
Performance comparison Visual Basic 3.0 vs MS ACCESS 2.0
The big advantages of VB over
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> Access are primarily increased control over the look and feel at
> the cost of more code and third-party control integration issues,
> and the utter lack of the need to worry that your forms and code
> might get trashed if the database becomes corrupt.
I would add one further advantage, which is the speed at which the users
get to be able to use the database. To load full blown Access on our
66DX's takes MUCH longer than the time taken to load the VB Front End
(around 7-8 seconds - as against a minute or more!).