Macros in Access 2003

[James Silverton]

I have tried Googling but I don't seem to choose the right search terms, so
here goes before I seriously consider updating Office. Is it possible to
*record* a macro in Access 2003? I have always found the inconsistent way
Access deals with macros to be a nuisance since I don't use it enough to
remember the technique.

TIA

 

[Susan Ramlet]

Hi, James,

You may want to post this in one of the Access newsgroups, where you'll find
more folks who know the application in depth. That said, in Access 2003,
the Macro functionality appears to be limited to a simple macro selection
capability, much like earlier versions, where you select an action (such as
"Close", "Beep", "CopyObject") from a dropdown list. So, it's not quite
recording, but it's not quite scripting by hand, either.

The Module editor also appears to have the same functionality as earlier
versions; i.e. opening the code editor window for you to write and edit
code.

Hope that helps, but check with the Access gurus.

 

[James Silverton]

Hi, James,

You may want to post this in one of the Access newsgroups, where you'll find
more folks who know the application in depth. That said, in Access 2003,
the Macro functionality appears to be limited to a simple macro selection
capability, much like earlier versions, where you select an action (such as
"Close", "Beep", "CopyObject") from a dropdown list. So, it's not quite
recording, but it's not quite scripting by hand, either.

The Module editor also appears to have the same functionality as earlier
versions; i.e. opening the code editor window for you to write and edit
code.

Hope that helps, but check with the Access gurus.

Susan!

Thanks very much; it's as I suspected :-( As I indicated, I don't use
Access enough to make it worth reading the ng on a regular basis but perhaps
I will try a posting.

Jim.