Hi Hi Rathi,
I am a chemist, and I think it is pretty important to learn VBA (Visual
Basic for Applications) if you want to go beyond just trivial applications
possible without code. Here is a quote regarding macros that I like to share:
From: "Inside Relational Databases, 2nd Edition, by Mark Whitehorn and Bill
Marklyn, published by Springer, p 151
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"Macros offer the next level down, extending the functionality of the GUI.
Macros are still limited, however, and do not provide anything like the
enormous flexibility of a programming language. Both the macro and the
programming languages take some effort to learn and, surprisingly, often
require relatively different skills; in other words, a good working knowledge
of macros may not make it much easier to convert to using the programming
language. Perhaps even more surprisingly, I do not believe that programming
is fundamentally more difficult to learn. Macros are easier to use but not by
orders of magnitude."
"If you are new to RDBMSs, I suggest (with as much deference as possible)
that you may well not be in a position to judge whether you need macros or
programming. In that case, my advice is clear. Unless you are sure that your
needs really are simple, don't bother learning to use macros. Once you find
that you need more than the GUI offers, go straight to the programming
language. In this way you avoid the pain of climbing one learning curve only
to discover that the view from the top is unsatisfactory and another climb
awaits you."
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Although macros have been significantly enhanced in Access 2007, I believe
that this just raises the height of the mountain somewhat; I believe one will
still find the view unacceptable in the long run.
Tom Wickerath
Microsoft Access MVP
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