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In article <3C61B95B.A4A85B58@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Simon Waters <Simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
The extra know how required to build a VB app over Access is pretty minimal, indeed I never really mastered Access as after each attempt I'd think why am I bothering and build the app in VB faster and with more control. Access then just became something you use to make testing easier.
That's interesting as I had exactly the same feelings ... but reversed. I found I spent much more time building DB-based apps in VB than in Access. And as for printing sensible reports ... I know Access isn't ideal, doesn't comply fully with standards, has size limitations etc but it is common, it does what I need and it's suitable for the size of firms that I deal with. But I shall still look at the Linux alternatives, especially now that so many of you have been able to give me some pointers to some pretty front ends. Regards -- Mike Callaghan Newquay, Cornwall PGP key available from http://www.at.pgp.net/pgpnet/wwwkeys.html PGP Fingerprint: AB64 C466 8DCA DF48 8382 3F63 FC36 BAEF -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG Mail majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe list" in the message body to unsubscribe.