suggestions for .NET vs Access

[jasonshohet]

i want to create a .NET application to run on about 6 peoples' laptops.
However each user needs the ability of passing a data file to the next
person, so they can see what the first guy worked on.

I was thinking first, of doing a simple Access application! No need
for .NET. They can pass it along to each other, they can fill in
simple forms and add to the database. Then when they want someone else
to see it, they just give them the darn .mdb file. That still might be
the way to go - but I kind of got hooked on some of the features in the
Office beta 1, but there are things on it i can't figure out - such as
how to create the switchboard - plus can't give users a beta

I've programmed in .NET before, but the database is disjointed from the
application and I need the ability to kind of be able to pass one
users' set of data to another - as one file - something easy. Everyone
has windows XP on the laptop. Except for using Access, I'm kind of
lost on what I could use to program this with. The application would
be really simple - 3 tables, a couple lookups, easy stuff.

I even tried OPenOffice's BASE product, but also had issues with its
lack of a 'switchboard' which would limit what the users can see to
only the forms - not the underlying tables, queries etc.

Thanks
Jason Shohet

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Why don't you use SQL Server, and they can all use the same database?

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Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
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The man who quarrels with facts is a fool.

 

[Jim Wooley]

i want to create a .NET application to run on about 6 peoples'

laptops.
However each user needs the ability of passing a data file to the
next
person, so they can see what the first guy worked on.
I was thinking first, of doing a simple Access application! No need
for .NET. They can pass it along to each other, they can fill in
simple forms and add to the database. Then when they want someone
else to see it, they just give them the darn .mdb file. That still
might be the way to go - but I kind of got hooked on some of the
features in the Office beta 1, but there are things on it i can't
figure out - such as how to create the switchboard - plus can't give
users a beta

Another option to consider if you want to exchange data with the presentation
between users not on the same network could potentially be Infopath. see
http://www.microsoft.com/office/infopath/prodinfo/default.mspx

Jim Wooley
http://devauthority.com/blogs/jwooley/default.aspx

 

[jasonshohet]

Problem is - everyone wants to get away from office, not get locked
down into more office products. I looked at XForms within Openoffice,
but i don't see that it allows the ability to populate a dropdown from
a different source - a lookup. If anyone knows any resources, let me
know. The great thing about Access was that it was easy to create
lookups