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by Alan Simpson (Author)
Create more powerful Access applications and databases
This friendly, easy-to-use guide shows experienced Access users how to use VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) to not only build Access databases and applications, but also:
- Covers programming fundamentals for nonprogrammers
- Includes practical, ready-to-use VBA code examples that readers can type or copy and paste from the Web into their own database projects
- Explains basic VBA skills and concepts for nonprogrammers, such as procedures, variables, and loops
- Covers more advanced topics, such as record sets and other programming activities that are unique to Access programming
These authors have written more than ninety computer books and have been working with databases since the early 1980s
Front Jacket
Find out how to make your databases do your bidding
The fun and easy way(R) to program for Access 2003, 2002, and 2000
Even if you still think code means the way spies talk to each other, this book will ease you into programming before you know it. Soon you'll be able to use VBA to make Access do things it can't do by itself, customize your databases, and even automate mundane chores like converting numbers to words for check printing.
Discover how to:
- Use the VBA editor
- Work with variables, constants, and arrays
- Create recordsets with SQL
- Control lists with code and export data to files
- Debug your code
- Synchronize forms and reports
The Dummies Way
- Explanations in plain English
- Get in, get out information
- Icons and other navigational aids
- Tear-out cheat sheet
- Top ten lists
- A dash of humor and fun
Back Jacket
Find out how to make your databases do your bidding
The fun and easy way(R) to program for Access 2003, 2002, and 2000
Even if you still think "code" means the way spies talk to each other, this book will ease you into programming before you know it. Soon you'll be able to use VBA to make Access do things it can't do by itself, customize your databases, and even automate mundane chores like converting numbers to words for check printing.
Discover how to:
- Use the VBA editor
- Work with variables, constants, and arrays
- Create recordsets with SQL
- Control lists with code and export data to files
- Debug your code
- Synchronize forms and reports
The Dummies Way
- Explanations in plain English
- "Get in, get out" information
- Icons and other navigational aids
- Tear-out cheat sheet
- Top ten lists
- A dash of humor and fun
Author Biography
Alan Simpson is the author of over 90 computer books on databases, Windows, Web site design and development, programming, and networking. His books are published throughout the world in over a dozen languages and have millions of copies. Alan has also taught introductory and advanced computer programming courses at San Diego State University and the UCSD Extension. He has served as a consultant on high-technology, educationoriented projects for the United States Navy and Air Force. Despite that, Alan has no fancy job title because he has never had a real job.
