http://blogs.msdn.com/clintcovington/archive/tags/Developers/default.aspxTags: Developersen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/clintcovington/archive/2007/07/05/excel-as-a-database.aspxFri, 06 Jul 2007 08:27:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:3720961Clint Covington0http://blogs.msdn.com/clintcovington/comments/3720961.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/clintcovington/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3720961<P>I thought this post was pretty funny. Some of you might not find it funny as it is a little to close to home :-).</P> <P><A class="" href="http://neopoleon.com/home/blogs/neo/archive/2003/09/29/5458.aspx" mce_href="http://neopoleon.com/home/blogs/neo/archive/2003/09/29/5458.aspx">Excel as a database</A></P> <P>Enjoy!</P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3720961" width="1" height="1">Developershttp://blogs.msdn.com/clintcovington/archive/2007/06/25/the-runtime-download-is-available-for-free.aspxTue, 26 Jun 2007 04:59:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:3534382Clint Covington38http://blogs.msdn.com/clintcovington/comments/3534382.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/clintcovington/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3534382<P>I'm happy to announce the runtime is finally done and for the first time ever--available as a free download!</P> <P><A class="" href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D96A8358-ECE4-4BEE-A844-F81856DCEB67&amp;displaylang=en" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D96A8358-ECE4-4BEE-A844-F81856DCEB67&amp;displaylang=en">Microsoft Office Access Developer Extensions 2007</A><BR><A class="" href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D9AE78D9-9DC6-4B38-9FA6-2C745A175AED&amp;displaylang=en" mce_href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D9AE78D9-9DC6-4B38-9FA6-2C745A175AED&amp;displaylang=en">Microsoft Office Access Runtime 2007</A></P> <P>Once again, sorry for the delay and the problems it caused for some businesses. It is great to feel like I can blog again without a deluge of <EM>"where is the runtime"</EM> questions. I have already seen an 8 page post mortem talking about what went wrong and how we can learn from this experience.&nbsp;</P> <P>Enjoy developing and deploying Access applications.</P> <P><STRONG>Edit June 26th. Ug--The runtime was pulled this afternoon. More information should be coming on the </STRONG><A class="" href="http://blogs.msdn.com/clintcovington" mce_href="http://blogs.msdn.com/clintcovington"><STRONG>Access Blog</STRONG></A><STRONG>.</STRONG></P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3534382" width="1" height="1">Access 2007Developershttp://blogs.msdn.com/clintcovington/archive/2007/06/11/access-best-practices-guidelines.aspxMon, 11 Jun 2007 18:48:00 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:3231344Clint Covington10http://blogs.msdn.com/clintcovington/comments/3231344.aspxhttp://blogs.msdn.com/clintcovington/commentrss.aspx?PostID=3231344<P>Recently a MCS consultant asked the following question on an internal Access Discussion alais:</P> <BLOCKQUOTE> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'"><EM>My customer is looking for either a document on 'general best practices when using Access 2003' and/or a document on 'best practices for coding in Access 2003.'&nbsp; Before I sit down and start trying to create the documents from scratch, I'm wondering if anyone is aware of any documents that already exist that might fit the bill.</EM></SPAN></P></BLOCKQUOTE> <P>The following articles were recommended:&nbsp;</P> <UL> <LI><A class="" href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283878" mce_href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283878">Description of Database Normalization Basics</A></LI> <LI><A class="" href="http://support.microsoft.com/?id=303528" mce_href="http://support.microsoft.com/?id=303528">How to keep a Jet 4.0 database in top working condition</A></LI> <LI><A class="" href="http://support.microsoft.com/?id=889588" mce_href="http://support.microsoft.com/?id=889588">How to optimize Office Access and Jet database engine network performance with Windows 2000-based and Windows XP-based clients</A> </LI> <LI><A class="" href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa167840(office.11).aspx" mce_href="http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa167840(office.11).aspx">Best Practices When Using Microsoft Office Access 2003 in a Multi-user Environment</A></LI> <LI><A class="" href="http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&amp;EventID=1032272747&amp;CountryCode=US" mce_href="http://msevents.microsoft.com/cui/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?culture=en-US&amp;EventID=1032272747&amp;CountryCode=US">TechNet Webcast: Managing Access Applications Inside an IT Organization</A> by Zac Woodall</LI></UL> <P>What articles would you add to the list?</P> <P>Edited June 12, 2007 to fix URL to the Jet article.</P><img src="http://blogs.msdn.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3231344" width="1" height="1">Access 2007Tips and TricksDevelopers