>Thomas:
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>> I see a number of corporations in the San Francico Bay Area as well as the
>> State of California using Access for critical applications
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>One of the projects I ma currently involved in has an Access front-end to an Oracle backend. Using Access as the back-end was the client's choice and we had no choice if we wanted the contract.
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Daniel;

That is always the deciding factor - if the client says use a specific tool and is willing to pay you for your work there is little choice. I have been known to use Access - but only as a means to support myself and my family. Otherwise, I think it is better left inside the original box.

I have never been asked to create an Access application from the ground up - only to fix what others gave up on. To me Access is a good tool for a manager to obtain reports. Trying to run a corporation or State Government with an Access application will soon reveal limitations.

Tom