Access books recommendations

[Guest]

Morning,

I've been nagging the good folks of this form for a while, and I really
would like to get my knowledge expanded so I can do the question answering
instead of always asking. I don't have time for a course (I think it would
frustrate the bejesus out of me anyway) so I figure I can learn from books.

So what books should I get? I plan on getting several. I would consider
myself an intermediate user, although I'm afraid I might have missed a few of
the basic ideas.

What do you all think would be good books? Any other suggestions?

TIA

Aaron G
Philadelphia, PA

 

[Jeff Conrad]

These should get you going for sure:

http://home.bendbroadband.com/conradsystems/accessjunkie/resources.html#Books

(Watch out for possible line wrapping on that link)
--
Jeff Conrad
Access Junkie - MVP
http://home.bendbroadband.com/conradsystems/accessjunkie.html
http://www.access.qbuilt.com/html/articles.html

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[Mike Labosh]

I've been nagging the good folks of this form for a while, and I really

would like to get my knowledge expanded so I can do the question answering
instead of always asking. I don't have time for a course (I think it
would
frustrate the bejesus out of me anyway) so I figure I can learn from
books.

This is one of the best questions ever asked. I salute you.

1. "Access Developers Handbook" by Sybex, I think. This is the first one
you should get.
2. If you're going to do serious VBA, I recommend "HardCore Visual Basic" --
MSPress But that one is really hard to find because the Author had a
falling out with Microsoft, and MS subsequently yanked it. You might finda
used one on Amazon. I think it's a must have.
3. If you're going to do API stuff, Dan Appleman is the god. He wrote "VB
Programmers Guide to the WIN32 API" -- by ZDPress, I think.

Generally, anything I have ever bought from Sybex, QUE or MSPress has been
absolutely excellent.

 

[Guest]

Jeff,

Thanks for the link. I'll order today. Any suggestion on which one to
start with? Basically, I'm willing to read through a "starter" book just to
make sure I'm not missing anything.

Thanks again.

Aaron G
Philadelphia, PA

 

[Jeff Conrad]

You cannot go wrong with the Access Developer's Handbook (ADH),
however, it is definitely NOT for starters. More advanced stuff for
sure so keep that in mind after progressing a bit in your studies.

Starting out I would recommend "Microsoft Office Access 2003
Inside Out" by MVP John Viescas. It covers *everything* in Access
and even includes a chapter on John's kitchen sink if I'm not mistaken.
<g>

For a good book on coding I also recommend:
"Access 2003 VBA Programmer's Reference"
by Patricia Cardoza, Teresa Hennig, Graham Seach, & Armen Stein.
Although if you are just starting out with programming you may want
to choose a beginning VBA book.

Good luck and enjoy your studies.
--
Jeff Conrad
Access Junkie - MVP
http://home.bendbroadband.com/conradsystems/accessjunkie.html
http://www.access.qbuilt.com/html/articles.html

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[Guest]

Exactly what I want! Thanks all for the recommendations. I will order today
from Amazon!

Aaron G
Philadelphia, PA