[AccessD] Access 2010 specialised form controls

Thanks Gustav.  
For #1, with MS I'm a glass-half-empty guy, so that's what I figured.  
For #2, FMS have some 'full circle gauges' in their Total Access Components suite but I don't know whether the customer would want to stump up usd199 just for that.

Stephen

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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Thursday, 7 March 2013 8:43 p.m.
To: Stephen
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access 2010 specialised form controls

Hi Stephen

1. Get used to it. For you I wouldn't even call it a challenge. 

2. Can't tell, but to my knowledge it is beyond the graphic capabilities of
Access. Excel perhaps ...

/gustav

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] På vegne af Stephen Bond
Sendt: 7. marts 2013 08:01
Til: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Emne: [AccessD] Access 2010 specialised form controls

 

I've just picked up a new client who run Access 2010 and have done a 'bit of
their own' front-ending into a SQL Server b/e, embedding reports
on forms etc.   I'm to pick up this f/e and add features. 

 

A couple of questions:

1. I tried porting back their Access f/e to 2003 so I could do some _real_
development, but the time taken to find all the things that Access says
prevent me from doing this just isn't worth it.  I tried for
a couple of hours, but gave up.   So ... get used to it?   Or not?
(that's a question)

2. They want a Sales figure to show graphically.   But the graphic they
want is akin to a speedo on a car, circular dial, and all that stuff.
I tried Googling but quite honestly I ran into cross-referencing problems
mixing car terminology with Access forms terminology.  Anybody know of
something?

 

MTIA

 

Stephen Bond 

Otatara, New Zealand 

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