Microsoft® Access 2000 Developer's Guide

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Summary: Waste of money
Review: Absolute waste of money. Syntax is not discussed. Examples are poorer than those given in Help function that comes with the software. Some of the examples do not work, even if used exactly as they are quoted in the book.

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Summary: Word from the author: Microsoft Access 2000 Developers Guide
Review: Hi! I'm Edward Jones, senior database analyst and the author of the Access 2000 Developers Guide. I wrote this book to provide readers with a comprehensive learning resource to Access 2000. Most computer-savvy individuals know that Access is a great database manager. But in the hands of a person with the right skills, it can be much more than that. Access comes with a strong development environment, which makes it ideal when you need real-world database solutions that will stand up to the demands of your end-users. I've written this book to provide you with those development skills.

Access is a great program, and I'm sure you'll enjoy using it in your applications development. Best of high-tech success, and to buy this book, just put it in your shopping cart at Amazon.com.

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Summary: Thumbs up!! Excellent VBA foundation guide!
Review: I recently bought 3 MS Access 2000 Developer books as tech references--one of which is by Edward Jones. I found this book very straightforward in an easy-to-understand manner. To produce excellent applications, VBA is a requirement. To fully appreciate the power of MSAccess and VBA,this book gives the necessary foundation. Thumbs up!

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Summary: Good book for a new developer
Review: I've been trying to make the jump from hotshot user to developer since my job has me developing applications for other users, and I've tried a couple of Access books that just didn't cover all the bases for turning a fairly advanced user into a developer. I liked this one because I thought it did an understandable job of doing this.

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Summary: Look elsewhere if you are a developer!
Review: I've bought other IDG books and have been TOTALLY impressed so I tried this book. I've also bought several developer books for previous Access versions by other authors/publishers. I haven't spent a lot of time in this book, but some basic things like a discussion of MSDE vs Jet seem to be missing (or at least not in the index). MSDE (SQL 7 Lite) seems to be an important new "developer" development and is completely missing from the book. Even the Que "Using Access 2000" covered this topic. Buy something else.

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Summary: The latest tools and best techniques for fast results
Review: Now featuring full integration with back-end databases like Microsoft SQL Server 7, Oracle, and Sybase, Access 2000 brings you the cross-platform flexibility, scalability, and Internet/intranet capabilities you need to develop full-fledged, enterprise-wide database applications. A practical guide with real-world examples, "Microsoft Access 2000 Developer's Guide" shows you step by step how to make the most of Access' new and enhanced features, build great applications, and earn kudos from your clients or organization.

Inside, you'll find everything you need to:

*Master the fundamental principles of database design

*Design and create custom queries, forms, and reports

*Create macros and convert them to VBA

*Use the Control wizards to develop VBA code

*Utilize event-driven programming

*Build and implement user-friendly interfaces

*Manipulate data using data access objects

*Test, debug, secure, and optimize your applications

*Distribute Access applications with the Office Developer Edition

*Connect an Access application to a SQL Server database

*Add help files, wizards, and add-ins to Access applications and make use of libraries and the Windows API

*Use the new data access pages for the Internet/intranet and enable your applications for the Web