Re: RADiest Client for SQL Server

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From: Michael C (mculley_at_NOSPAMoptushome.com.au)
Date: 11/17/04 

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 10:24:28 +1100

"Mike MacSween" <mike.macsween.nospamplease@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:419bcb62$0$216$5a6aecb4@news.aaisp.net.uk...
> What is it about the words 'One day somebody might' and 'but for now' that
> you find difficult to understand?

These are very grey terms, the fact the you specified it means that it is a
consideration of the project. I usually plan for the future.

> As for web pages being as good a client as Access front ends, just give me
> the URL of one. And no, to be honest I've no interest atall in spending
> 100s of hours wrestling with another new technology in order to give
> somebody a web interface into a database that lives on the same machine.

What is it about the words 'If that's the case then I wouldn't recommend a
web page.' that you find difficult to understand? :-)

> So, you clearly have great experience of Access and know it's limitations
> very well. In which case, given that it's the only thing I know well, and
> that there isn't time or inclination to learn anything else, and it will
> at least _work_, which is the lesser of the the two Access evils? ADP or
> MDB? You see to know a lot about it, so I am sure you will have good
> advice.

I've mainly used access as the backend and only as front end in very small
projects. I believe ADP is designed specifically for SQLServer so why not
use that?

>> It might be slower than access.
>
> Oh good, that's a real recommendation.

The fastest way to do something is rarely the best.

> how better?

In too many ways to list. :-)

Michael

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