Around two months ago clintc made a post asking if anyone would be interested in a light-weight bug tracking template, and the response was overwhelming. Well, I am happy to announce that we have taken the time to put together just such a template, and better still, that we’re releasing a beta version to get your feedback. Bug tracking means a lot of things to a lot of people, and part of our previous blog post was to elicit feedback to help us scope the application and it’s features to provide the...

I haven’t used it bug Peter’s Software recently announced an update to KeyedAccess. For immediate release: Los Angeles, CA - Fortifying defenses against software piracy, Peter's Software launches KeyedAccess v4.1 for Microsoft Access. KeyedAccess is an add-on module for Microsoft Access that handles product key/unlock code validation, giving developers the ability to copy protect Access database applications. Only a key provided by the application developer will fit the unique lock that KeyedAccess...

My friends in support just sent me an email about some hot fixes the community might find useful. Hot fixes are now available for the following Microsoft Office Access issues: Access 2003 An Access 2003 project (.adp) stops responding when in table Datasheet view, you delete all child rows from a parent row and then delete the parent row. This issue applies only to an Access 2003 project. A database in .mdb format in Access 2003 SP3 stops responding when you try to delete a parent record from a table...

Andy Colonna has released an open source spell check that works for the runtime. It also includes suggestion logic. Those of you building runtime apps might find it useful.

Steve Bailey from Sagekey asked me if I would be willing to mention their product for building Access runtimes . Here is Steve’s description of their product with a special discount for our readers: SageKey Software has a track record of removing the time and frustration out of building reliable installs that work on all supported platforms and maintain co-existence with other versions of Access. Having been in the business since Access 97, SageKey provides installation tools for all versions of...