Re: Should I upgrade my Windows 95 version of Access?

JakeD wrote in
news:m90em39bf4lf51ose3tgr6pom684u5f20o@4ax.com:

> On 16 Dec 2007 22:35:07 GMT, "David W. Fenton"
> wrote:
>
>>JakeD wrote in
>>news:53sam3div6ljic3ndb4c0qtdbhmql9d82e@4ax.com:
>>
>>> Perhaps that's what I'll do then: try Windows 97 (if I can get
>>> it).
>>
>>You mean "Access 97." There is no such thing as Windows 97.
>
> Yes - sorry, I meant Access 97
>>
>>You won't be able to find a copy of it.
>>
>>I would recommend trying to acquire Access 2003. That would be the
>>best use of your money for the long run.
>
> Thanks for the suggestion. I presume my (Acess Ver 7) data will be
> easy to import, but what about my queries, reports and forms? Will
> they import smoothly, or will they all require rebuilding?

Yes, everything will import.

> I also have a MS PowerPoint bar graph integrated into the form
> that displays each of my customer records. (It shows income from
> the customer for each preceeding month.) Will I need a 2003
> version of PowerPoint to carry this over into the 2003 version of
> Access if I decide to get it?

That I don't know about. There were so many problems with graph
objects and conflicting versions of MSGRAPH that I gave up on using
it a long time ago.

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