Accessible Access 2003 [Paperback]

Mark Whitehorn (Author), Bill Marklyn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2005 | ISBN-10: 1852339497 | ISBN-13: 978-1852339494 | Edition: 1st Edition.

Written by the team which brought you Inside Relational Databases and based on their best-selling book for Access 2000, Accessible Access has been totally re-written for Access 2003.

From the authors:

We wrote Accessible Access 2000 for people who were new to the world of building databases. In that book we tried to act as intelligent filters, presenting only the essential information that you need to get started.

We were delighted with the reception that the book received and have tried to keep the same philosophy. Rather than simply reprinting the book with 2003 in the title, we have gone through it with a fine toothcomb. Every screen shot has been retaken and every section has been re-checked to ensure that it still works and also that it is still relevant. We have re-written parts where the product has changed and also added some. For example, there is a new section on Object Dependencies and a whole new chapter about Data Access Pages - helping you to put your Access database onto an intranet.

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Written by the team which brought you Inside Relational Databases and based on their best-selling book for Access 2000, Accessible Access has been totally re-written for Access 2003.

About the authors:

Bill Marklyn, as the Development Manager for the first two major releases of Access, oversaw the entire design and so provides an intimate knowledge of the product.

Mark Whitehorn's skills lie in making complex ideas easy to understand and entertaining to absorb. In addition he's a professional database developer which probably helps....

From the authors:

We wrote Accessible Access 2000 for people who were new to the world of building databases. In that book we tried very hard not to simply list everything that we knew about the product. Instead we tried to act as intelligent filters, presenting only the essential information that you need to get started.

We were delighted with the reception that the book received and have tried to keep the same philosophy for Accessible Access 2003. However, rather than simply reprinting the book with 2003 in the title, we have gone through it with a fine toothcomb. Every screen shot has been retaken and every section has been re-checked to ensure, not only that it still works, but also that it is actually still relevant. We have re-written parts where the product has changed and also added some. For example, there is a new section on Object Dependencies and a whole new chapter about Data Access Pages - helping you to put your Access database onto an intranet.

About the Author

Bill Marklyn, as the Development Manager for the first three versions of Access, oversaw the entire design and so provides an intimate knowledge of the product.

Mark Whitehorn designs and builds databases but is best known for his popular and long running database column in the UK magazine, Personal Computer World (PCW).

Product Details

• Paperback: 396 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1st Edition. edition (July 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1852339497
• ISBN-13: 978-1852339494
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,143,371 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for learning Access, February 1, 2007

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I decided to learn access a few months ago. I brought a few books on the subject and hit a brick wall. Nothing was making any sense. I just wanted to build a database from scratch. I came across this book and it saved me from despair. It was exactly what I wanted. The other books that I had brought started teaching you multi table database right from the start and that's where it got confusing. This book is divided into several sections. The first three sections of this book teach you how to build single table databases and it will have you up and building a simple database in no time. This approach made it all make sense. After reading about 100 pages I built my first phone book, easy!! Part iv introduces you to multi table databases. By the time I finished this book I made a multi table data base for our business which everyone is using and loves. Now people are asking me to build more things for them in access, their goes my weekends??? I can't rate this book high enough. The Author, Mark Whitehorn, has a great way of explaining complex concepts into simple concepts and he also has a sense of humour which most computer book writer's lack. If you no nothing about access and want to learn access then this book is perfect. If there were more Authors like Mark Whitehorn then the world would be a better place.