). To > > > be honest, on my end, the market is drying up. > > > I > > > am kind of looking at leaving ACCESS and starting to develop > > > customized iPad/iPod (whatever) "Apps" for clients. If that doesn't > > > work then I will be buying a "Weenie" wagon and hanging out at the > > > beach. 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