I am a beginning developer. I would like to take some
classes to get a little more formally trained so I can
develop a database application that also interacts with
office.
The resources I have purchased so far, but haven't done
much with are:
Access 2003
Visual Interdev (Not sure which version, I bought it about 3-4 years back)
Visual Basic .NET
SQL 2000
I will be designing a workflow management program that will encompass 3
different modules. Point of Sale, Contact Management, Email Content Distribution.
Because of our dependency on email, I also will end up wanting to control things
that happen in outlook also, so does that mean I want C?
I am kinda familiar with some VBA from outlook and I understand most of the time
what is happening in VB code when I look at samples. But to conjure it up on my
own for the most part is still a mystery in VB.
If I am really good at what I am trying to accomplish,
I might try to market it as a solution for my line of business.
With all of what I have now, or any other
technologies, where should I start my learning?
Should I just do 2 access databases and go to
VB class and code it in Access? Or should I use
VB .NET with my SQL database for my organization
and if I sell it use MSDE?
I don't think I should use Visual Interdev because I understand
the product lifecycle has expired and now we have Visual Studio
I think, do I want to upgrade that & learn that?
Or because C can control outlook also, do I want to buy that?
Then what would by database be? SQL?
I am sinking in a sea of technology. Can someone throw
out a bouy and give me a starting place?
Thanks in advance.
Cheers,
John
