Stuart McLachlan
stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Fri Nov 2 00:52:50 CDT 2012
I did say BEs - although there are a number of 97 FEs as well that are still working fine. -- Stuart On 1 Nov 2012 at 22:41, jwcolby wrote: > >I can't think of a single thing I am using today that I used in 97. > > uuhhh??? > > tables, fields, queries, reports, forms? > > Sure the code (vba) is much better in 2003 but 97 worked. > > John W. Colby > Colby Consulting > > Reality is what refuses to go away > when you do not believe in it > > On 11/1/2012 6:02 PM, William Benson wrote: > > Why haven't they upgraded? I can't think of a single thing I am using today > > that I used in 97. > > > > On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 5:32 PM, Stuart McLachlan <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>wrote: > > > >> One biggie for me is dropping support for Jet 3. "This change affects > >> databases that are > >> linked to Access 97 databases." > >> > >> I've got clients with lots of A97 backends. > >> > >> -- > >> Stuart > >> > >> On 1 Nov 2012 at 15:06, Jim Dettman wrote: > >> > >>> > >> > If you haven't figured it out, we (developers) are not going to be in > >> the > >>> picture much longer. > >>> > >>> Microsoft just released details on Office and Access 2013: > >>> > >>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj162978(v=office.15).aspx > >>> > >>> Couple of quotes: > >>> > >>> "A new interactive view designer makes it easy for users who have little > >> or > >>> no programming experience to build apps. " > >>> "A new application model enables subject matter experts to quickly create > >>> and share applications that can be used to run their business. " > >>> > >>> They are focused on the end user and nothing but and everything is > >> about > >>> the cloud and Office 365. Traditional desktop development with Access is > >>> out. > >>> > >>> Here's a list of what got pulled out: > >>> > >>> > >> http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc178954%28v=office.15%29.aspx; > >>> > >>> > >>> Two biggies from that: > >>> > >>> 1. Access 2003 toolbars and command bars are no longer supported. You > >>> *must* use the ribbon. > >>> 2. ADP's are gone. > >>> > >>> And there's a bunch of other stuff, like Pivot Charts. > >>> > >>> Jim. > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > >>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tina Norris > >>> Fields > >>> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 02:52 PM > >>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > >>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Regarding multi-value field, from a reader > >>> > >>> Well, for what it's worth, I agree with everybody who said don't use > >>> multi-value fields! Geez, we go to lots of trouble to normalize our > >>> data and then Access arrives with new specialties that at least look > >>> like the destruction of normalization! Dang! > >>> T > >>> > >>> Tina Norris Fields > >>> tinanfields at torchlake.com > >>> 231-322-2787 > >>> > >>> On 10/31/2012 7:08 PM, Susan Harkins wrote: > >>>> Received the following from a reader: > >>>> > >>>> "I set up a multivalued field in Access 2010 using a List Box and > >>>> providing a Value List with values M,T,W,R,F. Everything works fine > >>>> but for one problem. When I chose M, W, F from my list, th > >>>> emultivalued filed reads F, M, W ... i.e., the entries are sorted left > >>>> to right whereas I want them to show up as M, W, F. Is there a way to > >>>> do this?" > >>>> > >>>> =====Other than learning the basics so I could write about them, I > >>>> don't use them and have almost no experience. Anyone have a quick and > >>>> easy answer? I'm going to do a little research, but if anybody knows, > >>>> please share! > >>>> > >>>> Thanks! > >>>> Susan H. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> 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 > >>> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> 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 >