Microsoft Office Access 2003 Inside Out

Microsoft Access 2003 Forms, Reports, and Queries (Business Solutions)

Databases

Building Microsoft Access Applications

Format: Paperback
Author: John L. Viescas
ReleaseDate: 23 February, 2005
Publisher: Microsoft Press
Rating:

Not for the newbie!
This is for the seasoned access programmers. Definitely not for the newbie. I you are new to programming (at least in access) and are looking for a book on how to program with access, this is not for you. This is a great book for those seasoned programmers who are looking to make their applications better. .

Very Solid, useful book for development of Access Applications.


Viescas clearly understands/communicates an in depth knowledge of Access Applications that I have not seen anywhere else. Easy to read first few chapters with basic design info, remainder of the book focuses on complete applications that can serve as a template/best practice for almost any other MS Access application.

I've learned much in the first 3 chapters
I bought this book to add to my library, figuring it to be another reference item. As a self-taught Access developer for the past eight years, I have an extensive library of books dealing with beginneing to advanced areas of Access. However, in a casual browsing of the content, I discovered this book has much more to offer. I was pleasantly surprised to see information on levels of magnitude for linked tables, never having known that the number of sub folders for linked tables can affect the speed of reading from them.

Each of the sample databases has more than enough explanation and code to fully understand the how and why of the application.

After reading only the first three chapters, I have learned much that I was never aware of. I thought I understood Single and Double number types, but was re-educated by the information on page 18. Pages 32 and 33 taught me some new things about the difference between format and input mask.

I am now much better at my development, and I haven't yet finished the book. Excellent work, Mr. Viescas!.