Access VBA Programming For Dummies

Alan Simpson is the author of over 90 computer books on databases, Windows, Web site design and development, programming, and networking. His books are published throughout the world in over a dozen languages and have millions of copies. Alan has also taught introductory and advanced computer programming courses at San Diego State University and the UCSD Extension. He has served as a consultant on high-technology, educationoriented projects for the United States Navy and Air Force. Despite that, Alan has no fancy job title because he has never had a real job.

• Introduction 1Part I: Introducing VBA Programming 7Chapter 1: Where VBA Fits In 9Chapter 2: Your VBA Toolkit 21Chapter 3: Jumpstart: Creating a Simple VBA Program 35Part II: VBA Tools and Techniques 49Chapter 4: Understanding Your VBA Building Blocks 51Chapter 5: Controlling Access through VBA 71Chapter 6: Programming Access Forms 87Part III: VBA, Recordsets, and SQL 115Chapter 7: The Scoop on SQL and Recordsets 117Chapter 8: Putting Recordsets to Work 147Part IV: Applying VBA in the Real World 173Chapter 9: Creating Your Own Dialog Boxes 175Chapter 10: Customizing Lists and Drop-Down Menus 201Chapter 11: Creating Your Own Functions 241Chapter 12: Testing and Debugging Your Code 267Part V: Reaching Out with VBA 295Chapter 13: Using VBA with Multiple Databases 297Chapter 14: Integrating with Other Office Applications 317Part VI: The Part of Tens 349Chapter 15: Ten Commandments of Writing VBA 351Chapter 16: Top Ten Nerdy VBA Tricks 357Chapter 17: (Way More Than) Ten Shortcut Keys 367Index 371