Jim Lawrence
accessd at shaw.ca
Wed May 28 12:43:05 CDT 2014
Hi Jim It looks like it may be a good option and well worth further investigating. There is one thing that might make it a non-starter. Even though the package supports many databases it can only be developed on the Windows OS...Apple and Linux are left out...ten years ago that was acceptable...today, not so much. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Dettman" <jimdettman at verizon.net> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 5:47:13 AM Subject: [AccessD] Recently posted on the Professional Microsoft Access Developers' Network (PMADN) which may be of interest For those of you looking for the next best thing, a recent posting on the Professional Microsoft Access Developers' Network (PMADN): " No I do not know C++. One the one app I have redeveloped using Instant Developer I only needed to use c++ sparingly and was able to muddle through it. Almost all id done by drag and drop. As one developer has said, if you have to work very hard at something you are trying to do you are likley trying to do it wrong. I am part of a small group who has switched over to Instant Developer at the same time, over the past year or so and continue to be impressed with it. Almost all are people switching from Alpha Five. " I haven't checked it out yet. A few in the thread seem to be upset with the current subscription model that Alpha 5 has switched to, mainly centering around the server licensing. Apparently though, a IIS setup is in beta. Not sure if that would change the required licensing $ or not. But instant developer seems to be the up and coming new thing...however looking it over briefly, their not cheap either. Most of the apps I might write would fall under the $199 or $299 MONTHLY subscription price. Anyway, thought it was worth mentioning...Access certainly doesn't seem to be going anywhere at the moment. Maybe that's a thought for Microsoft; change the licensing model for Access, get more of a revenue stream from it, then do what developers want rather then end users. Of course then it would fall out of the Office camp. Jim. -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com