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Beginning Access 2007 VBA Denise M. Gosnell This is an excellent book for anyone wanting to learn programming in VBA with Microsoft Access. It covers all of the essentials, with just the right level of depth. It combines instructional material, examples, practice exercises and two case studies. Concepts are explained clearly and succinctly. |
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Microsoft Access Developer's Guide to SQL Server Andy Baron and Mary Chipman This is a fantastic book! It covers virtually every aspect of using Access as a front end for SQL Server. If you think that swapping out your back-end database requires nothing more than linking to your SQL Server tables, then you definitely need to read this book. I highly recommend this book for anyone who plans to use Access with SQL Server. |
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Alison Balter's Mastering Access 2002 Desktop Development Alison Balter This is a great book for beginning and intermediate Access developers (not to be confused with users). The book is a giant tutorial, which explains each aspect of development as it progresses. You learn by doing, which is always the best approach. I bought the Access 95 edition when I started getting serious about developing in Access. I found it to be well worth the investment. |
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Access 2002 Desktop Developer's Handbook Paul Litwin, Ken Getz and Mike Gilbert Hands-down, the best Microsoft Access development book ever written. This book is intended for intermediate and advanced developers. There are, however, some chapters in the beginning which provide a good explanation of basic concepts such as SQL and database design. This volume is an essential reference for anyone who is serious about Access Development. I own the '97 edition, and I still find myself referring to it. |
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Real World Microsoft Access Database Protection and Security Garry Robinson A good book on Access security. Unfortunately, there is a lot of filler in this book, sometimes obscuring the actual meat and potatoes. If you need to really learn Access security however, then this IS the book. Note: In Access 2007, user-level security has been removed, making this book somewhat less useful for that environment. |
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Object Technology: A Manager's Guide David A. Taylor This is a terrific book for anyone that is interested in object-oriented design. Although Access is not an object-oriented language per se, it does support many object-oriented components. This book will start you thinking in an object-oriented manner. It is language agnostic, and explains everything in basic terms. It is very well-written, and an easy read. |
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About Face: The Essentials of User Interface Design Alan Cooper Honestly, this book is an agonizing read. The author's writing style is atrocious. It is, however, required reading if you plan on creating software for anyone besides yourself. In my experience, most developers, even experienced ones, get UI development wrong. If you follow the concepts presented in this book, your applications will become much more intuitive and user friendly. |