[Year 12 IT Apps] this database thread again....

Sat May 28 19:33:53 EST 2011

Hi Kent

Yes I remember doing that in cobol also. I have used sql, access, dbase 3, dbase 4, filemaker in quite a few versions, , hated doing database activities in spreadsheets esp using microsloth products on the dark side

At least you can pay bills online at the moment - my credit card is gone thanks to being cancelled due to fraudulent activity - might be ten days before I see the new one. 
I have actually used cash to pay for petrol - felt very weird.

Database stuff - there are always new people to convert to the light -- "to normalise" so it is wonderful to revive an old old thread again now we feel "normal" (ised)

Andrew

Andrew Shortell
Heidelberg Teaching Unit in 2011

On 28/05/2011, at 4:54 PM, Kent Beveridge wrote:

> are we still yappin about this old chestnut again????
>  
> Who upset Mark this time!!?? lol.
>  
> ok...so what about the OpenOffice people??   Oops..almost forgot those fruit loving vegetarians(Apple Mac users).
>  
> And just for a curve ball with a last minute left dip..I wrote a database years ago using COBOL. It ordered, sorted, colored, columned and printed but didnt make coffee, order lunch for you or park your car!! (it used a good ol comma delimited data file too)
>  
> oh how I love these chats...puts a smile on my dial...
>  
> your turn now...
>  
> hehehehe...
>  
> (me? I've used Access, Clipper, Oracle. Have OpenOffice on my home box(saves $$ and space!)  and no, I havent used FileMaker, so cant comment on it.  
> Oh, yeah, we also must remember that DB apps can be made with spreadsheets too...just to throw a fly in the ointment here.)
>  
> ......must be time to put the kettle on! Got no money left, just paid some bills online.....oh, and told an e-marketing crew to go jump!
>  
> Kent Beveridge
> ICT Co-ordinator, St.Brigids CSC, HORSHAM,Vic,Aus.
> kbeveridge at stbc.vic.edu.au
>  
> From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] on behalf of Litsa Tzelepis [htzelepis at msj.vic.edu.au]
> Sent: Saturday, 28 May 2011 11:50 AM
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> 
> oh no!
> so who don't they laugh at?
> {:-|
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark KELLY
> To: Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> Sent: Saturday, May 28, 2011 11:15 AM
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] (no subject)
> 
> People might laugh at Access users, but think of us Filemaker users.
> 
> In the street, dogs laugh at us, children bite us, and accountants poke us with sticks  :-(
> 
> On 27 May 2011 19:51, Jenny Gielb <Tafe at imaginethis.biz> wrote:
> Hi,
> A lot of IT people laugh at MS Access, they view it as puny and inconsequential. As someone who has made quite a bit of money out of developing MS Access databases for many different businesses, I laugh at them.
> It is not as secure or reliable as SQL or MYSQL, or as relevant in terms of internet development but it is a very powerful tool. It has the benefit of being already available to anyone with Office, it has a fantastic GUI interface which PHP, .NET, VB, Crystal Reports and SQL do not have. It also has everything in the one package, which none of the others have. It is basically the best available software to train anyone in databases and system development. Once a student understands the concepts of database design, VBA code and front-end screen development, they can easily pick up any other database tool.
> I agree, it would be more beneficial to teach the students web-based coding and databases, but that is very complex, is changing constantly, and there is so many choices there that you can't decide what to use.
> I think teaching them the basics of databases and websites is more important, they can take it further if they want later.
> 
> As an Access developer I have never ever, and wouldn't ever use drop-down boxes on tables. Drop-down boxes are for forms and data entry. Don't confuse the issue. Tables are for storing data, forms are for entering and displaying, reports are for displaying data. You have to set up basic forms for data entry anyway.
> Jenny
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