Which program to use?

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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
 
Hi John,

In addition to Bill,

You can you use your VB.net IDE instead of Interdev for your webpages
"webform projects" it works much nicer.

Cor
 
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