Access 2002 Programming by Example

By Bob Villareal

Microsoft Access provides a comprehensive platform that makes it easy to design, build and manage database solutions. This manual teaches programmers to start writing programs using Microsoft Access... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789725940
• ISBN13: 9780789725943
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Que Pub
• Length: 555 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Book For Any Access Library

Bob Villareal has done an excellent job throughout this book. From his explanations and examples of tables, queries, forms and reports, to his explanation of VBA, his examples are clear, practical, and useful, and will enhance any database design. Like his chapter on controls, both bound and unbound and their properties, he helps readers understand the power that controls have in Microsoft Access. His technique of explaining and then showing, through examples of databases downloaded, reinforce his explanations. Like his chapter on exploring procedures: an extensive list of string functions that explains and shows how the programmer can create custom functions to deal with data at field level. And Chapter 20, Conquering Big Problems that Come In Small Packages, which deals with the tricky issues of quotes, pounds, and dates, he shows how the reader can program with them and test them using VBA's Immediate window. All of the chapters are useful to the programmer and should be at every programmer's fingertips. I hope he writes another book soon!

I am very glad that I purchased this book.

I have purchased many computer related books in the past, but none have been this easy to follow. I really thought the format of the book was very well done. I liked the fact that a concept was stated, a visual example given, then a detailed explanation of what you needed to know was given. Being able to download the sample files from the web was also a great idea. I would encourage anyone who is already working with Access or even thinking about it to purchase this book. I am glad that I did. I have already put what I learned to good use at home and at work.