atw: Re: Fwd: Re: Document management systems using MS Access

Generator Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium) Older versions of TRIM were very 
clunky and definitely NOT intuitive. However, the newer version, TRIM Context, 
has come a long way. It' s a very powerful content management system and offers 
lots of user-based privilege controls and customisations. 

From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of slinka Sent: Tuesday, 
26 August 2008 7:35 AM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Re: Fwd: 
Re: Document management systems using MS Access

Unfortunately TRIM has a problem with the search engine which throws up 
inconsistent results in large environments. Probably has some kind of buffering 
issues. 
There have been some disastrous attempts to link it with Windows and Outlook in 
large government departments 
Because it is so confusing and non-intuitive, people try to avoid it and wind 
up storing their documents in Windows.
I expect TRIM would be good if it' s configured properly and people know how to 
use it, but I have been in several government organisations that are trying to 
make its use mandatory and they all have major problems with it.
From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jasmine Andrews Sent: 
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 9:13 AM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: 
Fwd: Re: Document management systems using MS Access

Technically speaking, Access isn't a database but a database management system 
(DBMS) with which you create a database. A database which is only as good as 
its design/designer.

In terms of document management systems, nothing can beat a fully-featured 
version of TRIM. 

Jasmine Andrews ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Warren Lewington 
<wjlewington@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: 25 Aug 2008 22:12 Subject: atw: Re: Document 
management systems using MS Access To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Like all databases, which is what a content management system ultimately is, 
you need to have the whole application well designed. If you have time, energy 
and resources, well, consider it. Access is an incredibly powerful application, 
I can verify that a large number of city wide traffic systems are happily 
crunching their lives away, with millions of things happening at any time, on 
MS Access. 

But the databases are well designed...

Regards;
Warren

From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
[mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Write Ideas Sent: 
Monday, 25 August 2008 14:34 To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Re: 
Document management systems using MS Access

Wrong tool for the job, David (P). No check in / check out options, no version 
control management, limited (if any) directory tree file handling and 
compression / encryption tools. Such a system needs multiple levels of 
authentication. If you are after such a tool from Microsoft, SourceSafe, which 
is also widely used for software version control is the go. Note: SourceSafe 
requires a very powerful and capable server with hardware such as RAID arrays / 
hot swapping drives, streaming backup media and the like. Otherwise, go the 
UNIX / Linux OS route, for which there is a wide variety of highly capable and 
efficient file management software (even some excellent shareware and 
freeware). MS Access is not in that league and, IMHO, you will only suffer 
frustration, fatigue and eventual brain meltdown if you venture down that path. 
Hope that helps. Cheers, Micky G. Write Ideas www.writeideas.com.au At 11:16 
25/08/2008, you wrote:
Has anyone had any experience using MS Access as the platform for a document 
management system? --  David Petersen Documentation Coordinator Air Systems 
Thales Australia
Michael Granat Write Ideas www.writeideas.com.au 
http://www.alliance.org.au/freelancers/journalists/write_ideas/details/ 
mailto:writeideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 21 Years of Write Ideas!

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