[AccessD] MS 365 Upgrade to Family

[John Colby]

I also use LibreOffice.  However it has no vba compatible anything so for
programming I use MS Access and VBA.

On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 4:24 PM Paul Wolstenholme <
Paul.W at industrialcontrol.co.nz> wrote:

> Arthur,
>
> I recommend installing www.portableapps.com and installing LibreOffice
> Portable Still from that.  Updates are automatic (and bundled with updates
> to other useful PortableApps stuff).
> The LibreOffice Portable Fresh version updates itself more often than I
> would like.
> Installing LibreOffice directly from  LibreOffice never was good at keeping
> itself up to date without a manual process to update each PC that I
> tired of.  I switched from OpenOffice to LibreOffice way back at version 4.
> I did have to tell windows that various file types should be opened using
> the LibreOffice .exe  located within the hard drive folder structure I
> assigned PortableApps to use.  That is a one time exercise per PC.
>
> This could save you from getting frustrated in a few years time after
> microsoft convince their customers to use even newer features designed to
> not work in today's LibreOffice.  Compatibility will be maintained.
>
> Paul Wolstenholme
>
> On Mon, 27 Feb 2023 at 00:50, John Colby <jwcolby at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Well hello there.  Long time no see.
> >
> > On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 1:32 AM Juergen Welz <jwelz at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I've had some experience with Libre Office and there's some funky stuff
> > > but the price is certainly right and its support for most of the MS
> > office
> > > suite file formats is really brilliant.  But then, I still own Office
> > 2003
> > > and still write some new Access code on Win 11 PCs with it.  I just did
> > > some soccer team management and spectator photo pass retrieval via QR
> > code
> > > scan input.  Why get a two ton press when all you need is a single
> light
> > > tap with a hammer.  I gave up on buying updated Microsoft applications
> > when
> > > they introduced the ribbon.
> > >
> > > Jurgen Welz
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: AccessD <accessd-bounces+jwelz=hotmail.com at databaseadvisors.com>
> > on
> > > behalf of Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com>
> > > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2023 7:42:50 PM
> > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving <
> > > accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] MS 365 Upgrade to Family
> > >
> > > This aggravation proved just too much, I've decided to abandon the MS
> > suite
> > > and begin learning the LibreOffice stuff, for starters.
> > >
> > > I will still keep my old 2016 versions, but I think that my experience
> > > today sort of broke the bond I thought we had.
> > >
> > > I think that it's time to explore LibreOffice and PostGrSQL in depth.
> > >
> > > I realize that I am a krill in their ocean of customers, but given that
> > I'm
> > > retired, who gives a s**t about what I think? I'm going to embark on an
> > > intensive program studying the LibreOffice stuff, concentrating on Base
> > > (its DBMS), but  looking to see what I can duplicate in the absence of
> > VBA.
> > > I know that Base offers an equivalent language, so that's Step One.
> Then
> > we
> > > shall see where it goes from there.
> > >
> > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2023 at 6:42 PM Kathryn Bassett <kathryn at bassett.net>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > And Family comes with 5 more seats, so I've installed on Dave, my
> > sister,
> > > > and 2 of Arlene's computers.
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: AccessD <accessd-
> > > > > bounces+kathryn=bassett.net at databaseadvisors.com> On Behalf Of
> Susan
> > > > > Harkins
> > > > > Sent: Friday, February 24, 2023 11:47 AM
> > > > > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> > > > > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> > > > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] MS 365 Upgrade to Family
> > > > >
> > > > > I can only speak from my own experience. My 365 license comes with
> > all
> > > > the
> > > > > Power apps and some of them are powerful apps. With the Power apps
> > and
> > > > > SharePoint (which comes with my 365 license), I have an incredible
> > > number
> > > > > of easy-to-use tools at my disposal. I'd not go back.
> > > > >
> > > > > Susan H.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > What's the advantage then of 385 over say O2021?
> > > > >
> > > >
> >
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John W. Colby
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