Support for Access Being Dropped

[MD Websunlimited]

I been hearing rumors that MS plans to drop support Access in favor of SQL / Express (Developer Version). Does any one have any information about this? If so, can you please provide specific references.

Thank you,

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Hey Mike,

Don't know about that, but it would be awfully hard for FrontPage to stop
supporting Access entirely, since it supports ALL databases that are OLE
DB-complient!

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HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Sometimes you eat the elephant.
Sometimes the elephant eats you.

I been hearing rumors that MS plans to drop support Access in favor of SQL
/ Express (Developer Version). Does any one have any information about this?
If so, can you please provide specific references.

Thank you,

 

[MD Websunlimited]

It doesn't make sense to me either Kevin but I'm hearing real strong rumors about it.

 

[MD Websunlimited]

Posted by Rudy

From this article it seems that Microsoft is not YET phasing out Access. In fact there is a plan in the future version of MS Office or Access to integrate Access with Microsoft SharePoint. They believe that SharePoint and Access integration makes it easier for users to work together, share data, and put Access data on the Web.

http://www.developersdex.com/vb/message.asp?p=2899&r=405 8755

The "end of life date" of these Access versions are :

Access 97 01/16/2004
Access 2000 06/30/2004
Access XP 06/30/2006
Access 2003 12/31/2008

The "end of life date" means Microsoft stop supporting these versions on these dates. But they will come up with new versions.


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Mike -- FrontPage MVP '97-'02
J-Bots 2004 102 Components For FP
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FrontPage Add-ins Since '97 FP 2003 / 2002 / 2000 Compatible



I been hearing rumors that MS plans to drop support Access in favor of SQL / Express (Developer Version). Does any one have any information about this? If so, can you please provide specific references.

Thank you,

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Again, I find it incredibly hard to believe that MS would phase out Access
at all. I work with a number of MCS consultants, and have heard nothing of
the sort from them.

I can certainly believe that MS will phase out support for earlier versions,
particularly with the advent of Longhorn. New technologies seem to replace
old ones more and more quickly every year.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP
..Net Developer
Sometimes you eat the elephant.
Sometimes the elephant eats you.

Posted by Rudy

From this article it seems that Microsoft is not YET phasing out Access. In
fact there is a plan in the future version of MS Office or Access to
integrate Access with Microsoft SharePoint. They believe that SharePoint and
Access integration makes it easier for users to work together, share data,
and put Access data on the Web.

http://www.developersdex.com/vb/message.asp?p=2899&r=405 8755

The "end of life date" of these Access versions are :

Access 97 01/16/2004
Access 2000 06/30/2004
Access XP 06/30/2006
Access 2003 12/31/2008

The "end of life date" means Microsoft stop supporting these versions on
these dates. But they will come up with new versions.


--
Mike -- FrontPage MVP '97-'02
J-Bots 2004 102 Components For FP
http://www.websunlimited.com
FrontPage Add-ins Since '97 FP 2003 / 2002 / 2000 Compatible



I been hearing rumors that MS plans to drop support Access in favor of
SQL / Express (Developer Version). Does any one have any information about
this? If so, can you please provide specific references.

Thank you,