[AccessD] What's New in Access 2013?

Jim - with the advent of Web 2.0 and HTML 5, many web apps become very close
in GUI functionality to desktop apps.
Outlook 2010 Web is a perfect example.
Not exactly the same, but very close.

Old web apps are "clunky" at best.
I'd say 80% of websites needs to be rewritten.
But "in this economy", it ain't happening.
So the web is likely to remain a hodge-podge mix of clunkers and cool, rich
user interface sites.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-
> bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Dettman
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 10:20 AM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] What's New in Access 2013?
>
> Mark,
>
>  If you look at 2010 and the macro editor, it looks like it is based on
> an
> XML file, but nothing's been documented, so that's pure conjecture on
> my
> part.
>
>  Frankly, if a converter was possible, I would have thought that would
> have
> shown up in 2010, but I guess they were too focused on just getting the
> web
> part right without having enough time to worry about getting existing
> apps
> ported (2007 was a pre-beta attempt at the web as far as I'm
> concerned).
>
>   But I'm not even sure existing apps getting ported is a priority or
> even
> feasible.  As we've discussed here, the web works differently then a
> standard desktop app.  Even within A2010, there are fundamental
> differences
> between a web and standard DB, so would a converter even be worth it
> since
> most of the code may no longer apply?  Most likely not.
>
>   Think anyone what wants to take an existing app to the web with
> Access is
> going to be in for a re-write and with significant loss in
> functionality.
>
> Jim.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark Simms
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 10:05 AM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] What's New in Access 2013?
>
> Is a conversion tool a feasible solution ?
> If the new scripting language is all GUI-driven, then this would not be
> possible.....
> Unless the internals of the new scripting language is made available.
> Doubtful.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-
> > bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Dettman
> > Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 9:35 AM
> > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] What's New in Access 2013?
> >
> >
> >  Access is clearly moving to the web and VBA is not going with it...
> >
> > Jim.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav
> Brock
> > Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 09:20 AM
> > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> > Subject: [AccessD] What's New in Access 2013?
> >
> > Hi all
> >
> > Not much except for the cleaner Metro styled UI:
> >
> > <quote>
> > In a word, apps.
> > >/quote>
> >
> > http://officepreview.microsoft.com/en-us/support/what-s-new-in-
> access-
> > 2013-H
> > A102809500.aspx
> >
> > These apps are macro driven (ouch!) and requires SharePoint or Office
> > 365 as
> > the "backend" (= no database but "lists" only).
> >
> > Would have loved a C#A!
> >
> > /gustav
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