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Summary: Simply excellent
Review: A book set that is well written, easy to read and a great reference set. If you are, or planning to be, an Access programmer who creates business applications then this book set is for you. You will benefit from the many examples and easy to follow discussions and tutorials. Included is a CD with all the example databases and code routines discussed in the book. You can use any of the routines to enhance your application and distribute them royalty free. Just give the authors some credit while you are at it. A superior investment if you are serious about learning and employing Microsoft Access.Cheers,
Henry
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Summary: Exceptionally Useful
Review: A book set that is well written, easy to read and a great reference set. If you are, or planning to be, an Access programmer who creates business applications then this book set is for you. You will benefit from the many examples and easy to follow discussions and tutorials. Included is a CD with all the example databases and code routines discussed in the book. You can use any of the routines to enhance your application and distribute them royalty free. Just give the authors some credit while you are at it. A superior investment if you are serious about learning and employing Microsoft Access. Cheers,
Henry
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Summary: C O M P R E H E N S I V E
Review: Amazingly comprehensive! For example, 4 chapters on Access Data Pages; I couldn't find that much on ADP from Microsoft. Whether you prefer to GUI or to code or mix the two, as I do, this huge collection has more esoteria in one place than anywhere else I could find. Don't hesitate to get it.
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Summary: C O M P R E H E N S I V E
Review: Amazingly comprehensive! For example, 4 chapters on Access Data Pages; I couldn't find that much on ADP from Microsoft. Whether you prefer to GUI or to code or mix the two, as I do, this huge collection has more esoteria in one place than anywhere else I could find. Don't hesitate to get it.
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Summary: Even a Novice Can Benefit from This Set!!!
Review: Hello,
I just wanted to send a note to THANK YOU for this priceless set (Access 2002 Developer's Handbook Set)! I'm a novice, developer-in-training and thought that there would be no way I could possibly benefit from such an advanced publication, but many newsgroups praised it, so I bought it, just in case.
So although I purchased the set close to 5 months ago, I would lug it to and from work and home, but never delving into it. I had a problem last night and posted it to the Access newsgroup hosted by Microsoft. One of the responders made a reference to the set. "Hey, I have those books", I thought. I started flipping through the pages of the Enterprise edition and stumbled across page 68, "User List and Connection Control". I copied the frmViewUsers form into a database I've created for my company and felt an instantaneous chill surge through me!! Formerly, whenever I had to do maintenance on the mdb, I would have to make an announcement over the PA to ask people to get out of it, hope everyone heard it and hope that no one would try to get in it. No more!!. I can see who's in it, and request they exit via email and even prevent others from opening it. I can't begin to tell you how gratifying it is to purchase a product hoping that it meets your needs and it actually does!! This encouraging experience has motivated me to take on the challenge to learn more from this set and hopefully improve my skills.
And for that, I thank you. Damon Johnson
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Summary: If you develop in Access this is the set for you
Review: I am working on an large Access 2000 application and while Access is not my favorite environment (lots of bugs) this set has been extremely useful to me and the other developer of this project. If you develop for Access get this set. We use this set so much that the books are falling part!!
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Summary: Thorough but won't help with VB updates
Review: I bought this book so that I could update a Visual Basic application that had been written for Access 97. Unfortunately, I discovered that you would be better off rewriting the entire application because updating from 97 is essentially impossible. This is a great support book for intermediate and above (not for beginners) but it will not help you upgrade from Access 97 applications.
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Summary: Almost Complete
Review: I found this set to be the key to unlock doors for me at work. Now that I have built many sophisticated databases, I have found that I need a book on Visual Basic. These guys are the authority on Access so I plan to purchase the companion VBA book to kick my programs into overdrive. This is awesome stuff folks. If I can do it, most of you can too!
dh
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Summary: Great Resource Book
Review: I have a number of books on Access 2002, but this one (Access 2002 Desktop Developer's Handbook) is the one I find that I refer to the most. It is not for the beginner, but for the Access programmer with a general understanding of Access 2002. If you are a beginner, try "Access 2002 Programming For Dummies."
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Summary: ESSENTIAL FOR ACCESS DEVELOPERS
Review: I have been using the Access Developer's Handbook (ADHB) since Access 2.0 and I have found it to be essential for anyone developing Access applications. They are way more vluable than the thousands of dollars my classroom training cost. Every time I run into a problem, I reach for the ADHB first. The 2000 version brings us all into enterprise level development. If you are not using these books, your Access development will take much longer and will be much more difficult. Definitely worth more than the price of admission.
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