How do I build a database for association members?

[Guest]

I've been trying to find out step 1 for four hours and have gotten tons of
info on Access. But no answer to the question, "How do I get started?"

Help!

 

[Guest]

1. Sign up for a college course on Access.
or
2. Get a copy of Database Design for Mere Mortals by Hernandez.
or
3. Just start pounding on the keyboard; make tons of mistakes; but learn
from them. That's how this old aircraft mechanic started; however, in
retrospect I wish I did #1 and/or #2 instead.

 

[Guest]

Read a book on Access.
Examine the sample databases in Access.
See if there is already a template database that does more or less what you
want.
The first step is to analyse your data and separate it into related parts
e.g. people, departments, sales, orders etc..
You can do this without knowing anything about Access.


-Dorian

 

[nanne]

Try this out.
Begin with the required output.
Examine the output you want for the data you want to see (report/forms).
Create tables based on that examination using normalisation.

simple, isn't it

Nanne

 

[stripedfrog]

Try going here:
http://cisnet.baruch.cuny.edu/holowczak/classes/2200/access/accessall.html
It helped me a lot! =oD

 

[Duane Hookom]

Check John Viesca's recent book on this page http://www.viescas.com/. He has
a complete sample application on CD that comes with the book.