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> Always surprised when end users use Access, because; > > 1) It sucks (compared say to creating the same application in Microsoft > VB proper as was, Access is harder, less flexible, and generally more > user unfriendly, although marginally cheaper). > > 2) It is a very poor choice for a database system, as the default engine > (JetDB or whatever it is called this week), accesses the files directly, > rather than via a server process (such as MySQL, Oracle, MS-SQL, > Postgres .....), which leads to reliability and performance issues, and > in severe cases data loss. I'll agree that access is terrible for multiuser applications, but access has it's place. If you want a quick and dirty answer or a single user database it's fine. I find that whenever i'm using excel I end up wishing I was using access. It's much more powerful. there are times when a database server seems a bit overkill. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html