Microsoft Access Developer's Guide to SQL Server (Sams White Book) (Paperback)

by Andy Baron (Author), Mary Chipman (Author)

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Microsoft Access 2000 Developer's Guide to Microsoft SQL Server provides much needed information and guidance for the Access power user or developer who wants to exploit the power of SQL Server. Written by Access experts and Microsoft MVPs Mary Chipman and Andy Baron, this hands-on guide provides you with the practical knowledge you need to harness the enterprise-level power and scalability SQL Server offers, while using the Access tools you are familiar with. More than just a migration guide, you will benefit from the authors' expert discussions of topics including the new Microsoft Database Engine (MSDE), Transact SQL, building stored procedures and views, converting your applications to SQL Server, working with SQL Server security, and building Access interfaces to SQL Server databases.

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Microsoft Access 2000 Developer's Guide to Microsoft SQL Server provides much needed information and guidance for the Access power user or developer who wants to exploit the power of SQL Server. Written by Access experts and Microsoft MVPs Mary Chipman and Andy Baron, this hands-on guide provides you with the practical knowledge you need to harness the enterprise-level power and scalability SQL Server offers, while using the Access tools you are familiar with. More than just a migration guide, you will benefit from the authors' expert discussions of topics including the new Microsoft Database Engine (MSDE), Transact SQL, building stored procedures and views, converting your applications to SQL Server, working with SQL Server security, and building Access interfaces to SQL Server databases.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 864 pages
• Publisher: Sams (December 23, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672319446
• ISBN-13: 978-0672319440
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #536,499 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If Access was dead, Mary and Andy sure brought it new life!, December 20, 2000

By	Michael S. Kaplan (Redmond, WA USA) - See all my reviews

They pulled no punches: from the very beginning of the introduction to this book, Mary and Andy hit the very first point that every Access developer has to deal with -- Access is dead, Access is a toy, etc. etc. Of course, 800 pages later they have proven that all the people who thought this were not very bright (or at least did not know much about Access!).

Especially cool are the huge chapters on views, stored procedures, and Access reports. I usually am pretty proud of the fact that I do not ever learn very many new things from books. But Mary and Andy ruined that one pleasure for me because I learned things that I did not know about, even when I was working on the Access team, in the source code!

I mentioned the chapter on stored procedures, but I wanted to emphasize that these 52 pages are one of the most impressive intros to using them that I have come across. It is at the perfect level for an experienced Access developer who does not want to have feel dumb for "starting over" in SQL Server. In fact, the whole book is designed that way: you can leverage all your existing knowledge to help you learn about another, more powerful platform -- and the long term direction of Access itself.

This book is a must have for anyone who wants to make that jump from Access to SQL Server: whether you are using MDBs or ADPs, traditional forms or DAPs, stored procs/SQL or ADO recordsets, if you are doing anything that go between Access and SQL Server then THIS is the book that will take you there.

41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Other Books are "Streets", this one is a "Highway", September 10, 2001

By	Giovanni Caruso (MILANO - ITALY) - See all my reviews

In the last 18 months I have spent time and money reading a dozen of books in order to acquire the necessary knowledge to migrate from Access to VB/SQL Server. I've tried the enclosed code and learnt many things.
However, until three days ago I didn't know "how" and "when" migration would happen.
I've read this book in 3 days and only now I know I will start tomorrow!
In every book I read I found something helpful, but this one is simply a highway leading you to the right place.

Chapter 11 is impressive. Only after reading those ninety pages I can say that I know the difference between MDBs and ADPs. I mean when and how to use each of them, which problems I'll encounter choosing MDB or ADP, which limitations, etc.
When and how to use DAO, ADO or ODBC, how to mix them in the same application using stored procedures at the server level.
Chapter 14 on n-tier apps is just a bible to me. This is not a reference on SQL Server or Access, but if you want to know how to migrate from Access to SQL Server, what are the differences that you, as a programmer, must know, when and how to use remote data or local data, how to build a 3-tier app, you can't miss it.
I don't know if I'll switch to VB or I'll continue using Access as a front-end.
What I know is that also if I decide to switch to VB I will keep this book on my desk all the time.
Thanks to both for this wonderful job.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book, June 17, 2001

By	"roncarlsen" (Belgium) - See all my reviews

In October 2000 I had to create a reliable Access / SQL-Server project but I did not find any useful documentation. A few months later I found this book and gladly it shows the same techniques I developed. If anyone tells you to migrate Access tables to SQL-Server read this book first !!! One remark though: the authors suggest to use Stored Procedures wherever you can. Using Views for Select queries is faster and you can put the SQL-statements in your VBA-code.