Comments for Debra D's Blog http://debradalgleish.com/blog Behind the Scenes with an Excel consultant and website owner Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:58:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Access Database is Read Only by Debra Dalgleish http://debradalgleish.com/blog/2010/08/08/access-database-is-read-only/comment-page-1/#comment-495 Debra Dalgleish Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:58:25 +0000 http://debradalgleish.com/blog/2010/08/08/access-database-is-read-only/#comment-495 Fred, I added another section to the blog post, to show where the connection string information is located. Fred, I added another section to the blog post, to show where the connection string information is located.

]]> Comment on Taking an Online JavaScript Course by Debra Dalgleish http://debradalgleish.com/blog/2010/04/21/taking-an-online-javascript-course/comment-page-1/#comment-494 Debra Dalgleish Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:47:46 +0000 http://debradalgleish.com/blog/2010/04/21/taking-an-online-javascript-course/#comment-494 I guess you can't edit the comment after you post it -- I fixed it for you, from the Admin settings. I guess you can’t edit the comment after you post it — I fixed it for you, from the Admin settings.

]]> Comment on Taking an Online JavaScript Course by Debra Dalgleish http://debradalgleish.com/blog/2010/04/21/taking-an-online-javascript-course/comment-page-1/#comment-493 Debra Dalgleish Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:46:41 +0000 http://debradalgleish.com/blog/2010/04/21/taking-an-online-javascript-course/#comment-493 Thanks Fred, I'll let you know if I get any courses going! Thanks Fred, I’ll let you know if I get any courses going!

]]> Comment on Taking an Online JavaScript Course by Fred Chidester Sr http://debradalgleish.com/blog/2010/04/21/taking-an-online-javascript-course/comment-page-1/#comment-491 Fred Chidester Sr Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:18:07 +0000 http://debradalgleish.com/blog/2010/04/21/taking-an-online-javascript-course/#comment-491 You need an Edit button, I have a company that will foot the bill twice sorry. I wondered where it went. You need an Edit button, I have a company that will foot the bill twice sorry. I wondered where it went.

]]> Comment on Taking an Online JavaScript Course by Fred Chidester Sr http://debradalgleish.com/blog/2010/04/21/taking-an-online-javascript-course/comment-page-1/#comment-490 Fred Chidester Sr Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:15:20 +0000 http://debradalgleish.com/blog/2010/04/21/taking-an-online-javascript-course/#comment-490 Good grief - JavaScript - I don't know, but for $10 maybe I'll give it a try just for knowledge. However, if you have courses as such, just sign me up and away we go - either Access or Excel. One of the hardest things I find is that a lot of people want to learn, but the $350 plus price tags are hard to come by. Unless you have a company that will foot the bill. Good grief – JavaScript – I don’t know, but for $10 maybe I’ll give it a try just for knowledge.
However, if you have courses as such, just sign me up and away we go – either Access or Excel. One of the hardest things I find is that a lot of people want to learn, but the $350 plus price tags are hard to come by. Unless you have a company that will foot the bill.

]]> Comment on Access Database is Read Only by Fred Chidester Sr http://debradalgleish.com/blog/2010/08/08/access-database-is-read-only/comment-page-1/#comment-489 Fred Chidester Sr Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:32:39 +0000 http://debradalgleish.com/blog/2010/08/08/access-database-is-read-only/#comment-489 Ok this is great doing the train application between the Access dB and the Excel I now see why we have had to close the Excel sheet when we wanted to add some more data to the dB. However, sorry I'm in a Duh mode, how do you change or find the "Mode=Share Deny Write" - I changed the setting to - "Mode=Read" string or info. Ok this is great doing the train application between the Access dB and the Excel I now see why we have had to close the Excel sheet when we wanted to add some more data to the dB. However, sorry I’m in a Duh mode, how do you change or find the “Mode=Share Deny Write” – I changed the setting to – “Mode=Read” string or info.

]]> Comment on Access Database is Read Only by Debra Dalgleish http://debradalgleish.com/blog/2010/08/08/access-database-is-read-only/comment-page-1/#comment-464 Debra Dalgleish Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:20:11 +0000 http://debradalgleish.com/blog/2010/08/08/access-database-is-read-only/#comment-464 Thanks Bob! I hope you don't encounter the problem (only affects some types of queries), but at least you'll have a solution to try if you do hit it. Thanks Bob! I hope you don’t encounter the problem (only affects some types of queries), but at least you’ll have a solution to try if you do hit it.

]]> Comment on Access Database is Read Only by Bob Ryan http://debradalgleish.com/blog/2010/08/08/access-database-is-read-only/comment-page-1/#comment-462 Bob Ryan Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:08:45 +0000 http://debradalgleish.com/blog/2010/08/08/access-database-is-read-only/#comment-462 All I can say is that I appreciate that you shared this. I'm explaining to my client why a database may be what they're looking for (they're on the learning fast track as about two weeks ago they had never heard of pivottables), and as part of that I prepared an tiny Access DB with a couple of tables allong with a MSQuery and an Excel based query. What you wrote may help me prevent unnecessary frustration and time. All I can say is that I appreciate that you shared this. I’m explaining to my client why a database may be what they’re looking for (they’re on the learning fast track as about two weeks ago they had never heard of pivottables), and as part of that I prepared an tiny Access DB with a couple of tables allong with a MSQuery and an Excel based query. What you wrote may help me prevent unnecessary frustration and time.

]]> Comment on How Long Have You Been Using Excel? by Debra Dalgleish http://debradalgleish.com/blog/2010/02/28/how-long-have-you-been-using-excel/comment-page-1/#comment-455 Debra Dalgleish Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:36:15 +0000 http://debradalgleish.com/blog/?p=123#comment-455 Thanks, Ken, great story, and I guess you've stopped using the Transition keys now. And you're right - some consistency in data entry would be nice. I'd rather have the number/number or number-number treated as strings, than automatically changed to dates. I'm sure the next 25 years will be interesting, and all the current bugs will be fixed in that period! Thanks, Ken, great story, and I guess you’ve stopped using the Transition keys now.
And you’re right – some consistency in data entry would be nice. I’d rather have the number/number or number-number treated as strings, than automatically changed to dates.
I’m sure the next 25 years will be interesting, and all the current bugs will be fixed in that period!

]]> Comment on How Long Have You Been Using Excel? by Ken Macdonald http://debradalgleish.com/blog/2010/02/28/how-long-have-you-been-using-excel/comment-page-1/#comment-452 Ken Macdonald Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:02:37 +0000 http://debradalgleish.com/blog/?p=123#comment-452 I think I first started using Excel in 1996 but my spreadsheet introduction was Visicalc back in 1982 which was probably more responsible for Apples early success than any other factor. From 84 I used 123 and was welded on until my employer changed to Excel. The 123 macro language was far more simpler but still effective compared to the verbose VBA. For a long time I used transition key strokes which meant that in many cases I could complete many tasks far faster than using the mouse (much to the annoyance of my peers). Would I go back to 123 now - NO. Interesting to note other observations about key entry styles. There are times where I get annoyed by some of excels behaviour. If it is smart enough to assume an unambiguous numeric entry then why does it treat "number/number" or "number+number" as strings? The other inconsistency is its inability to assume a multi-cell highlighted area as the default print region - I think the only operation where you ignore a selected area when carrying out a process. Along the way also used an early mainframe spreadsheet version which had a split screen with one section defining the relationships and the other section displaying the result (cumbersome!), another Lotus product Symphony, Framework and also Multiplan Been a great ride - Whats the next 25 years going to be like? I think I first started using Excel in 1996 but my spreadsheet introduction was Visicalc back in 1982 which was probably more responsible for Apples early success than any other factor. From 84 I used 123 and was welded on until my employer changed to Excel. The 123 macro language was far more simpler but still effective compared to the verbose VBA. For a long time I used transition key strokes which meant that in many cases I could complete many tasks far faster than using the mouse (much to the annoyance of my peers). Would I go back to 123 now – NO.

Interesting to note other observations about key entry styles. There are times where I get annoyed by some of excels behaviour. If it is smart enough to assume an unambiguous numeric entry then why does it treat “number/number” or “number+number” as strings? The other inconsistency is its inability to assume a multi-cell highlighted area as the default print region – I think the only operation where you ignore a selected area when carrying out a process.

Along the way also used an early mainframe spreadsheet version which had a split screen with one section defining the relationships and the other section displaying the result (cumbersome!), another Lotus product Symphony, Framework and also Multiplan

Been a great ride – Whats the next 25 years going to be like?

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