Speaking of vi, don't forget that we have "Vi IMproved--Vim" by Steve Oualine in the LUG library - http://www.brlug.net/book.php3?id=18.
At 12:19 PM 8/16/2003 -0500, you wrote: >Pico? Nano! ;) > >My vi habit started innocently enough. I just used it once in a while, to >edit config files, short text messages. Youthful experimentation, you know >what I mean? Then I found myself using it to edit longer files, to develop >scripts. I started to lose my connection with reality and approached complex >text manipulation problems with a sort of tunnel vision: "How would I do >that with vi?". Now I'm seriously addicted to vi and I don't think I'll be >able to break my habit. ;) > >John Hebert > >-----Original Message----- >From: Will Lowe >To: [email protected] >Sent: 8/15/03 10:55 PM >Subject: Re: [brlug-general] OT: MS Access Question, Combining multiplelo >okups from one table into a single field in another table. > >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 > > > >_______________________________________________ >General mailing list >[email protected] >http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >_______________________________________________ >General mailing list >[email protected] >http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net --- 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.
