Using Access/VBA on MAC OS

[mbreu996]

Here is a quick general question.

I may be creating a new database that will be used on Macintosh computers with the MAC OS - is there anything I should be concerned about only having experience in windows?

I have heard rumors of VBA being disabled on MAC OS? Is this true? Am I crazy to attempt this without really any experience with non-windows os?

Sorry I don't have more details on specific software versions, but at this point I just want to make sure making this database will even be possible before I proceed any further. Not sure if I will be going SQL back end route yet either.

Thanks!

 

[Banana]

First, are you aware that no Mac version exists at all for Access? There are Mac version for other Office products (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint) but Access is not one of them.

Here's a wiki article discussing alternatives. If you really want a native Mac OS X (or at least a cross-platform) application, Filemaker may be a better fit though I find them to come up short on some counts.

As for VBA - it was actually removed in Office 2008 but there were such outcry that Microsoft reneged and will be adding it back again in Office 2011.

 

[mbreu996]

Thanks for this info. I was completely in the dark on this matter, and it is extremely helpful.