Our product is currently written in Access 2002. Are there significant advantages in moving to Access 2007?
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mx
The coolest feature IMHO, ... Email Data Collection.
Another general reason to upgrade is that IMHO, Access 2007 represents the biggest shift in look feel and operation of Access/Office.
A lot of people upgraded for this reason.
The Access 2007 format cannot generally be converted back to prior versions if you use any Access 2007 specific features.
The is a big change from previous versions.
Finally as more and more companies switching over, you will not be able to open these newer databases under Access 2002.
Lastly,
...I mean, c'mon, how are you gonna impress people at parties by saying that you still run Access 2002?
;-)
JeffCoachman
MX,
Don't sweat it...
Like you, I just get a little sideways when a valid answer is not given any credit.
Like, an asker saying: "List all the great achievements of the Modern age?"
Expert1: Micro Chip, Internet, Air Bags, Polio Vaccine.
Expert2: DNA Sequencing
Then Expert1's posts gets accepted.
No big deal.
But not giving expert2 a few points for a valid answer to the original question, just seems like an oversight.
;-)
You know me, ... as long as my post is visible, it may still be of some value to a person searching here...
;-)
(You have let several questions like this slide in my favor, ...so it all balances out)
"There will always be another question"
;-)
Jeff
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by: dbase118Posted on 2009-09-03 at 06:07:36ID: 25250222
Mostl likely it depends on your type of usage. Generally the functionality is very similar. There are not too many differences between the two in terms of what you can accomplish. There have been some upgrades in Integration to other office products.
The biggest changes are in user interface which has been changed significantly. There would be some learning curve issues for users to learn the new interface. Is there something functionally that you have been unable to do with your current app that would steer you toward 2007?
The only other issue would be that versions prior to 2007 are one step closer to not being supported by MS. But if you have all the support you need in-house that might not be a big issue.