[dba-Tech] Windows 8: Not!

Thanks for the links, Shamil. Much appreciated.

Arthur


On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 6:22 AM, Salakhetdinov Shamil <mcp2004 at mail.ru>wrote:

>  Hi Arthur --
>
> Good question. I Have never done that as I do not currently develop any
> custom MS Access apps. Some Googling and tests results in following
> procedure I have tested here:
>
> - 1) create short-cut on classic Windows desktop or in any temp folder,
> set its target as the following.:
>
> "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\Office15\MSACCESS.EXE"
> D:\MyPrograms\Databases\MyTestProgramDatabase.mdb
>
> IOW the target should be a usual command line to start MS Access with your
> program database.
>
> - 2) (re)name short-cut as, e.g., 'My Test MS Access APP';
>
> - 3) Copy short-cut (CTRL+C) and paste it
> into C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder;
>
> - 4) Switch to Win8 START Screen ([WindowsKey]);
>
> - 5) Right-click on any empty space on START screen - you'll see a bar
> appeared in the bottom - click on 'All Apps' icon in the bottom-left corner;
>
> - 6) Find you short-cut in the list of  Apps;
>
> - 7) Right-click on your short-cut, and select 'Pin to Start' in the
> left-bottom corner;
>
> - 8) You'll get your MS Access application tile somewhere in the end of
> all the apps' tiles on the Start sreen - you can then drag&drop it to move
> it to the group of tiles of frequently used apps.
>
> ---------------------
>
> It should be possible to create the tiles by using Win API but I haven't
> tried to find and use it yet.
>
> ---------------------
>
> Another rather simple way to create tiles it to use the OblyTile program:
>
>
> http://superuser.com/questions/495659/how-to-customize-tiles-change-bigger-icon-change-color-for-desktop-applicatio
>
> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1899865
>
> http://www.xdafileserver.nl/index.php?dir=Other/Oblytile
>
>
> http://lifehacker.com/5986435/oblytile-creates-fully+customized-windows-8-tiles
>
> It worked well for me to make MS Access database tile on Win8 Start screen.
>
> Nice looking images for test tiles can be acquired from here:
>
> http://www.iconarchive.com/show/windows-8-metro-icons-by-dakirby309.html
>
> Thank you.
>
> -- Shamil
>
>
> Monday, May 27, 2013 7:37 PM -04:00 from Arthur Fuller <
> fuller.artful at gmail.com>:
> >Ok, I'm persuaded. Next laptop I buy (sometime in June) I'll get one with
> >Windows8. But this begs the question, how does one create a tile for some
> >custom app? i.e. suppose I deliver an Access app to a client who runs
> >Windows8. What do use to create a tile for it? JavaScript or ...?
> >
> >
> >On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 6:57 PM, Salakhetdinov Shamil < mcp2004 at mail.ru>wrote:
> >
> >>  Hi Arthur --
> >>
> >> You can even just use [WindowsKey] alone to toggle Win8 Start screen and
> >> MS Windows classic desktop.
> >> BTW, if you have two displays then you can make one working in Win8 mode
> >> and another one working in classic desktop mode.
> >>
> >> Good Luck!
> >>
> >> -- Shamil
> >>
> >> P.S. I do not play computer games - I'm just sometimes watching how my
> kid
> >> is playing them - a lot to learn how to interact with modern
> technologies!
> >>
> >>
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