Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Wed Oct 23 13:48:01 CDT 2013
Personally, if you are going to continue in business and the client, IMHO a serious look at a web based forms is the way to go and a use a backend of any type even MDB. That does not mean it has to run on the web...most of my web work has been of intranet type but every application is now designed to work well with the webby environment and related scripts. I would guess it is just the changing of the guard so to speak. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocky Smolin" <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 8:28:43 PM Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access on a tablet Fortunately client was a bit discouraged by the initial results and also feels (I think he's right) that the app he wants to sell doesn't need to be on a tablet. But the info is certainly valuable for all of us going forward. R -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 6:22 PM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access on a tablet Hi Rocky, I have been told there are tablets, running Linux that can also run Microsoft Office but I have no first hand experience with this type of installation. (Of course I have no first hand experience that MS Office can even run on a Surface tablet and am still very suspicious.) I believe it is very likely and maybe you could confirm it with your son's help ;-) Here is more information on Linux distros on tablets...it gives a broader overview and as long as the specific version can also run WINE so can it run MS Office. I do know there are a number of Linux distros, Ubuntu my current favourite as well, has Wine preloaded. (Older versions of Office I would suspect should have not issues.) http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/install-linux-on-yo ur-x86-tablet-five-distros-to-choose-from-1162825 Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocky Smolin" <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 11:44:33 AM Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access on a tablet That's interesting. Are there Linux tablets that could then run an Access app using Wine? r -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 11:34 AM To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] Access on a tablet Hi Rocky: Any product that can run Linux... Just a few days ago ran up a copy of Access 2003 on a client's Ubuntu 13.04 Linux box and it installed without issue...almost brain dead simple. (It had the product "Wine" pre-installed.) I have not installed it on a tablet but according to Google there are a number of tablets that can run either Linux and Android. (http://www.ubuntu.com/tablet) ...but as far as I know Android can not support MS Office...yet...but maybe soon as current versions of desktop Office go directly after the hardware to gain performance and maybe to protect their products from wandering to an enemy OS. ;-) (Steven Ballmer hinted at a more universal product version but no today). http://www.howtogeek.com/171565/how-to-install-microsoft-office-on-linux/ Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rocky Smolin" <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>, "List" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>, "Off Topic" <dba-ot at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 10:43:56 AM Subject: [AccessD] Access on a tablet Dear Lists: Is there a tablet comp that will run Access or at least a run-time access app? MTIA Rocky Smolin Beach Access Software 858-259-4334 www.bchacc.com <http://www.bchacc.com/> www.e-z-mrp.com <http://www.e-z-mrp.com/> Skype: rocky.smolin -- 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 -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com