Office 2007 finalized

[Tony Toews]

2007 Microsoft Office System Is Golden

REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 6, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the
completion of the 2007 Microsoft® Office system code and confirmed its
release to manufacturing (RTM). This gold code milestone concludes the
largest Microsoft Office beta program to date, with more than 3.5
million people downloading Beta 2. The unprecedented quantity of
feedback from beta testers and customers helped the Office development
team effectively validate product quality and optimize performance.
Microsoft Office RTM also marks a critical step toward worldwide
business availability of the 2007 Office system, Windows Vista™
operating system and Exchange Server 2007 on Nov. 30, 2006. To
underscore the significance of this new day for business, Microsoft
executives will participate in events around the globe, including an
event with Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer in New York. General
availability of the products will follow in early 2007.

“We’ve crossed the development finish line, and the team deserves to
celebrate,” said Jeff Raikes, president of the Microsoft Business
Division. “The 2007 Microsoft Office system RTM completes the most
significant improvements to the products in more than a decade. It’s
rewarding to be able to send this release off to our customers and
help them take the next big leap forward in productivity.”

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/nov06/11-062007OfficeRTMPR.mspx

Updated Microsoft Office ships to factories

Microsoft is marking the completion today of a new version of one of
its two most profitable products, the set of applications called
Office.

The company said the 2007 Office system — a name meant to reflect the
broad set of programs from the familiar word processor and spreadsheet
to new tools for collaborating and other tasks — will be released to
manufacturing (RTM) today.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003352099_btofficertm06.html

Tony
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[aaron.kempf]

I heard that they're discontinuing MDB is that correct?

 

[Adam]

nah adp.

I heard that they're discontinuing MDB is that correct?

 

[aaron.kempf]

sorry bud; ADP isn't discontinued-- MDB is

-Aaron

 

[aaron.kempf]

I mean.. Microsoft went from ONE decent platform to TWO decent
platforms in Access. and MDB _ISNT_ one of them

 

[Mark]

Just had a quick glance through the blurb at Microsoft.com on Access 2007.
Couldn't find reference to ADP but got this on (new) file extensions (seems
mdb is being upgraded in a way which makes it incompatible as a backend to
previous versions. mdb formats have been supersed before, this ones got a
new file etension):

Extracted from http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/access/HA100678311033.aspx

Enjoy... Mark

File extensions
Office Access 2007 introduces a few new file extensions:

ACCDB The file extension for the new Office Access 2007 file format. This
takes the place of the MDB file extension.

ACCDE The file extension for Office Access 2007 files that are in "execute
only" mode. ACCDE files have all Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) (Visual
Basic for Applications (VBA): A macro-language version of Microsoft Visual
Basic that is used to program Microsoft Windows-based applications and is
included with several Microsoft programs.) source code removed. A user of an
ACCDE file can only execute VBA code, not modify it. ACCDE takes the place
of the MDE file extension.

ACCDT The file extension for Access Database Templates.

ACCDR ACCDR is a new file extension that enables you to open a database in
runtime mode. By simply changing a database's file extension from .accdb to
..accdr, you can create a "locked-down" version of your Office Access 2007
database. You can change the file extension back to .accdb to restore full
functionality.

I mean.. Microsoft went from ONE decent platform to TWO decent
platforms in Access. and MDB _ISNT_ one of them


..

 

[aaron.kempf]

ROFL

just because you can't find reference to ADP does that mean it's going
away?

Have you read EVERY BLOG ENTRY EVER?

I've seen it firsthand in Acc 2007.. it supports design changes to SQL
2005.

Can MDB even query against SQL 2005?
ROFL

 

[Mark]

Plonker...

I never suggested ADP was going away. Only pointed out it wasn't mentioned
in the article. Despite your rantings and ravings MS haven't abandoned the
file based database format option at all, just improved it a little (I
wonder if they really are ignoring you?).

So Access 2007 supports design changes to SQL 2005. So what, we use
Enterprise Manager and it does just fine )

Mark

 

[aaron.kempf]

technically; FUCKNUT im just trying to illustrate what happens when all
you assholes have been incorrectly proclaiming the death of ADP.

when you fuckers stop spreading mis-information is when I stop
spreading mis-information

 

[aaron.kempf]

EM doesn't let you cut and paste sprocs.. and EM doesn't work AT ALL
against SQL 2005

DOH!

 

[aaron.kempf]

EM doesn't provide you a way to build simple data entry and reporting
for SQL Server

Reporting Services doesn't provide you a way to build simple data entry
and reporting for SQL Server

MDB doesn't provide you a way to build simple data entry and reporting
for SQL Server

EXCEL doesn't provide you a way to build simple data entry and
reporting for SQL Server

Visual Studio doesn't provide you a way to build simple data entry and
reporting for SQL Server

 

[Mark]

scuse me... I forgot EM got enamed in 2005... Silly me. Don't make it that
different though does it...

 

[Mark]

Personnally I never stated ADP was dead or being phased out, only that I
heard such a story (and if your sad twisted little mind can go back that far
you might even remember that I stated it was just a "story" and may have
been rubbish, I didn't know one way or the other). You seem to be the one
doing all the ranting and raving about absolutely nothing. Hormones playing
up again are they?

Mark

 

[Mark]

Are you simple?

EM doesn't provide you a way to build simple data entry and reporting
for SQL Server

Reporting Services doesn't provide you a way to build simple data entry
and reporting for SQL Server

MDB doesn't provide you a way to build simple data entry and reporting
for SQL Server

EXCEL doesn't provide you a way to build simple data entry and
reporting for SQL Server

Visual Studio doesn't provide you a way to build simple data entry and
reporting for SQL Server

 

[aaron.kempf]

yeah it does fucknut

can you copy and paste sprocs?

eat shit until you can ok ?

 

[aaron.kempf]

yeah Im MOTHERFUCKING PISSED OFF THAT THESE PUNK ASS MVPS AND EVERYONE
ON THIS CHANNEL DOESNT GIVE ADP ANY RESPECT.

Come TALK SHIT TO MY FACE why dont you kids

ADP WON THE WAR-- THE DECENT DEVELOPERS MOVED OUT OF ACCESS
It's just the dead ass weight sitting around here; scaring people away
from ADP.

ADP is a much much much simpler environment than vb.net.. it's simpler
than Excel; simpler than sharepoint.

And these mother fucking asshole cocksuckers around here; that are too
stupid to learn SQL Server can't learn ADP.

**** you script kiddies that don't use ADP.
You are all obsolete; and you should be drinking whiskey out of a paper
bag on the side of the street.

And Yes-- I'm saying that kids should be drinking whiskey

LoL

-Aaron

 

[Mark]

Very articulate )

You seem to forget that there will always be a place for file based
databases etc. ADP is better for many things but not everything. It may be
functionally superior in many ways but you can't just give someone a single
file and expect it to work like you can with mdb's etc. Most obviously, if
file based databases were so inadequate I don't think MS would continue to
invest and profit from the whole thing.

As far as I can see nobody disrespects ADP. The only disrespect I've seen on
this list comes from you, and most of that seems to be based on what appears
to be your very limited scope of experience.

As for meeting face to face... Post your name and address, people will be
queing up down the street for the privelage of a quick "chat" with you ;@)

As for ADP being simpler than .Net, thats only really true if you have very
limited reuiqrements. Forms controls etc. are far more flexible and
superiour in .Net and simple little things like multi-threading make the end
products perform far better. Simple things don't always have the
functionality/features of complex things. If you struggle with such things
then that would (perhaps) explain your obsession with ADP...

Mark

 

[Mark]

If cutting and pasting floats your boat so much why don't you go back to
nursery school?

Do you actually think Access is better than the SQL Server Management
Studio?

Are you a druggie or something, maybe suffering from a bit of the old
"amphetamine psychosis"? Or perhaps your mummy and daddy were related before
they got married and even your little sister won't give you what you so
obviously lack ;o) Do you have really thick spectacles by any chance?

Mark

 

[aaron.kempf]

yeah the place is for fucking retards that can't learn a real language

SQL Server now allows 'user connections' so now there is... and i quote
NO BENEFIT to MDB.. and it's considerably more complex in a MDB

So now that SQL Server is the SAME PRICE **AND** EASIER TO USE
what's the point of MDB?

Fucking pansy; stop fighting for the pink team!

-Aaron

 

[Mark]

I'm not the one doing the fighting matey. All I'm doing is saying it how it
is. There's a time and a place for adp and mdb. If you can't or won't see
that then you'r either a simpleton or just talking rubbish for the sake of
it.

As for being a pansy... I'm not the one doing the ranting and raving. If you
were actually what you pretend to be you wouldn't get so irate about all
this. Only cowards rant and rave like you do from the safety of an internet
connection. If you were as unbalanced as you pretend to be you'd be
unemployed or in prison by now.

Mark