Switchboard in 2k

[RyanB]

Hi All,

I'm just wondering weather the 'Switchboard' is a feature in access 2k? I'm making a db that will be running on runtime 2k and I'm using 2003 for the development (2000 file format) and want to know if I can use the switchboard feature still.

Cheers,

Ryan

 

[SQL_Hell]

Hi,

There is a feature for a switchboard in Access 2K, but personally I find switchboards a nightmare, it is better to design your own form and use that as the switchboard then you will have total cross compatablilty without the default button switchboard problems that I have experienced in the past.

 

[Oldsoftboss]

Sure - It's Under Tools -> Database Utilities -> Switchboard Manager.

HTH

Dave

 

[Oldsoftboss]

After answering you post I return to see a post by SQL Hell.

I agree that it is simpler to create your own form and use that as a Menu / Switchboard.

Dave

 

[SQL_Hell]

Hey OldSoftBoss,

I have a question for you, I am considering moving to Australia for a year or so, and I would like to continue working in IT,

I am currently a SQL Server DBA and I would like to continue with this in Australia, are there many IT opportunities in OZ?

I am from England, how would I go about looking for a job in Australia?
Would I need to come over first and then look for jobs? or are there recruitment agencies that deal with these kind of situations?


Any advice mate would be greatly appreciated

 

[Pat Hartman]

I must be one of the three people in the universe who actually likes the switchboard manager. I use it in most of my databases. I have made a few tweeks to the code behind the form. I then import my version of the Switchboard form into each new db and let the Switchboard Manager manage making the entries. If you are so inclined, you can add additional functionality to the switchboard and add your own codes in the Switchboard Items table. Once you do that you'll need to manage the Switchboard Items table manually or via your own form.

I would never make a switchboard with hardcoded buttons. Even if I were to build a switchboard by myself for some reason, I would base it on a table similar to the one the Switchboard Manager uses.

 

[Rich]

Who's the other one?

 

[Pat Hartman]

Didn't we have this conversation before? I have this feeling of deja vue