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Summary: An example of the very best in technical writing
Review: I have had many editions of this book, and these guys are true craftsmen. Every edition is better than the prior edition. They are thorough and very thoughtful about real-world needs. These books are an example of the very best in technical writing. As an Access Developer for the last seven years, I am very appreciative to them to have these wonderful resources available.
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Summary: Access 2000 and VB Language Developer Set
Review: I have purchased every Access developer book, with the exception of Access 95, and each time I read or reread chapters I learn something new.Ken Getz, Paul Litwin and Mike Gilbert are the gurus who live at the top of the Access/VBA/VB Development Mountain. The rest of us are still climbing the mount. With all the climbing gear provided in their books the rest of us have a greater chance of finishing our ascentation into the neitherworld of Class Modules,Objects and Collections. Thanks guys for the help and please keep up the good work. Tim
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Summary: Access 2000 Bible
Review: I have to say that I have found this book extremely useful. I am developing a prototype and it has been an invaluable aid. Most of the problems I have are with Access rather than Getz et al. I read a previous reviewer's comment that the index was poor but I have found it easy to find the things I need. If you're seriously into developing Access 2k apps and have only dabbled before this is the book for you!
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Summary: Just gets better and better
Review: I learned with the Access 95-97 sets. Unbelievable how reader friendly these guys present things. Each new version just gets better and better. The authors' abilities to create an overall level of understanding is great - they go the extra step to not only tell how to do things at a basic, very understandable level, but why things work the way they do and how they relate to other facets as well. They do it in a way that is not boring. The tools alone are an unbelievable wealth of resources. It is obvious they have worked hard to improve their product with each new version. This is not just a run of the mill basic how to book that never gets beyond ground level - it takes one to a higher level of competency that most books never attempt to address. It's all one needs.
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Summary: Highly Overrated
Review: I purchased this 2 book set in hopes of advancing my knowledge of Access and VBA. I could not find any useful information on functions such as DateAdd, DatePart, Nz, DLookup, DSum, DCount, etc. These are major parts of Access and are very useful once you learn them, but the Developers Handbook does not even cover these functions and how to use them. Or if it does, you can't find out where by searching the index. I've yet to find any information I'm looking for in these books.
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Summary: Simply the best...
Review: I've been programming in Access for over six years and have never come across a more comprehensive and easy-to-follow set of books than these Developer's Handbooks (both Desktop and Enterprise). I started with the 2000 version and will always purchase the next versions as they become available. As an old Access 95 Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) I thought I knew the majority of the ins-and-outs of Access programming. Paul Litwin, Ken Getz, Mike Gunderloy - I give you my thanks for teaching this old dog new tricks.
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Summary: Another Winner
Review: I've been using the Access Developer Handbooks since the '97 incarnation and wouldn't be without them. I'll soon buy the XP releases too. As heavyweight tomes they may appear a little daunting, but if you don't mind getting your hands dirty and want some of the best code ideas around then there's no better place. And remember, I started my VB(A) skills with the convert macro to code utility in Access. So if I can start there and end up having late nights poring over these books then anyone can benefit from them with a little effort.
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Summary: only 5 stars not enough, "MUST HAVE" does not do it justice!
Review: I've worked with Access for over 10 years, since before it was a product (beta v0.9) and made a substantial portion of my living building Access/SQL systems. My expertise was made possible only by the grace of Paul Litwin, Ken Getz, Mike Gilbert and the others who've contributed to this series. EXCELLENT and EMINENTLY PRACTICAL code examples and instruction, without which no self-respecting Access developer can build systems!
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Summary: THE Access 2000 Bible
Review: If it CAN be done, this will show you how...they probably know more than the Code Trolls who wrote the program!
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Summary: The best computer books for your money
Review: In 7+ years of VB/VBA development, I have purchased many, many reference books. Most of them have been very helpful. The Access 2000 Developer's Handbook 2 Volumn Set surpasses all others in terms of width, breadth, and depth of information (as well as in sheer weight). Many development reference books contain CDs with freebies, code examples, etc. The CD in Volume 1 is the first one from which I have ever cut and paste code. The pop-up calendar in Chapter 8 and the CommonDlg class in Chapter 17 were most helpful. As stated in other reviews, these books are really for advanced developers and they are relatively expensive, but they literally paid for themselves the first time I opened them up for help.
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