[AccessD] MS 365 Upgrade to Family

[Stuart McLachlan]

For programming, I use what my clients use - which is MS Office.

I am not aware of any organisation in PNG that uses Libre Office and Base.

On 27 Feb 2023 at 16:13, John Colby wrote:

> 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 4:24PM 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 1:32AM 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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