Microsoft Access: The Database Software That Won't Die

Re:Microsoft Access: The Database Software That Won't Die by SigmundA on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @05:09PM (#21402768)

Oh I didn't say it was without problems, but it did mostly work , mostly...

Once I started learning SQL server and VB5 for real client server apps I never looked back, but then you had to go find a reporting engine too.

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Re:Microsoft Access: The Database Software That Won't Die by encoderer on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @08:00PM (#21404363)

Crystal reports. Shudder.

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Re:Microsoft Access: The Database Software That Won't Die by jjkaczor on Thursday October 31, 2019 @08:20AM (#21407897)

I hated it so bad, I eventually took it off my resume.

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Re:Microsoft Access: The Database Software That Won't Die by orionblastar on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @11:09PM (#21405392)

Crystal Reports worked great for me. Even had ActiveX and ASP versions. Only problem was Seagate Software was in Canada and CR was quite buggy. So I got docked in my paycheck for calling Canada. It is SAS now I think.

Lotus Approach also did the same as Access.

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Re:Microsoft Access: The Database Software That Won't Die by EvanAnderson on Wednesday October 30, 2019 @08:14PM (#21404455)

I've seen Access macros to generate reports, called from the command-line, as a "reporting engine". It was a rickety death-trap but it worked...

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