Microsoft Access 2000 Visual Basic For Applications

A fast, easy way to learn to program with Visual Basic for Applications, to extend and modify Microsoft Excel behavior, and to take full advantage of the Internet. The easy-to-follow lessons include clear objectives and real-world business examples so you can learn exactly what you need to know, at your own speed. The CD-ROMs offer real-world samples to support each lesson.

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.

What is this book about? Access 2000 is an important part of the Office 2000 program suite, and is available on both the Premium and Professional editions of Office 2000. Access has traditionally been the Office suite database program par excellence. It still remains that way, but with Office 2000 the face of Access is changing. This book will look at the traditional role of Access and its future uses in the Office suite. Using VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the user can program his or her own programs in what is essentially a subset of the Visual Basic programming languages. This is tremendously powerful, as it allows you to create great User Interfaces (forms etc), as a front end to actual database storage and manipulation. This continues to be one of the great strengths of programming Access VBA. This book updates, expands and improves Beginning Access 97 VBA Programming, in an Office 2000 setting. All the great tutorial content, teaching people how to program with VBA in Access is there, but now majorly rewritten to take account of Office 2000. Updated to take account of the Office 2000 facilities Constructs a substantial example application with VBA Database theory taught in the Wrox Beginning style What does this book cover? In this book, you will learn how to Construct a substantial example application with VBA Master the foundations of Visual Basic for Applications Understand the concepts behind classes and objects Understand how Automation can be used to link Office applications Create custom objects using the Class Module feature Debug your programs and implement robust error handling Add support for multiple users Publish your Access database on the Internet Optimize and add polish to your finished database application Who is this book for? This book is for users who already have a basic knowledge of databases and the basic Access objects, such as tables, queries, forms and reports. You now want to expand on your existing knowledge of Access and wish to learn how to program in VBA. You don't need any prior programming experience, although a basic knowledge of Access macros would be helpful.

Part of the New Perspectives Series, this text is designed for a second, more advanced course on Access 2000. Includes extensive coverage of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

This book offers a personal procedural training system that gets users up and running as quickly as possible on applications in Visual Basic for Applications in Access. Modular lessons let users start wherever they want and learn at their convenience and their own pace. Readers don't have to worry about getting bogged down--they get just the information they need to get the job done.

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

Explore and customize your Office applications with Visual Basic for Applications: Beginning Course. This text provides a thorough introduction to the Visual Basic for Applications language and features step-by-step instructions to guide students in programming the Microsoft Office applications. Extensive end-of chapter exercises also offer plenty of hands on practice and reinforcement.

Applications Development in Microsoft Access 2000 features hands-on projects, a step-by-step methodology, and extensive end-of-chapter exercises focusing on the programming behind developing database applications with Microsoft Access 2000. Intended for a second course in Microsoft Access 2000, this title covers VBA fundamentals early on and explores data access pages in great detail. With an enhanced review of Access tables, queries, forms, and report fundamentals Applications Development in Microsoft Access 2000 will prepare your students to become successful database programmers.