Access Cookbook (O'Reilly Windows)

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Summary: Deceptive Publisher Practice
Review: This same book that was written for Access 95 How To. I would expect the authors who have an excellent reputation to have at least updated the methods. There has been 3 iterations of Access since this book was released I am sure there is an easier approach. I hope the author's will provide a new book instead of changing the title. This is really deceptive practice. I noticed the book has a reference that alludes to this however Buyer Beware.

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Summary: Unique resource for experienced access users
Review: Those familiar with Access may not be familiar with O'Reilly's Cookbook series. The Cookbook series takes common tough problems and provides simple recipes, often with multiple alternative takes, to solve the problem. The value is not only in reference, it also shows you new techniques for using Access or VB is new ways that you may not have thought of.

I highly recommend this book for any experienced Access user, or anyone looking to become an Access expert. This book will stretch your skills and make it easier to nod your head yes when your boss asks you to solve some tricky problem.

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Summary: Full of useful material - that works!
Review: What more is there to say? It does assume some basic knowledge of Access and VBA, so it is more for the intermediate to advanced developer looking for useful features and work-arounds. Did I mention that the stuff works?

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Summary: Access Developers.. this is a must have!
Review: When I started my job, my first assignment was develop several Access databases. What they wanted was beyond what I knew of Access. After buying this book and Access Database Programming and Design, I was well on my way to develop a quite advanced Access database application. I would ask myself, "I wonder if I can..." After consulting this book for the anwser, BAM! I found it there. This book covers everything from simple VBA to advanced techniques such as incorporating a email system into a database, linked dropdown combo boxes using SQL, and creating VB Form control that tells you who all is currently in a database using ADO and VBA! I would say anyone wanting to cook a mean Access database should definitely pick this one up. It is an invaluable reference if you want to develop professional Access databases with incredible functionality!