How Far Can You Go with Access 2002? The answer depends on your knowledge of VBA programming. If you really want to get the most out of Access, the Access 2002 VBA Handbook is essential reading. If you are an experienced user of Access, you get the step-by-step instruction you need to be dramatically more productive. And if you are a more experienced developer, you get the advanced VBA programming skills you need to build the Access applications your users require. Coverage includes * Running queries to find specific records * Automating complex and time-consuming procedures * Importing data from existing data sources * Synchronizing forms and tables * Understanding the ADO and DAO models * Understanding the essentials of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) * Customizing the Access user interface * Creating procedures to change Access's default error-handling processes * Accessing data using OLE DB and ODBC * Creating VBA procedures for navigating a database or project * Writing VBA procedures using object properties and methods * Creating relationships between forms * Executing commands using SQL statements in VBA code * Using ActiveX controls in your VBA procedures

WRITE BULLETPROOF VBA CODE FOR ANY SITUATION This book is the essential resource for developers working withany of the more than 300 products that employ the Visual Basic forApplications programming language. Written by recognized VBAexperts, it provides detailed coverage of a wide range of specificVBA programming challenges. Its careful, step-by-step instructionsand thousands of lines of code offer answers, while teaching you todevise new and creative solutions. The instruction applies equallyto all VBA environments, whether you are building standaloneapplications or customizing commercial products using theirbuilt-in VBA programmability. Coverage Includes Manipulating text, numbers, and dates Using automation to control other applications Creating objects using VBA class modules Using standard search and sort algorithms from within VBA Creating standard dynamic data structures, including linkedlists, binary trees, stacks, and queues Working with Windows system information, including memorystatus, screen info, mouse, keyboard, and power status Working with Windows Registry data Retrieving and setting Windows networking information Working with the Windows file system, iterating throughfolders, creating and deleting files Adding sound and movies to VBA apps using Windows multimediaextensions Tapping the system capabilities provided by the WindowsScripting Runtime library Writing add-ins for the Visual Basic environment Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials arenot included as part of eBook file.

What is this book about? Its power and short learning curve have made Access Microsoft’s leading consumer relational database management system for desktop applications. VBA lets you tap more of that power, responding to application level events, displaying forms and reports, manipulating toolbars, and much more. In this book, a crack team of programmers, including two Microsoft MVPs, shows you how to take control of Access 2003 or 2002 using VBA. You’ll learn to create and name variables, use DAO and ADO to manipulate data, handle errors correctly, create classes and use APIs, and more. An entire chapter is devoted to the changes in Access 2003, including new wizards and GUI features that previously required VBA code as well as new VBA features. You’ll receive a thorough education in system security, macro security, and the Access Developer Extensions (ADE). You will discover how to access data with VBA, execute and debug VBA code, and use VBA with Access objects. Finally, you will learn more about the relationship between Access and SQL Server, and how to use VBA in Access to control and enhance other Office applications. What does this book cover? Here are some of the things you'll discover in this book: How to take advantage of the built-in Access object library, using Access commands and executing them from any Access toolbar What you need to know to design your own classes, implement common APIs in your code, and use SQL to access data How to configure custom menus for your Access database applications Ways to transfer information between Access and Excel, Word, Outlook, and other Office programs How to show or hide entire sections of reports based on data entered on a form, or hide form fields based on database login information Object models you can use when writing VBA code in Access, and a list of common API functions to use in your code Who is this book for? This book is a comprehensive resource for Access users and VBA developers who want to increase the power of Access using VBA. In addition to experience with VBA, you should have read at least one tutorial covering VBA for Access.

DESIGN, BUILD, AND REFINE ACCESS APPLICATIONS THAT MEET TRUE ENTERPRISE NEEDS The latest from internationally recognized Access authorities Litwin, Getz, and Gunderloy, Access 2002 Enterprise Developer's Handbook offers complete coverage of every aspect of building client-server Access applications for large-scale enterprises. Inside, you'll find scores of practical examples, carefully devised by the authors to illustrate effective, elegant solutions to real-world challenges. Coverage Includes: * Developing Access projects that store data using SQL Server * Managing concurrency using stored procedures * Creating data access pages that allow the editing and viewing of Access and SQL Server data in a browser * Using data access pages to validate data, link pages, and create dynamic HTML effects * Retrieving and editing server data directly with ADO * Managing multiple developers with source code control * Creating Web pages that connect to Access and SQL Server data * Controlling all aspects of replication * Securing your Access databases and projects * Distributing your Access applications * Importing and exporting XML files * Creating and managing SQL Server objects

This how-to book of custom applications shows how organizations can use Access 97 to develop effective information systems in less time, for less money. This is the one-volume reference that shows users how to automate tasks, do application programming, and integrate an Intranet or the Internet. The CD includes source files and developer tools.

Expert Instruction. Advanced Coverage. An Unbeatable Price. This two-volume set provides you with the two most advanced guides to Access development at a significantly reduced price. Inside, you'll find unparalleled instruction from three internationally recognized Access experts, covering the full range of Access desktop and enterprise applications. Filled with scores of practical examples illustrating effective, elegant solutions to real-world challenges, these books provide the skills you need to be a professional Access developer. Access 2002 Desktop Developer's Handbook Design and Build Access Databases for Single Users and Small Workgroups Design Forms and Reports That Meet Users' Exact Needs Take Full Advantage of the Latest Access Functionality, Including New PivotTable and Pivot Chart Views and New Programmability Features Access 2002 Enterprise Developer's Handbook Publish Data on the Web with Data Access Pages Take Advantage of Improved SQL Server Integration and XML Support Tackle the Toughest Replication and Security Challenges Put the New Office Web Components to Work in Your Access Applications

What is this book about? Access 2002 is the core database application within the Office XP suite. Using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the user can create his or her own programs in what is essentially a subset of the Visual Basic programming language. Using VBA with Access is a tremendously powerful technique, as it allows you to create great user interfaces (like forms or reports) as a front end to actual data storage and manipulation within the database itself. What does this book cover? This book is a revision of the best-selling Beginning Access 2000 VBA, reworked to provide a rich tutorial to programming Access 2002 with VBA. New material covers the enhanced options in Access 2002 for publishing data to the Web, handling XML, integrating with SQL Server Desktop Engine, and so on. Who is this book for? This book is for the Access user who already has a knowledge of databases and the basic objects of an Access database, and who now wants to learn how to program with VBA. No prior knowledge of programming is required.