[AccessD] Better Access GUI

[Daniel Waters]

Not that I know of.

I originally thought that converting to Windows Forms in Visual Studio would be straightforward - but NO.  The forms can end up looking virtually identical but many properties behind the forms and controls are different or work differently.  There are NO Queries!  And so, there is no graphical query design tool.  You can use SQL Statements or Linq to SQL - but you can use both in the same application.  Linq to Entities is another technique but I don't know much about why it's preferable.  And reports are a completely different concept.

But having learned Windows Forms I can say that end results are better both for users and for the developer.  For example, I can set up a drag and drop method for attaching files or emails to a record, controls can be written as custom controls, and reports have click events where Access reports have none.  There is more as well.

And sadly, IT Departments won't question the validity of your application if they hear 'Windows Forms in Visual Studio' instead of Access.

May you sell many apps!
Dan

-----Original Message-----
From: AccessD <accessd-bounces+df.waters=outlook.com at databaseadvisors.com> On Behalf Of David Emerson
Sent: 11 November, 2023 17:33
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Better Access GUI

Another related question is if there are any tools to convert an Access Front End to another (Microsoft?) application?

-----Original Message-----
From: AccessD <accessd-bounces+newsgrps=dalyn.co.nz at databaseadvisors.com> On Behalf Of David Emerson
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2023 9:51 AM
To: AccessD <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Subject: [AccessD] Better Access GUI

Hi Listers,

I have an application that is being marketed to large corporations.  The comment that often gets in the way of a sale is that the GUI looks outdated compared to other more modern applications they are using.

Apart from the "It doesn't need to look pretty to be functional" argument, does any one have any suggestions for alternative Front-ends to Access?  I wouldn't be looking to learn how to program them myself, but would like some suggestions so that when I seek a company to do the conversion I know a bit about what they might be offering.

Regards

David Emerson
Dalyn Software Ltd
Adelaide, Australia

 

 

 

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