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Summary: Finally!
Review: A real world, practical book. Examples of every Access headache I have had to program around. Well documented and fun to read. Best Access book I have bought. I would also recommend Access 97 Expert Solutions for the same reasons. Any book by Getz is usually good.
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Summary: A Worthwhile Library Addition
Review: Access Cookbook
Published by: O'Reilly
First Edition, February, 2002The Access Cookbook really surprised me by how it covers topics regarding Microsoft Access that none of the other reference books talk about. I have an extensive Access reference collection, and the Access Cookbook far outshines them in practical solutions to real development problems, and also covers innovative ways to do things that you might not otherwise think of doing. Each topic is presented in a Problem, Solution, Discussion format. There are also plenty of illustrations, and a CD that has the code for each of the topics. You can choose to enter the code for the examples yourself, or simply to download it from the CD and follow along with the lesson. I've been developing in Access for more than a year, and the Access Cookbook has shown me things that I never dreamed could be done inside of an "application" versus a full-blown Visual Basic development environment. The Access Cookbook is an excellent addition to any Microsoft Access developer's library. It is written for Access versions 97, 2000, and 2002.
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Summary: A book for Access Developer & Power Users
Review: Although I am an Access Developer (6 years), I have purchased no fewer than 15 - 20 books on Access 97, 2000, 2002.
Access Cookbook I purchased in late 2002 primarily for the first word at the top of the cover page - "Solutions".
True to the meaning, this book provides "how to " programming solutions that I have struggled with and needed over the past last 6 years.
Explanations are concise, and clear. And you get a CD with the examples which is worth many times the book costs.
I have other books by the authors; Developers Handbook for Acces 97 and 2000, and VBA for Developers. These books (1500 pages) primarly benefit the intermediate to advanced users.
The Access Cookbook should be a extremely helpful even to the beginning users (which we all were at some point).
Enjoy.
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Summary: Lots of new material
Review: Another reviewer complained that this book includes material originally written for a book on Access 95. That's true, but the examples were updated to run on newer versions, and there's also a lot of great new material.
Chapter 5, "Taming Your Printer," was completely rewritten to take advantage of the new Access Printer object. Many of the topics in Chapter 11, "The Windows API," were changed to account for changes in recent versions of Windows. Chapter 12, "Automation," has new topics that show how to automate the newer versions of Office products. Plus, there are two completely new chapters--"Using Data Access Pages" and "Working with SQL Server Data."
So, even if you have a well-worn copy of the classic Access 95 How-To book on your shelf, as I do, you'll find lots of useful new material in this new Access Cookbook.
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Summary: One of a kind.
Review: Finally a book that teaches you real practical previously undocumented tips and procedures. Getz does it again, as always.
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Summary: Wait for next edition
Review: Having been an Access business apps developer for the past two years, I'm now beginning a MS Office automation project gluing Access and Excel. I don't have, nor have I read this book, but I've looked at the sample pages and am familiar with other titles by the authors. It seems like I'll need the Cookbook now, but I'm writing this in February 2004 and the next edition will be available next month - I'll wait until then.
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Summary: Wait for next edition
Review: Having been an Access business apps developer for the past two years, I'm now beginning a MS Office automation project gluing Access and Excel. I don't have, nor have I read this book, but I've looked at the sample pages and am familiar with other titles by the authors. It seems like I'll need the Cookbook now, but I'm writing this in February 2004 and the next edition will be available next month - I'll wait until then.
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Summary: Access Cookbook Quick Analysis
Review: I am an MS Access developer for an architectural firm in Washington DC. In evaluating the MS Access cookbook, I will first offer what I liked about it and then what I didn't like. First, I liked HOW it was written. Other reviewers have commented on the ease of understanding acquired from such a complex topic, viz, one of computer programming and the Problem-Solution-Discussion framework approach in which the book was written and I agree. The book is written in a fashion that makes it very easy to grasp MS Access programming concepts. I also thought there was a diversity of topics covered which will (or should) stimulate the reader into tapping into his/her own creative potential when using Access. What I did NOT like about the book was that I thought it lacked overall practicality. While some of the topics discussed were practical answers to real programming issues in MS Access, I thought that most of the book was impractical for typical business operations. Perhaps another chapter could be added to the book that offered MORE practical solutions for small business. Would I have purchased the book had I known what I now know about it? Yes I would and that strongly suggests the book is worth purchasing. I believe that all books are the same relative to knowledge - no one book has all the answers. You read a variety of books and pull the bits and pieces that you like from each one to create an intrapersonal, collaborative framework of knowledge and wisdom. The MS Access cookbook is just that. A book from which you pull a few practical bits of programmming to add to your own repository of knowledge.
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Summary: Only for Access guru's
Review: I didn't like this book. Mainly because it seemed to be a reprint of articles from a web discussion board. I was hoping it would breeze through some intro topics and then jump into advanced stuff. If you have the time and are mainly an Access developer you may enjoy this book.
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Summary: This book is the ticket!
Review: I have been reading Access books for months now and this one hits the sweet spot that I needed. I consider myself knowledgeable in the basics of Access, but have been wanting to incorporate code to make my databases more user-friendly. I'm a network administrator, not a full-time DBA or programmer. Other books that I have read were either too basic, too theoretical, or too technical for me. This book gives dozens and dozens of practical problems that can be addressed with code along with well-written solutions and sample code that you can import and use in your databases. Thanks for a great resource!
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