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Summary: MS Access or Quantum Physics?
Review: The author's highly technical, uninspiring writing style makes even the most straight forward MS Access concept seem like an advanced problem in quantum physics. This book actually succeeds in making it harder to understand MS Access. The sign of a good technical author is that they make complex topics clear and intuitive to understand. This book does exactly the opposite.
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Summary: Kills two birds with one stone
Review: The seattle reviewer must have read a different book. I came to this book with a need to broaden my knowledge of relational database design as well as learn some Access programming fundamentals. I DIDN'T need another book on the access interface. I thought I would have to buy two books - but was pleased to find that this one met me right where I was. The writing style is clear, not glib like so many "let-me-hold-your-hand" comp books. It is both useful as a comp-side reference, and a bed-side read. If you are familiar with the Access interface and want to move further, this is the ONE book to get.Thanks!
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Summary: Needlessly complicated, should be titled Access for nerds
Review: They've got to be kidding by glossing over relevant points such as Cartesian products and making the rest of the book needlessly complicated. The author has made real world examples completely cryptic. If you wish to be scared away from working in Access - this is your book!
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Summary: Good info at a cost to your time
Review: This book has a general lack of illustration throughout. I found that the way information is presented can be difficult to follow and cumbersome at times. I am a technical professional by trade and still found some of the information to be poorly presented. However, it is there. Meaning that the information can be found if you're willing to work a little harder than you should have to to find it.
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Summary: Good info at a cost to your time
Review: This book has a general lack of illustration throughout. I found that the way information is presented can be difficult to follow and cumbersome at times. I am a technical professional by trade and still found some of the information to be poorly presented. However, it is there. Meaning that the information can be found if you're willing to work a little harder than you should have to to find it.
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Summary: Fantastic work on database theory with practical examples
Review: This book is for the mathematically minded; those trained in linear algebra will have a much better time with the concepts in the book than those without. But even the non-math readers will appreciate the introductions to concepts such as SQL. Well worth the money- one of the few computer books I actually read all the way through!
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Summary: Good and to the point.....
Review: This book provides good overview of the database design in the first four chapters. Good tips to avoid data redundancy without losing data. Chapter 5 and 6 throws light on SQL, DDL and DML components of Access SQL, not too much but some how enough. Chapter 7 gives a little bit idea about the Database Architecture.Then Chapters 8-13 provide basic introductory and definitive approach of VBA in Access with different data types, functions, sub-routines, control statements, etc. Chapter 14-16, here goes the real thing about DAO. With couple of examples, author explained in very good manner about different aspects of Data Access Objects and how to open, create and query database/tables from within code. Chapter 17, explains breifly about ActiveX Data Objects incl. ADO and OLE DB. So over all, this book is very good and to the point. I would definitely recommend to the beginners who wanna learn MS ACCESS or who has a little bit knowledge and wanna improve it without wasting time and going through huge books. As far as, MS Access professionals are concerned, they may not find it very informative but still if they go direct through chapters 14-17, they may find something useful.
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: This book stuck to Access database design and did not caught up in unneccesary UI details. As a result, it read very well.
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Summary: Good First Database Book
Review: This is a good first database book, even if you do not use Access. The first five chapters cover material that apply to all DBMS's. Chapters six and seven present universal topics, but elucidate them using Access. For those who are complete novices, you may want to also read Sams Teach Yourself SQL in 10 Minutes by Ben Forta concurrently. I would reccomend reading Roman Chapters 1-4, then Forta chapters 1-6, then Roman Chapter 6, then Forta 7-14, then Roman Chapter 5. Read the rest of the book if you are working in Access. After tackling these two books, you may want to read Practical Issues in database Management by Fabian Pascal. For more specific topical help on Access, read either Alison Balter's Mastering Access Development (different books for different versions), or the Access Cookbook by Getz, Litwin & Baron.
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Summary: Fast paced, readable, and NOT 1200 pages of screen images.
Review: This is a good read. Covers *some* DB design, and *some* VB-Access programming. I would like to see more info on indices (when they are needed and why). I also need more examples (and more consistent uses of examples) in the Relations chapter, but this reflects my current confusion concerning queries in general.
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