Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Access 2002 Programming in 24 Hours [Paperback]

Paul Kimmel (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0672320983 | ISBN-13: 978-0672320989 | Publication Date: August 24, 2001 | Edition: 1

Sams Teach Yourself Access 2002 Programming in 24 Hours will considerably improve the quality of the database applications that the reader can create with Microsoft Access. Concise tutorials that quickly bring the reader up to speed will be the goal of each chapter. Having completed this book, the readers will be able to understand any sample VBA code that they see, and will possess the skills to attack all of the most common Access programming tasks.

Topics covered in the book will include: ¨

Using data aware controls ¨

Creating data aware web pages ¨

Creating views to organize data ¨

Building reusable code modules ¨

Programming reports ¨

Communicating results with graphing ¨

Automating contact and task management with Outlook ¨

Access programming for Internet Explorer

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Sams Teach Yourself Access 2002 Programming in 24 Hours will considerably improve the quality of the database applications that the reader can create with Microsoft Access. Concise tutorials that quickly bring the reader up to speed will be the goal of each chapter. Having completed this book, the readers will be able to understand any sample VBA code that they see, and will possess the skills to attack all of the most common Access programming tasks.

Topics covered in the book will include:¨
* Using data aware controls¨
* Creating data aware web pages¨
* Creating views to organize data¨
* Building reusable code modules¨
* Programming reports ¨
* Communicating results with graphing¨
* Automating contact and task management with Outlook¨
* Access programming for Internet Explorer

About the Author

Paul Kimmel is the founder of Software Conceptions. Software Conceptions provides software development and consulting services to small, medium, and large companies worldwide. Paul has been developing business solutions in Microsoft Access for more than 10 years and is available for consulting and development projects (at [e-mail]).

Paul is the author of several books on Visual Basic and Access programming, including the upcoming Visual Basic.NET Unleashed, and is the co-author of Sams Microsoft Access 2002 Development Unleashed. Paul is the weekly author of the free newsletter Code Guru Visual Basic Tech Notes from Internet.com. Paul resides in Okemos, Michigan with wife Lori and children Trevor, Douglas, Alex, and Noah, all accompanied by their assorted critters.

Product Details

• Paperback: 576 pages
• Publisher: Sams; 1 edition (August 24, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0672320983
• ISBN-13: 978-0672320989
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,428,925 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Clear and confusing at the same time, April 8, 2003

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Lisa M. Malki - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Access 2002 Programming in 24 Hours (Paperback)

VBA is a challenging subject, especially if you are trying to learn it on your own (like me). An ideal book, therefore, is one that presents the subject in a clear and simple manner.

In some ways this book accomplishes that task very nicely. Some explainations are really clear and the author uses analogies that enhance the explaination. At other times the book is completely incomprehensible. So this book will help you to an extent, and the little quizzes and exercises at the end of each chapter are useful. But you'll need other books to explain the subject matter that this book renders incomprehensible.

The only reason I am keeping my copy of the book is because I got an inexpensive used version. I learn from it what I can and just jump over the parts that are poorly written.

If you are trying to learn VBA and are a complete novice I'd recommend Evan Callahan's book. That book is the single best introduction to VBA that I have ever seen and will get you doing simple programming quite quickly. Next, Susan Novalis' book is excellent and will take you to the level of being an intermediate developer. I have about 6 different Access programming books, and no one is perfect, but the two I mention here will get you going.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Literary Masterpiece!, March 7, 2002

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Peter Deacon (Brisbane, Queensland Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Access 2002 Programming in 24 Hours (Paperback)

Maybe that is going a little overboard. However, it was a pleasure to read Paul's book on Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

Over the years I have read numerous IT books. While most authors provide adequate coverage of the techniques in their chosen area of expertise, they often struggle with style. Sometimes this can test the patience of readers who are using their limited time to master a new topic - and especially true of the 1000+ page bibles.

What a refreshing change of pace! Paul's lucid style not only provided an adequate introduction to programming in VBA, it also offered a wealth of tips on developing professional looking applications. I was particularly impressed by his discussion of object orientation and how it applies to Microsoft Access.

Paul has the rare ability to express difficult concepts with clarity. His examples were easy to understand and not cluttered with extraneous code.

This is the first time I have read a "SAMS Teach Yourself" book. I hope the other titles in the series are of the same high standard.

Well done Paul.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars to many missstakes, January 29, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Access 2002 Programming in 24 Hours (Paperback)

I am having issues with this book. There are too many mistakes in it - most of them of an editorial nature, but in a programming book it's the little things that count. In addition, the structure could be better and there are many terms that are not well explained and conversely some lucid yet pointless explanations. I began learning VBA about 4 years ago and am proficient in VBA for Excel applications, so in many respects i am not a beginner to this stuff. I just want to build up my Access VBA knowledge but i think i'll be buying a different book. The only good thing is that i got this book cheap through Amazon.