Hi,
Not sure I'm in the right part of the forum, but here goes...
I've almost finalised an Access 2007 db - a freebie for my bro-in-law! It's in Access Runtime as he doesn't have the full 2007 Office suite and he's pretty happy with it. But now he's asked if it's possible to run it on a PDA and I don't really know where to begin.
He doesn't have a particular PDA/smartphone/whatever in mind - I think he'd at least consider anything. But my skills (which are mediocre!!) are purely in Access and Excel, so I'd need something that didn't require in-depth knowledge of any other software. Something with idiot-proof wizards would be good!
Essentially, he would need the mobile functionality to visit different locations and collect data via touch-screen dropdown options and text-boxes. There are sub-forms and sub-sub-forms to consider too! Then, back at base, he would need to be able to print off several reports which I've written for him.
I don't know whether that would involve downloading from the hand-held into a PC, or printing directly from the hand-held.
Can anyone point me in the direction of a system/gadget that does this more or less intuitively, or should I tell him to forget the whole thing and stick with a clipboard and a pre-printed data collection form?
Very grateful for any advice.
Not sure I'm in the right part of the forum, but here goes...
I've almost finalised an Access 2007 db - a freebie for my bro-in-law! It's in Access Runtime as he doesn't have the full 2007 Office suite and he's pretty happy with it. But now he's asked if it's possible to run it on a PDA and I don't really know where to begin.
He doesn't have a particular PDA/smartphone/whatever in mind - I think he'd at least consider anything. But my skills (which are mediocre!!) are purely in Access and Excel, so I'd need something that didn't require in-depth knowledge of any other software. Something with idiot-proof wizards would be good!
Essentially, he would need the mobile functionality to visit different locations and collect data via touch-screen dropdown options and text-boxes. There are sub-forms and sub-sub-forms to consider too! Then, back at base, he would need to be able to print off several reports which I've written for him.
I don't know whether that would involve downloading from the hand-held into a PC, or printing directly from the hand-held.
Can anyone point me in the direction of a system/gadget that does this more or less intuitively, or should I tell him to forget the whole thing and stick with a clipboard and a pre-printed data collection form?
Very grateful for any advice.