Programming Microsoft Access 2000 (Microsoft programming series)

PROGRAMMING MICROSOFT ACCESS 2000 serves both as a starting point for novice Access developers and as a robust reference to new features and advanced topics for experienced programmers. This task-oriented handbook delivers comprehensive coverage of Access database development-starting with a review of fundamentals and version enhancements, and ramping up to advanced multiuser and multicomputer issues. Coverage is organized into four parts: Access Basics; Data Input to Data Output; Customizing and Extending Applications; and Multiuser, Client/Server, and Web Issues. The CD-ROM features all source code used in the text.

If you want to plunge deeper into the mysteries of Access and create dazzling data solutions, Programming Microsoft Access 2000 will serve up the solutions. With support for object linking and embedding database (OLE DB) and ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), Access databases have become easier to use, as long as their programmer's skill is up to the task.

You'll learn all about OLE DB and ADO support, as well as integration with SQL, Web access, multiuser issues, and Visual Basic for Applications with its readable text, snappy screenshots, and plentiful examples. (All code and samples are included on the companion CD-ROM). While you work through the examples and design your own solutions, you'll find the practical "look, see, do" style well-suited to hands-on programming instruction.

You'll also find the complete searchable text of the book on the accompanying CD-ROM, making it a more powerful reference tool, as well as third-party software to help you fine-tune your programming. Whether you're new to Access or upgrading to the 2000 version, Programming Microsoft Access 2000 will make your development jobs easier and more efficient. --Rob Lightner