I have one customer with 25 to 30 users running an interpreted Access application and although it is a little slow it is still useable. You can and I have created Visual Basic complied applications that use Access database structure with no MS Access and/or license required to run it on the user's computer.
Ooh John, "vi"? Masochist aren't we? Have you tried "Pico"? I know; the purist in me says "look at all the commands and control you have with vi" but my practical side says "Who needs it to get the job done?" Will Lowe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dustin Puryear" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 3:11 PM Subject: RE: [brlug-general] OT: MS Access Question, Combining multiplelo okups from one table into a single field in another table. > At 01:44 PM 8/15/2003 -0500, you wrote: > > >Point and click interface? You mean I don't have to use vi? > > Blah blah to you sir! Seriously, you can do some nice work with Access, > especially if you know VBA. Unfortunately, Access gets really slow if more > than a few people are using it over the network, but it's still doable. > Anyway, my point is that Doug can do it without changing the tables. Just > use VBA. > > Access is also a $400 per-user solution if you consider the cost of Office > XP Pro. There is a way to pump out Access-based applications that aren't > modifiable, and I don't think the end-user needs an Office XP license to > use it. I can't remember how the licensing on that works exactly though. > > > --- > Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Puryear Information Technology, LLC <http://www.puryear-it.com> > Providing expertise in the management, integration, and > security of Windows and UNIX systems, networks, and applications. > > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
