XP vs. Office 2003

[BuffaloPig]

Can anyone tell me the next step after Access 2000 to sync
up with Access 2003 development. I know there is an
Access 2003, but I don't know if I have to have .Net too.
I'm really not sure what .Net is, is it the next version
operating system past Windows XP, and also the Office
platform? The reason I ask is I have plenty developed in
Access 2000 on Windows 2000; I want to go to Access 2003
on XP and now find out I need the Access Developer 2003
Extension which are part of the Visual Studio Tools. Also,
I'm ready to migrate some of this into VB with a SQL
backend (I think). I've never worked with VS Tools so I
would welcome any advice anyone has. THANKS!

 

[Larry Linson]

You don't need .NET to use Access 2003. In fact, you can't use the .NET
languages (VB.NET and C#) with Access 2003 -- they are in the Visual Studio
Tools for Office 2003 for use with Word and Excel, but aren't _required_
even for those, because VBA still works nicely. The Access runtime support
is also included -- there is no Office Developer Edition for Office 2003.

You will not need the VSTO2003 unless you are going to distribute your
Access application to users who do not have Access. Most Access 2000
applications open and convert to Access 2002 or 2003 without any problem. If
there is any problem, it is usually due to an existing error that can be
found by compiling the VBA code and then fixed before attempting conversion.

Thus, I am not at all sure what you mean by "the next step after Access 2000
to sync up with Access 2003 development".

..NET is a "framework" that supports "managed code" and will work with a
number of Microsoft Windows Operating Systems. It will, no doubt, be built
in to some future Microsoft Windows O/S to eliminate the process of having
to install it, as is now required.

Access 2003 is not _required_ for running Access under Windows XP -- your
Access 2000 should run as well there as with earlier operating systems.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP

 

[wuyouren]

I want to ask some question.

 

[John Vinson]

I want to ask some question.

Then do so.

This is a newsgroup for users and developers using the program
Microsoft Access(TM). If you have a question about Access, just post
it; within a few minutes or a few hours one of the many volunteers who
frequent the newsgroup will read it and post an answer. You can come
back to the newsgroup to see the answers, and reply to them if further
clarification is needed.

If your questions are about things other than Access, there are
thousands of other newsgroups; you can find one that's appropriate for
your question.

 

[zhangming]

Then do so.

This is a newsgroup for users and developers using the program
Microsoft Access(TM). If you have a question about Access, just post
it; within a few minutes or a few hours one of the many volunteers who
frequent the newsgroup will read it and post an answer. You can come
back to the newsgroup to see the answers, and reply to them if further
clarification is needed.

If your questions are about things other than Access, there are
thousands of other newsgroups; you can find one that's appropriate for
your question.

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[Igor]

no, access 97 cannott use access XP database

Then do so.

This is a newsgroup for users and developers using the program
Microsoft Access(TM). If you have a question about Access, just post
it; within a few minutes or a few hours one of the many volunteers who
frequent the newsgroup will read it and post an answer. You can come
back to the newsgroup to see the answers, and reply to them if further
clarification is needed.

If your questions are about things other than Access, there are
thousands of other newsgroups; you can find one that's appropriate for
your question.