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One easy way is to stick advancing numbers through the code that the error message can show along with the message. That isd bloody brilliant. So simple that I was too dumb to see it. I will start doing it immediately. I would add one extra thing though. Rather than just a number something like...

Good thinking but with my luck, I will be 40kms from home when I get the urgent call. Still, as a boss i used have always said "If the job was easy and fun, we would charge you admission, not pay you a salary!"

I think you have far better multitasking skills than I have. Honestly I can only manage one project at a time. I suppose that if I devoted today to Project a then tomorrow to b and so on I could do two at a time Maybe I could have handled it better when I was younger , but I guess I will never...

I think that that is not a bad way to not only think about it, but do actually go forward. My only problem is when one uses that approach with human programmers I can manage 2 or 3 projects at a time. With AI I can only manage one at a time (albeit a much shorter time. I think, within the next...

Claude certainly does the basics really well. Compile errors almost don't exist. I'm not skillful enough to judge Claude as to the efficiency (cleverness) of its code but can attest to its effectiveness. I haven't worked enough with Gemini to categorically say much other than the fact that I've...

Hi Isaak, Before I retired I owned and ran a small, successful software development company. I was the systems analyst/architect and managed a team of very skillful programmers. To me, Claude is just another one of those programmers (Although highly skilled and incredibly fast) I would say...

HI, How difficult is it to set up an MCP server on one's own machine? I am pretty happy with CLAUDE atm and on occasion use Gemini. What are the benefits to me going the MCP route? It sounds like possibly a steep learning curve. Regards Alan

Even if MS Access is on the same machine?? Thanks Alan I'm not sure, Currently both the fe and be are ..mdb files. I am just askling as an "in case" scenario once it is running on a client's machine, would I be able to get to the databases if I needed to? Regards Alan Hi there, Yes I will...

Hi All Is it feasible to create a "break out" routine in a run time version of my software, activated by say, ctrl, F5 and a Q, to allow me, the developer, to crash out of the app into an Access mode in a split database that under normal circumstances would not allow the users to do so? if yes...

Further remarks about AI usage. I eventually abandoned Chat GPT as i became fed up with the frequency of ChatGPT internal adverts/promotions etc. that had the effect of making ChatGPT lose its "memory" Also its approach to debugging was akin to chasing rabbits through a warren. I am now using...

Thank you, that is exactly what I have done

Hi, Sorry about that. As it happened my reply was barred by the system as being possibly spam (I don't know what criteria it uses but I have has simple "thank you type messages as well as detailed technical discussions barred). As it happened, I took the easiest way out. I took all the content...

Hi Guys, I have a form with a subform. The detail section of the form currently has no data yet, just the subform. Everything is working except for the following: No matter what I try I can't resolve this issue. In design mode I set up the form which is not tall enough to fill an entire screen...

Unless one is really obtuse one can and should learn from all experiences. I regard AI as a somewhat super programmer in terms of its technical knowledge and i am learning a great deal from it. It also has the wonderful advantage of never getting impatient or snarky when I ask stupid questions...

I have a lot to do before it reaches the point of being able to show off and I have real deadline issues right now, but I will certainly share later. Regards Alan

I'm not going away. You guys (and others like you) are where AI has scraped together its knowledge. It has learned technical skills from all of u8s but is, for now, lacking in creativity and interpersonal skills. But AI is the future. We can either use AI to improve our output and quality of...

I have given up with ChatGPT. Today, in 3 or 4 hours, I accomplished more with Claude than in two weeks with ChatGPT. Also Claude does not do the smarmy false encouragement cr#p that Chat does. Right now I would enthusiastically endorse Claude Regards Alan

Just to let you know, I've done a lot with Chat GPT but today I eventually lost patience with its poor talents when it comes to debugging. It is pretty good at coding, has amazing suggestions as how to improve processes but is bad at debugging, it chases its tail, round and round doing the same...

Hi All, Thank all so much for your responses. I finally sorted it out with the help of my new buddy, Claude

Hi All, I'm using Access 2016 I am trying to build a "dashboard" that in concept looks if it might be a spreadsheet. Continuous forms won't work for me due to the various formatting needs I have. A Single form will not work due to the restriction of numbers of controls on a form. So I plan to...