Customer Reviews

Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Access 2003

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Although this book is very good, as are most Que books, it appears that the book wasn't totally re-done for Access 2003.

There are numerous sections in the book that discuss the new features of Access 2002 (not 2003).

This book is not for beginners, and may not be for anybody. It is poorly indexed, making it very difficult to find a desired topic. It is also largely based on step-by-step examples, without enough explanation of why something works the way it does. In other words, plenty of detail on specific, pre-determined tasks, but scant exploration of broad topics and ideas.

This amazing edition offers authoritative instruction from Roger Jennings, the author of this book, a recognized Access expert with years of Access and client/server database experience. The book's organization follows the development process for typical Access database applications. Detailed, step-by-step instructions with icons guide readers new to Access through table design, data addition, importing data from external sources, query design and execution, and designing data entry forms and printed reports. Chapters on advanced form and report design emphasize data-entry efficiency and presentation clarity...

***This book also has new chapters on collaboration with Microsoft SharePoint Team Server, and creating or consuming XML Web services, both of which are hot topics. Another great thing about this book is, the accompanying CD! .CD includes all the book's Access queries, forms, reports, VBA code, projects, data access pages, and XML Web services; SQL Server/MSDE and Jet 4.0 versions of the Beckwith and OakLeaf Consumer Electronics (OCE) sample databases; Online transaction performance test application for MSDE and SQL Server 2000; Demonstration versions of third-party Access utilities. Web-based elements include live, data-intensive XML Web services that readers can use to test Access Web service consumers. This book did not disappoint it's readers!

The idea is good to try to introduce ACCESS fundtionality through building up some real application (he uses that Northwind sample).

However, I found that it is inadequately explained. Or in many instances, missing the explanation all together. On Chapter 26 - a basic intro of InfoPATH - a good attempt that fail miserably !! I thought he would explains how InfoPath would be integrated as an entry FORM for ACCESS Apps but it was just a basic intro of InfoPATH.

Actaully I want to give only 1 star, but seeing that some examples from the CD could be made useful - so I give him one more star for that.

I came to this book with a beginner/intermediate level of Access and database knowledge. I wanted to fill in the gaps, especially regarding VBA programming and proper relational database structure. This book quickly taught me the basics that I didn't know (without being a "Dummies" type book) and focused upon the more advanced topics that I'm interested in. There is alot of material in here that is more advanced than I need, but I know that I'll return to this material as my expertise increases. I am now designing linked subforms with confidence, and will soon delve into VBA.

Easy to read. Already used on one project. Just another manual in an excellent series.

Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Access 2003 by Roger Jennings is an impressively comprehensive and user friendly instruction manual ideal for those new to Microsoft Office Access 2003 software. A comprehensive reference on all the diverse features of Access 2003, and enhanced with new chapters on collaboration with Microsoft SharePoint Team Server, and creating or consuming XML Web Services, Special Edition Using Microsoft Office Access 2003 also includes Access 2003's new XML export/import features.

I wish I could select rating for this book lower that one star. This is a horrible book I have ever seen in my life. This

book Is poorly indexed . I would not recommend anyone to go for this book. I serched google for my acess problems when I found, it was impossible to get it from this book. I can give you one example 'how to right update-query' . Someone go and look in this book , it's horrible to understand what the author is saying insted searh in google ' Update-Query in MS Acess' you will get nice explanatory answers.

Again minus 10 Rating for this book