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From a purely vba programming point of view are there any substantive changes in Acc 2007 compared to Acc XP ? Or is it all just interface changes and a sprinkling of extra properties and methods here and there ? What about jet, DAO, & ADO, have they changed much ? Aim asking from the pov of an Acc 2 - Acc XP programmer who wants to know if he neeeds to do some reading up on new stuff or if I can just work with Acc 2007 easily if I have to.  SignatureUsing Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ > From a purely vba programming point of view are there any substantive > changes in Acc 2007 compared to Acc XP ? Or is it all just interface [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > know if he neeeds to do some reading up on new stuff or if I can just > work with Acc 2007 easily if I have to. Access 2007 represents the biggest change between versions EVER. If you didn't see the MS logo you would think it was a completely different program. It is not just differences in apperance either. Changes for the developer are substantial. So far people either hate it or love it, but either way you will need some time to get to the same comfort level you have had with Access up to now. (IMO) SignatureRick Brandt, Microsoft Access MVP Email (as appropriate) to... RBrandt at Hunter dot com In there beginning there was Allen Browne! The link below leads you his discussions of Access 2007, which are the most comprehensive I've seen anywhere. http://allenbrowne.com/Access2007.html#Good SignatureThere's ALWAYS more than one way to skin a cat! Answers/posts based on Access 2000 I knew the DAP was dead but the ADP is dead as well ? Fromg the link below: "Access 2007 does not support ADPs as well as previous versions. Microsoft recommends using attached tables instead, as explained in the book, Microsoft Access Developer's Guide to SQL Server by Andy Baron and Mary Chipman." > In there beginning there was Allen Browne! The link below leads you his > discussions of Access 2007, which are the most comprehensive I've seen > anywhere. > http://allenbrowne.com/Access2007.html#Good SignatureUsing Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ > I knew the DAP was dead but the ADP is dead as well ? Mostly in "the handwriting is on the wall" sense. When a new version as drastic in the scope of its changes as Access 2007 comes out and an existing feature is not only not enhanced, but actually pushed into the shadows, I'd say that the handwriting is in bold-face. My guess is that ADP will stick around as long as it takes very little effort for MS to keep it around. It didn't catch on much when they were cheer-leading it. When they stop talking about it altogether it will whither away rather quickly I should think. Of course, changes occur in the management of large companies all the time and at some point a person might be put in a key role at MS that thinks ADPs should be given another shot. Anything's possible. SignatureRick Brandt, Microsoft Access MVP Email (as appropriate) to... RBrandt at Hunter dot com > From a purely vba programming point of view are there any substantive >changes in Acc 2007 compared to Acc XP ? Or is it all just interface >changes and a sprinkling of extra properties and methods here and there ? >What about jet, DAO, & ADO, have they changed much ? Jet and DAO have changed to support the new complex data types. But as far as the VBA IDE itself there haven't been any changes. >Aim asking from the pov of an Acc 2 - Acc XP programmer who wants to know >if he neeeds to do some reading up on new stuff or if I can just work with >Acc 2007 easily if I have to. The ribbon and other elements of the GUI will take some getting used to. But not too bad at all. Tony SignatureTony Toews, Microsoft Access MVP Please respond only in the newsgroups so that others can read the entire thread of messages. Microsoft Access Links, Hints, Tips & Accounting Systems at http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm |
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