About the Book
"I recommend this book for anyone who wants a strong foundation in Access."
—Jeff Lenamon, CIBC World Markets Updated edition with exciting new Access 2007 features!
Harness the power of Access 2007 with the expert guidance in this comprehensive reference. Beginners will appreciate the thorough attention to database fundamentals and terminology. Experienced users can jump right into Access 2007 enhancements like the all-new user interface and wider use of XML and Web services. Each of the book's six parts thoroughly focuses on key elements in a logical sequence, so you have what you need, when you need it. Designed as both a reference and a tutorial, Access 2007 Bible is a powerful tool for developers needing to make the most of the new features in Access 2007.
Build Access tables using good relational database techniques
Construct efficient databases using a five-step design method
Design efficient data-entry and data display forms
Utilize the improved Access report designer
Use Visual Basic(r) for Applications and the VBA Editor to automate applications
Build and customize Access 2007 ribbons
Seamlessly exchange Access data with SharePoint(r)
Employ advanced techniques such as the Windows(r) API and object-oriented programming
Add security and use data replication in your Access applications
What's on the CD-ROM?
Follow the examples in the book chapter by chapter using the bonus materials on the CD-ROM. You'll find separate Microsoft Access database files for each chapter and other working files, including
All the examples and databases used in the book, including database files, images, data files in various formats, and icon files used in the book's examples
A complete sample application file, including queries, reports, objects, and modules, that you can use as a reference
See the CD-ROM appendix for details and complete system requirements.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments xxxix
Foreword xli
Part I: Access Building Blocks 1
Chapter 1: An Introduction to Database Development 3
Chapter 2: Creating Access Tables 23
Chapter 3: Designing Bulletproof Databases 87
Chapter 4: Selecting Data with Queries 123
Chapter 5: Using Operators and Expressions in Access 161
Chapter 6: Working with Datasheet View 203
Chapter 7: Creating Basic Access Forms 237
Chapter 8: Working with Data on Access Forms 269
Chapter 9: Presenting Data with Access Reports 297
Part II: Programming Microsoft Access 345
Chapter 10: VBA Programming Fundamentals 347
Chapter 11: Mastering VBA Data Types and Procedures 385
Chapter 12: Understanding the Access Event Model 417
Chapter 13: Using Expressions in Queries and VBA Code 443
Chapter 14: Accessing Data with VBA Code 471
Chapter 15: Using the VBA Debugging Tools 497
Part III: More Advanced Access Techniques 523
Chapter 16: Working with External Data 525
Chapter 17: Importing and Exporting Data 555
Chapter 18: Advanced Access Query Techniques 581
Chapter 19: Advanced Access Form Techniques 617
Chapter 20: Advanced Access Report Techniques 647
Chapter 21: Building Multiuser Applications 685
Chapter 22: Integrating Access with Other Applications 723
Chapter 23: Integrating Access with SharePoint 749
Chapter 24: Using ActiveX Controls 769
Chapter 25: Handling Errors and Exceptions 801
Part IV: Professional Database Development 821
Chapter 26: Optimizing Access Applications 823
Chapter 27: Advanced Data Access with VBA 863
Chapter 28: Bulletproofing Access Applications 877
Chapter 29: Securing Access Applications 909
Chapter 30: Using the Windows API 951
Chapter 31: Using the Access Replication Features 987
Chapter 32: Object-Oriented Programming with VBA 1037
Chapter 33: Reusing VBA Code with Libraries 1079
Chapter 34: Customizing Access Ribbons 1089
Chapter 35: Distributing Access Applications 1117
Chapter 36: Using Access Macros 1133
Part V: Access as an Enterprise Platform 1163
Chapter 37: Using XML in Access 2007 1165
Chapter 38: SharePoint as a Data Source 1191
Chapter 39: Client/Server Concepts 1209
Chapter 40: SQL Server as an Access Companion 1223
Chapter 41: Upsizing Access Databases to SQL Server 1249
Part VI: Appendixes 1265
Appendix A: Access 2007 Specifications 1267
Appendix B: What’s on the CD-ROM 1275
Appendix C: What’s New in Access 2007 1279
Index 1291
Wiley Publishing, Inc. End-User License Agreement 1362
About the Author :
Michael R. Groh is a well-known author, writer, and consultant specializing in Windows database systems. His company, PC Productivity Solutions, provides information-management applications to companies across the country. Over the last 25 years, Mike has worked with a wide variety of programming languages, operating systems, and computer hardware, ranging from programming a DEC PDP-8A using the Focal interpreted language to building distributed applications under Visual Studio .NET and Microsoft SharePoint.
Mike was one of the first people outside of Microsoft to see Access in action. He was among a select group of journalists and publishers invited to preview the Access 1.0 beta (then called Cirrus) at the 1992 Windows World Conference in Chicago. Since then, Mike has been involved in every Microsoft Access beta program, as an insider and as a journalist and reporter documenting the evolution of this fascinating product.
Mike has authored parts of more than 20 different computer books and is a frequent contributor to computer magazines and journals. Mike has written more than 200 articles and editorials over the last 15 years, mostly for Advisor Media (San Diego, CA). He frequently speaks at computer conferences virtually everywhere in the world, and is technical editor and contributor to periodicals and publications produced by Advisor Media.
Mike holds a master’s degree in Clinical Chemistry from the University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) and an MBA from Northeastern University (Boston, MA).
Mike can be reached at AccessBible@mikegroh.com. Please prefix the e-mail subject line with “AccessBible:” to get past the spam blocker on this account. Joseph C. Stockman is an independent consultant, software designer, and author who has been using Microsoft Access since its initial release. He has also developed courseware and taught classes in Access and VBA. Joe developed his first application in Access, and then migrated into Visual Basic and Visual Basic .NET, where he specializes in creating applications for the Windows Mobile platform. He worked for several software companies before forming his consulting business in 2002, where he deals with all types of clients including healthcare, financial, government, manufacturing, and small business. His ability to turn his customers’ wishes into working applications keeps them satisfied. Joe is also writing the fundamentals column for the Advisor Guide to Microsoft Access magazine.
Gavin Powell is a computer consultant and a writer, with over 20 years of IT experience and over 10 titles to his credit. He has worked as a programmer, analyst, data modeler, database administrator, and Unix administrator. Gavin is also a semiprofessional musician, songwriter, and recording engineer, playing multiple instruments and writing prolifically. Gavin can be reached by e-mail at info@oracledbaexpert.com or ezpowell@ezpowell.com.
Cary N. Prague is an internationally best-selling author and lecturer in the database industry. He owns Database Creations, Inc., the world’s largest Microsoft Access add-on company. Their products include a line of financial software; Business! for Microsoft Office, a mid-range accounting system, POSitively Business! Point of Sale software, the Inventory Barcode manager for mobile data collection, and the Check Writer and General Ledger. Database Creations also produces a line of developer tools including the appBuilder, an application generator for Microsoft Access, the EZ Access Developer Tools for building great user interfaces, appWatcher for maintaining code bases among several developers, and Surgical Strike, the only Patch Manager for Microsoft Access.
Cary also owns Database Creations Consulting, LLC., a successful consulting firm specializing in Microsoft Access and SQL Server applications. Local and national clients include many Fortune 100 companies including manufacturers, defense contractors, insurance, health-care, and software industry companies. His client list includes Microsoft, United Technologies, ABB, Smith & Wesson Firearms, Pratt and Whitney Aircraft, ProHealth, OfficeMax, Continental Airlines, and other Fortune 500 companies.
Formerly, he has held numerous management positions in corporate information systems, including Director of Managed Care Reporting for MetraHealth, Director of Corporate Finance and Software Productivity at Travelers Insurance where he was responsible for software support for 35,000 end users, and Manager of Information Systems support for Northeast Utilities.
He is one of the top best-selling authors in the computer database management market, having written over 40 books that have sold over one million copies on software including Microsoft Access, Borland (Ashton-Tate) dBASE, Paradox, R:Base, Framework, and graphics. Cary’s books include 11 books in the Access Bible series (recently number one on the Ingram Bestselling Database Titles list and in the Amazon.com top 100), Access 97 Secrets, dBASE for Windows Handbook, dBASE IV Programming (winner of the Computer Press Association’s Book of the Year award for Best Software Specific Book), and Everyman’s Database Primer Featuring dBASE IV. He recently completed several books for Access 2003 including Weekend Crash Course in Office Access 2003 Programming. Cary recently sold a product line named eTools for Microsoft Access to MightyWords, a division of FatBrain.com and Barnes and Noble.
Cary is certified in Access as a Microsoft Certified Professional and has passed the MOUS test in Access and Word. He is a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences around the country. He is on the exclusive Microsoft Access Insider Advisory Board and makes frequent trips to Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, WA. He has been voted the best speaker by the attendees of several national conferences. Recently, he was a speaker for Microsoft sponsored conferences in New Orleans, Hawaii, Phoenix, Chicago, Toronto, Palm Springs, Boston, and Orlando. He has also spoken at Borland’s Database Conference, Digital Consulting’s Database World, Microsoft’s Developer Days, Computerland’s Technomics Conference, COMDEX, and COMPAQ Computer’s Innovate. He was a contributing editor to Access Advisor magazine and has written for the Microsoft Office Developer’s journal.
He is active in local town politics serving on the South Windsor, Connecticut Board of Education, Parks and Recreation Commission, and the Board of Assessment Appeals.
Cary holds a master’s degree in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and an M.B.A and Bachelor of Accounting from the University of Connecticut. He is also a Certified Data Processor.
Michael R. Irwin is considered one of the leading authorities on automated database and Internet management systems today. He is a noted worldwide lecturer, a winner of national and international awards, best-selling author, and developer of client/server, Internet, Intranet, and PC-based database management systems.
Michael has extensive database knowledge, gained by working with the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. as a developer and analyst for the Information Systems Division for over 20 years and assorted Federal Agencies of the United States Government. Since retiring in June 1992, he runs his own consulting firm, named The Irwin Group, and is principal partner in the company - IT in Asia, LLC, specializing in Internet database integration and emphasizing Client/Server and net solutions. With consulting offices in Cincinnati, Ohio, Bangkok, Thailand, and Manila, Philippines, his companies offer training and development of Internet and database applications. His company has the distinction of being one of the first Microsoft Solution’s Providers (in 1992). His local, national, and international clients include many software companies, manufacturers, government agencies, and international companies.
His range of expertise includes database processing and integration between mainframe, minicomputer, and PC-based database systems, as well as B-2-B and B-2-C integration between back-end databases; he is a leading authority on PC-based databases.
He is one of the top best-selling authors in the computer database management market, having authored numerous database books, with several of them consistently on the best-sellers lists. His books, combined, have sold nearly a million copies worldwide. His most recent works include The OOPs Primer (Borland Press), dBASE 5.5 for Windows Programming (Prentice Hall), Microsoft Access 2002 Bible, Microsoft Access 2002 Bible Gold Edition (co-authored), and Working with the Internet. The Access Bible series have constantly been number one on the Ingram Best-selling Database Titles list and is consistently in the Amazon.com and Buy.com top 10. He has also written several books on customs and cultures of the countries of Asia (including China, Japan, Thailand, and India). Two of his books have won international acclaim. His books are published in over 24 languages worldwide. He has been a contributing editor and author to many well-known magazines and journals.
He is a frequent speaker at seminars and conferences around the world and has been voted the best speaker by the attendees of several international conferences. Michael has developed and markets several add-on software products for the Internet and productivity related applications. Many of his productivity applications can be obtained from several of his Internet sites or on many common download sites. Many of his application and systems are distributed as freeware and careware. He has also developed and distributes several development tools and add-ins for a wide range of developer applications.
Jennifer Reardon is considered a leading developer of custom database applications. She has over ten years’ experience developing client/server and PC-based applications. She has accumulated much of her application development experience working as lead developer for Database Creations. She has partnered with Cary Prague developing applications for many Fortune 500 companies.
Her most significant projects include a spare parts inventory control system for Pratt & Whitney’s F22 program, an engineering specifications system for ABB-Combustion Engineering, and an emergency event tracking system for the State of Connecticut. She was also the lead developer of many of the Database Creations add-on software products including Business, Yes! I Can Run My Business, Check Writer, and the User Interface Construction Kit.
She has co-authored Access 2003 Bible, Access 2002 Bible, and Access 2000 Weekend Crash Course. She has also written chapters in other books on subjects including Data Access Pages, the Microsoft Database Engine, the VBA programming environment, creating help systems, and using Microsoft Office 2000 Developer. She has authored chapters in Microsoft Access 97 Bible and Access 97 Secrets.
Jennifer owns her own consulting firm, Advanced Software Concepts, providing custom applications to both the public and private sectors. She specializes in developing client information systems for state-managed and privately-held healthcare organizations. She has also developed a job costing and project management system for an international construction company. Her corporate experience includes seven years with The Travelers where she was an Associate Software Engineer serving on numerous mission-critical client/server software development projects using Easel, C, SQL Server, and DB2. She has contributed several chapters for books on dBase and Microsoft Access.
Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts.
