If you had to learn Access, and could only have one book...

[***New_But_Learning]

....what book would it be?

I'm leaning toward "Microsoft Access Version 2002 Inside Out" by Helen
Feddema. I'm already a casual Access user (I can make decent forms and
queries using the wizards, and customize them). I'd like to work my way up
to an intermediate/ advanced level. I don't know how to use VBA yet, so
that will have to be taught as well.

Thanks.

 

[Van T. Dinh]

Whichever book suits your learning style. Besides, I find I can ALWAYS
learn quite a few things from each book I read.

If you seriously use Access, you will buy more ...

If you want to learn VBA at the same time, I suggest "Beginning Access
{YourVersion} VBA" by Smith & Sussman published by Wrox.

 

[Sandra Daigle]

Hands down, the Access Developers Handbooks - any version. They're pretty
hefty for a beginner but they are an excellent resource - these were my
first (and only) Access books for a long time. I still refer to them for
various hints and solutions.

 

[Brendan Reynolds \(MVP\)]

I can't imagine having only one book on Access. In addition to the Access
2000 (or 2002) Developer's Handbook, published by Sybex, which others have
mentioned, there are two others that I consider indispensable. They are
'Access Database Design and Programming', by Steven Roman, published by
O'Reilly, and 'Designing Relational Database Systems', by Rebecca Riordan,
published by Microsoft Press. The latter is out of print, but you may be
lucky enough to find a used copy at one of the on-line bookstores.

 

[Arvin Meyer]

...what book would it be?

I'm leaning toward "Microsoft Access Version 2002 Inside Out" by Helen
Feddema. I'm already a casual Access user (I can make decent forms and
queries using the wizards, and customize them). I'd like to work my way up
to an intermediate/ advanced level. I don't know how to use VBA yet, so
that will have to be taught as well.

Don't have that one, but I've leafed through it. It would not be my first
choice. There are numerous, good ones, each with different strengths. For
code:

Microsoft Access (version) Developer's Handbook by Getz, Litwin, et. al.
Microsoft Access Power Programming by F. Scott Barker

For SQL and all around Intermediate-level:

Running Access (version) by John L. Viescas

For beginning code:

Beginning Access (version) VBA by Smith and Sussman
--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
Microsoft Access
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