VBA

[Greg]

Thank You all for your advice. I didn't think my question would stir up this
much controversy or divergence of opinions!!

Thanks again,
Greg

 

[Tony Toews [MVP]]

Thank You all for your advice. I didn't think my question would stir up this
much controversy or divergence of opinions!!

Oh, you didn't stir up anything at all. Suzie aka A a r o n K e m p f aka T o d o
s M e n o s has had some problems with Microsoft and some of us from long before
you asked your question.

Tony
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[Todos Menos [MSFT]]

Tony

you have problems with microsoft also; but you're too delusional to
stand up for the facts--- you're too much of a pussy to stand up and
DEMAND EXCELLENCE

MS sells buggy ass software and your peachy sunshine policy isn't
helping to convince them to grow up and start testing products BEFORE
they sell them

 

[Todos Menos [MSFT]]

and my problem with you kids is that you spread FUD

ADP is NOT more complex than MDB

simple plug and play


the training resources available for SQL Server? TENFOLD the training
resources for MS Access

don't get stuck making $12/hour for the rest of your life

LEARN SQL SERVER NOT MS ACCESS

And then use Access Data Projects

 

[MH]

LEARN SQL SERVER NOT MS ACCESS

Why not learn both?

MH

 

[Larry Linson]

Whereas now you're a maxi-computer?

Usually, I refer to that as "in a previous incarnation as a mainframer" or
"in a previous incarnation as a minicomputer programmer". However, your
statement may be apt.

Larry

 

[Larry Linson]

VB (or really .Net Visual Studio) is widely taught and
classes can by found at many community colleges....
and they are typically quite affordable

Except as they cover "basic programming issues", VB.NET or VisualStudio.NET
classes aren't going to be applicable.

I don't think I've ever seen a VBA class taught in my area.

VBA classes are taught in some colleges/universities/user groups. As of
April 2007, a new Special Interest Group devoted to VBA was launched in my
user group. Some VBA is also covered in Special Interest Groups devoted to
products (e.g., Word, Excel, and Access) in which VBA is the programming
language.

Simplistically, I view VBA essentially to be a subset (or maybe a
superset -
not sure)of VB in that it has specific terms/functions/commands unique to
the
Office Suite Products.

Unfortunately, that is incorrect. The core language of VB 6.0 and VBA 6.0
are the same, contiained in VBA6.DLL. VB.NET is a different language than
"classic VB" (VB 6.0 and earlier).

It is the different Object Models of the Office software products that make
VBA 6.0 seem so different than VB 6.0.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP

 

[Todos Menos [MSFT]]

because MDB is a mother fucking disease and you all are lepers?

learn SQL Server _FIRST_
then get a decent ADP book