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Access VBA Programming for Dummies
Contributor(s): Simpson, Alan (Author)
ISBN: 0764574116     ISBN-13: 9780764574115
Publisher: For Dummies
OUR PRICE:   $35.99  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2004
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Annotation: 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
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Computers | Programming Languages - Visual Basic
- Computers | Desktop Applications - Databases
- Computers | Databases - General
Dewey: 005.756
LCCN: 2004104566
Series: For Dummies
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 7.4" W x 9.22" (1.35 lbs) 416 pages
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
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