I hope it is acceptable to post this type of thing.

For about 6 months I have made a number of requests for help. The advice and help has been significant and so I would like to say thank you to everyone that has given me help and advice.

The people I worked for are aware of where I have got help from and so know that I'm not such a clever bugger but have based their opinions on results. I have left the project now and moved to something new, not by choice, although I have said I will support the project for as long as they require.

Thank you very much for your help, smiler44 :):)

Thanks for posting this Smiler, I’m sure anyone else here who provides help regularly would say the same, it’s very nice to see such a post. Good luck on your new venture/position.

Thanks for posting this Smiler, I’m sure anyone else here who provides help regularly would say the same, it’s very nice to see such a post. Good luck on your new venture/position.

I would like to add that you should feel free to come back and say hello any time.:D

thanks for the feedback - not sure if i've helped along the way, but ...

its one thing knowing you need some help
its another thing getting it
and its another thing being able to understand and use the advice you got

database management isnt so easy, so dont knock your own achievements. If you've built something your company uses and values, you should be pleased in a job well done
and i am sure they will be asking you for improvements at some point.

>>> dont knock your own achievements <<<

Picking up on what Dave said, it doesn’t matter which stage you are at, whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced developer/programmer, there is always something for you to learn.

For instance I am always finding different ways of achieving the same thing, many of them better than the way I have always done it. I used to think this pointed to a lack of my own knowledge, now I understand that it points to me having a willingness to learn.

That’s the main thing, I don’t believe “anyone” can be an all round perfect access developer, we all have our own areas of expertise, and the contrary is true, we all have our areas where we don’t have much experience, areas we avoid!

The point is you must adopt an attitude of learning whether you are the teacher or the taught, and really, we are both to a certain degree.