Access 97 VBA Programming with CDROM (Beginning) [Paperback]

Robert Smith (Author), David Sussman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Beginning | Publication Date: January 1997

Lots of clear samples and realistic examples teach users how to optimize their database to improve performance. "Beginning Access 97 VBA Programming" provides proven step-by-step beginning tutorials for publishing databases on the Internet.

Product Details

• Paperback: 615 pages
• Publisher: Peer Information Inc. (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1861000863
• ISBN-13: 978-1861000866
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,082,535 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #82 in Books > Computers & Technology > Databases > Beginning & Introductory

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!, March 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Access 97 VBA Programming with CDROM (Beginning) (Paperback)

As a beginner in the world of Database development, I have been longing for a book of this sort. I have bought book after book on programming have nearly always been disappointed. Most of the books I have bought either have next to useless code. Or have very unclear descriptions of how the code works, making it difficult or impossible to edit the code for a custom application. This book falls into neither of these traps. It offers useful code and clearly explains each line of code, allowing me to alter it for my own apps. This book is a must have for anyone who wants to use VBA to maximize their applications. If you already understand the basics of MS Access 97 then this book might be the ticket becoming a "power user". Great book guys.... Two thumbs up!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Beware of Title, October 8, 2000

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Perry H. Moss (Richmond, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Access 97 VBA Programming with CDROM (Beginning) (Paperback)

This is not a true beginners book. The word "Intermediate" should appear somewhere on the cover. I am divided on this book, some chapters are fantastic, while others are terribly written. On the negative: the authors make constant reference to how easy this is, however they are forgetting that the readers of this book do not have the multi-year experience that they possess. Certain chapters are extemely complicated are clearly intended for seasoned professionals. They also spend considerable time on procedures that would likely never be used in the real world. On the positive: there is a great deal of information here, the chapter on recordsets in sensational. The authors and I agree that recordset (note this is a broad subject) manipulation is one of the most crucial issues in Access VBA development. After employing what I learned into my real world applications, it is clear why this subject is so critical. They did a great job of writing the chapters that cover recordsets (and all of its' subsets) as well as program logic (If/Then, Do/Loop, For Each/Next, Arrays, etc.). If you are truly a beginner to VBA then buy "Step by Step" first. I would warn that the reader should not be taken in by the word "Beginner" in the title. Do not buy this book unless you are serious about application development. If you can understand this book, then you are moving into an elite status. I would not recommend this book unless your goal is to be compensated (to at least some degree) for your Access programming skills.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Ray of Sunshine...!, January 31, 2000

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"is2consultants" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Access 97 VBA Programming with CDROM (Beginning) (Paperback)

I've created and SOLD Access programs since version one. All I can say is that after all of this time this book made a lot of my DAO questions clear. I love it when I spend my hard learned, hard earned money for a book to increase my knowledge and potential and it pays off! If these guys keep writing like this they will have a steady income from me! I have probably 6 Access books and half of them regurgitate how to create tables, forms, what a database, is Etc. After a while all a DB Developer needs is "the meat" not "the fluff". This book works and i'm glad I purchased it because now I will be able to charge more for my Apps.... There may be some errors; all books have them. What is important is that this book delivers the info I purchased it for. And to me that's what counts...