12/24/2022 0 Comments Ms access alternative![]() I was exciting hearing about the upcoming support for New Chart types and R2 update of Access Redistributable 2016, all covered at Access Day 2018 by Access Program Manager as seen in her Access Day presentation video (thanks to Stein and his post on the new charts).Īccess Dropped from Visual Studio Tools for Office (VSTO) for. Upcoming Features for Access and Access Day Revelations For those not familiar with all of it, that includes new resources under and Access Help Center with Docs and Video Tutorials, as well as Access Templates on and the attention the Access dev team is providing to Feedback & Suggestions on User Voice pages for Access and User Voice for Office Developer Platform (VBA, VBE, Add-in Dev), as well as all the activity in the the new Access blog and Access forums here. I also very much appreciate the new content and support from the Access team. Congrats to the Access, Office and Accessibility teams on that achievement! More than that, its really incredible to see all the new Access updates, such as new Data Connectors (Microsoft Dynamics & Salesforce), Large Number (BigInt) support, an upcoming bringing back dBase support, Access Templates on (experimentally) and 32-bit SSMA release (with the SQL Server Migration Assistant for Access previously only usable with uncommon 64-bit Office installs).Īlso, I'm glad to see the Access Accessibility Updates (Screen reader, F6 navigation, high contrast, etc.), which even as I understand, helped lead to Microsoft receiving the USBLN Accessible product design award for tech enabling the over 1 Billion across the world with disabilities. Considering all the features removed from Access in recent years and toying with removal of Access from most Office editions, it's really great to see that Microsoft ended up (after the user backlash) adding Access to almost all Office & Office 365 editions instead! I'd like to start off by recapping all the recent advancements we've seen with Microsoft Access, at Access Day and beyond. ![]() a "Devices & User Experience" group, including Office, Windows, Surface & Mobile. non-Cloud - a "Cloud & AI" group, including Azure, PowerApps, Power BI, Dev Tools/APIs, among other things vs. Specifically, as I will detail in my next post, Microsoft has combined their 4 groups into just two groups, essentially splitting by Cloud vs. UX" reorgization on Access, Office development and Microsoft Office / Office 365 in general. Microsoft Reorganization (Cloud vs UX Shakeup) ImplicationsĪlso, I'm wondering if anyone has any thoughts on possible implications of the just-announced Microsoft "Cloud vs. Cloud-first Focus & Dropped Web SupportĬonsidering, on one hand, the number of promising recent Access updates (summarized below, per Access Day) and, on the other, the deprecation of Access Web Apps (AWA & Access Services for Microsoft-hosted SharePoint Online going read-only by April 2 '18) and Microsoft's recent Cloud-first focus (PowerApps, Common Data Service, Azure) and Cloud vs. I've also recapped the recent Microsoft reorg changes along with thoughts on potential implications for Access & Office.Īlso, if at all possible, any glimpse the Microsoft Access and Office Developer Platform (VBA, VBE IDE, Office.js, VSTO) teams could provide us with into what they are considering (even if not confirmed yet) as possible future enhancements, fixes and data connectors for Access and improvements for Access developers (automation/macros/add-in development) for Access 2019 / Office 2019 ( expected Q2 2018) onward would be greatly appreciated. In addition to summing up recent Access updates & resources (including those from Access), I've compiled some suggestions & questions for the Access & Office Dev Platform teams (ranging from PowerApps & Common Data Service integration to VSTO Add-in dev, VBA & VBE) here. Access & Office Development Roadmap & Suggestions
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