Will Access 2007 see enhanced Controls like Splitters / CheckedLis

[Guest]

Hello everybody

I am just curious about the upcoming version of access 2007 and I have a few
questions. Maybe somebody has already made some experiences with it:

1. Will Access finally support Splitters and panels to make forms
developement more flexible and the interface easier to handle for Users?

2. Will there be any new Controls i.e. CheckedListBoxes or do I still have
to use activeX controls?

3. Will the VBA Editor see some enhancements (hasn's seen any since 1997)
i.e. Code folding, better intellisense support and the like ?

Thanks a lot

Jan

 

[Douglas J Steele]

Sorry, but since the Beta is still under NDA, no one who knows can tell you
anything more than has already been released by Microsoft in various public
forums.

 

[Albert D.Kallal]

1. Will Access finally support Splitters and panels to make forms

developement more flexible and the interface easier to handle for Users?

I not aware of split panels, but, then again, I always resorted to dropping
subforms into a existing form. There are some examples screen shots here of
what I mean:

http://www.members.shaw.ca/AlbertKallal/Articles/Grid.htm

2. Will there be any new Controls i.e. CheckedListBoxes or do I still have
to use activeX controls?

Well, in the above example screens, I do dwell on that exact issue of check
boxes in a list box.

However, there is in fact a number of new controls. A listbox with checks
does exist for the new "mutli-value" fields feature. And, also there is
*finally* a date picker!! So, there is a good many UI changes, since like
the rest of office, ms-access also receives the "new" ribbon interface.
There is also a new navigation pane, and "tabbed" document mode (Single
Document Interface).

3. Will the VBA Editor see some enhancements (hasn's seen any since 1997)
i.e. Code folding, better intellisense support and the like ?

Hum, well, from a97 to a2000, we did get a few changes (like the ability to
select text, and comment, or un-comment that text).
For 2007, the mouse wheel now works in the editor. So, there is not been a
much changes to the editor, but certainly changes to features that *help*
the developer, such as:

Create template files with developer extensions

Ribbon extensibility

New macros for locking down navigation pane

Trusted locations for security

Tools Options redesign

So, I would have to say that *most* changes are in the UI....

There is video here:

http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/programs/access/demo.mspx

 

[Alex Dybenko]

some more reading here:
http://blogs.msdn.com/access/default.aspx

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[david epsom dot com dot au]

Public Beta now available:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview

(david)