chrisn wrote:

See:

1) "Shooting the messenger"

2) "Never let your boss look bad"

3) Bucket of crabs

Yup, I've seen them all. And if this is what one's workplace is like, then I...

Steve Jones wrote:

Bad design, bad decisions, mistakes, even poor security practices will occur. However it's usually not your company, and it's not your place to prove that there is a...

ArmenStein wrote:

I think you're quibbling over cosmetic differences and a small fraction of SQL syntax that Access doesn't support.

I agree.

Access provides plenty of other things worth quibbling about.

Patricia Hartman wrote:

With the deprecating of Source Safe, it is almost impossible for a team to work on a single app. Even with Source Safe it was difficult. That seriously...

To Patricia Hartman - oi, where even to start?! Let's see:

Why should we discard client/server in favor of a less rich web tool that I now need to incur additional...

... [web applications are] a whole new class of technology they need to have supported if they host them in house.

Which is why cloud-based hosting exists. But it sounds...

Patricia Hartman wrote:

... my clients don't want a browser based solution. They want client/server. They don't want stuff in the cloud so they don't see the need for the shift.

Web...

Ron Kyle Wrote:

... using [VB/SQL] would be like shooting a squirrel with a bazooka. It's overkill.

But entirely legal in several states. Besides, I hate it when those squirrels keep...

Eric M Russell wrote:

Maybe SSRS would be a better choice, but that would require an enterprise license and training ...

We use SSRS a great deal. I was under the impression...

Evil Kraig F wrote:

MS Access brings a lot of power to companies, as long as it's not abused, and not developed in a glass cone of silence. Now, if you...

Well, it's more like banning nuclear bombs, because even one of them can really mess up your day.

Seriously, though,...

So, rather than cutting off the use of Access, why not try to control it? Access apps can be developed for significantly less cost than web or windows client/server apps...

So, don't count Access out for enterprise use, just don't do it yourself. Hire a pro.

Thanks, but no thanks. There are many other platform choices for developing enterprise-wide business applications,...

... the reason many users turn to Access, especially without informing IT is because they know they can't get what they need from IT so they turn to other tools.

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