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Sams Teach Yourself Microsoft Access 2002 Programming in 24 Hours

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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.

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.

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.

This is a valuable tutorial for intermediate-advanced programmers of Access VBA. I am a business-oriented "power-user" with 10 years front-line experience, but do not groove over programming minutia. So this practically-oriented book helps take me to the next level. It provides some historical and conceptual context and ties together a lot a things I've seen, but didn't understand, such as the relationship between user-defined data types and object-oriented programming. It uses the simplest possible examples.

This book was published in 2001. It sat on my shelf for a long time. Now, in 2010, I would love to see an update. Also, I think it prematurely slighted DAO and should have developed it as a topic some more.

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.

I had gone through a few books on access and hope to get more from this book especially on the programming part. But it really, really disappointed me.