[AccessD] No more Access Web Apps on Office 365

[Jim Dettman]

 Unfortunately Microsoft's approach to "end user" web development wasn't
very cohesive.

 They tried to bring Light switch in as a replacement for desktop Access and
were pushing AWA for the web/mobile world.  They have been fooling around
with that since 2006 and were already late to the party then. The real issue
with AWA is that rather than thinking out of the box, they tried to leverage
SharePoint once again.

 Not sure who's responsible for that, but someone at Microsoft thought
SharePoint was the center of the universe and should be used for
*everything*.  Fantastic workflow collaboration tool, but relational DB or
web host it is not.

 I do however still believe they have a shot at it.  If they can develop
something for the Web/Mobile world with the tenets of Access (ease of use
through wizards, etc) and make it easy for the common Joe/Josephine to get
started, then they can still grab a seat at the table.  They'll have to do
it very fast though, and it does seem like they realize that as they seem to
be all in in regards to Power Apps.  

Jim.

-----Original Message-----
From: AccessD [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
Ryan W
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2017 09:52 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] No more Access Web Apps on Office 365

Ugh.  That's pretty sad.


On Mon, Apr 3, 2017 at 8:49 AM, Jim Dettman <jimdettman at verizon.net> wrote:

>
>  Yes.
>
> Jim.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AccessD [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
> Ryan W
> Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2017 03:16 PM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] No more Access Web Apps on Office 365
>
> Is this their very late response to Oracle APEX?
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 1:47 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> > What is "Power Apps"?
> >
> > Please explain more...I am very interested in hear about the Access
> > replacement.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk>
> > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <
> > accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> > Sent: Monday, March 27, 2017 11:16:48 PM
> > Subject: [AccessD] No more Access Web Apps on Office 365
> >
> > Hi all
> >
> > Not that I have used these - as little as the former attempts to bring
> > Access to the web - but they will be phased out soon:
> >
> > https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Office-
> > Retirement-Blog/Updating-the-Access-Services-in-SharePoint-
> > Roadmap/ba-p/57148
> >
> > The suggested "replacement", not related to Access at all, is Power
Apps.
> >
> > /gustav
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