[AccessD] A blast from the past

[John Colby]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ3ykeJ6xm8

On Sat, Oct 30, 2021 at 6:02 PM jack drawbridge <jackandpat.d at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks for the update John. I look forward to your materials. Hope you get
> some time soon.
> Can you give us a link to your youtube video? I have had no luck searching
> with Colby or colbycomputing or ms access classes John Colby..... As gustav
> said " There is so little written about these topics of VBA."
> Anyway, good luck with your work with David.
>
> jack
>
> On Sat, Oct 30, 2021 at 4:24 PM John Colby <jwcolby at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I did one video.  I actually did a couple but only got one up on YouTube.
> > And it didn't really get into it.  Just kind of an intro to the series..
> >
> > As I watch influencers they talk about having to edit their videos. At
> this
> > moment I just don't have that kind of time.
> >
> > I'm helping David in Canada build a business around a database he wrote.
> > I'll be moving into full time programming eventually whereupon I will
> > actually have more time than I have now.
> >
> > On Sat, Oct 30, 2021 at 8:57 AM jack drawbridge <jackandpat.d at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > John,
> > > Time certainly flies by! Always interested in your posts and class
> > > info/references.
> > > A question for you.
> > > Is there any news on the following? I'm sure it would be well received.
> > So
> > > little expertise and depth(advocacy) on Access classes and their
> > practical
> > > usage - and nothing on  related framework.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > *Sat, Sep 5, 2020 at 2:25 PM John Colby wrote: Trying to figure out OBS
> > to
> > > make a YouTube video using screen capture and a mic. Well, the plan is
> > for
> > > a lecture series.  Maybe eventually a livestream if anyone is
> > interested.*
> > >
> > > Jack
> > >
> > > On Sat, Oct 30, 2021 at 8:19 AM John Colby <jwcolby at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am also using the message class found in the blogs (with a new
> > message
> > > > type) to raise an event, passing four pieces of data to a form with a
> > > list
> > > > box.  So in many different places in my code, functions in various
> > > > different classes, I can raise the same event and have it received
> (an
> > > > event sink) by the form, inserting 4 columns of data from the event
> > into
> > > a
> > > > list control for displaying status as the system does stuff.  I raise
> > > these
> > > > events when receiving emails from Outlook, processing a database for
> > each
> > > > client that is buying the database, cleaning out tables and inserting
> > > > client specific data, setting up properties etc. ATM it is just a way
> > for
> > > > me to watch the code run from my control form.  It is quite a cool
> use
> > > for
> > > > the message class.
> > > >
> > > > The nice part of using events in this manner is that I can test the
> > > various
> > > > classes without the form even loaded, raising a status message event
> > > > wherever I want to, but if the form is open, then the events are sunk
> > and
> > > > the data placed into the list control.  I can also sink the same
> exact
> > > > events in a log class and log the data in the messages into a log
> > table.
> > > > Or sink the events in an email class and send an email.  IOW these
> > events
> > > > can be sunk in many different places and have different things done
> > with
> > > > them based on the class that is sinking the events.
> > > >
> > > > Pretty handy stuff.
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, Oct 30, 2021 at 4:21 AM Gustav Brock via AccessD <
> > > > accessd at databaseadvisors.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi John
> > > > >
> > > > > From time to time, I still refer to your articles when questions
> are
> > > > about
> > > > > classes and WithEvents.
> > > > > There is so little written about these topics of VBA.
> > > > >
> > > > > /gustav
> > > > >
> > > > > Fra: John Colby<mailto:jwcolby at gmail.com>
> > > > > Sendt: 29. oktober 2021 23:47
> > > > > Til: Access Developers discussion and problem solving<mailto:
> > > > > accessd at databaseadvisors.com>; John W Colby<mailto:
> jwcolby at gmail.com
> > >
> > > > > Emne: [AccessD] A blast from the past
> > > > >
> > > > > Blog about classes
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://jwcolby.blogspot.com/2013/02/microsoft-access-little-secret-classes.html?view=sidebar
> > > > >
> > > > > LOL, look at the date on that.  How time flies!
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