Microsoft Access for Windows 95 Power Toolkit : Cutting-edge Tools and Techniques for Programmers

Moving from Access 2.0 to Access for Windows 95 is a much bigger step than any previous version upgrade.

The environment and language are different, the development paradigm is different in subtle ways and integration with other applications plays a much larger role.

The latest in Ventana's "Power Toolkit" series, "Microsoft Access for Windows 95 Power Toolkit" is not a tutorial for Access.

Instead, it is a solution-oriented reference, addressing the most common problems and situations encountered by professional Access programmers working toward a client/server development model.

Supporting this, Access 95 is more user-friendly to the beginner than earlier versions, but it also includes many more features of interest to advanced users.

Without wasting time on tutorials, "Microsoft Access for Windows 95 Power Toolkit" is code-intensive because most advanced level solutions involve the use of Access Visual Basic for Applications; but all the necessary code is on the companion CD-ROM. Sections include: the access building blocks - database design, data organization, normalization, queries, forms and reports; programming Access 95 - VBA in Access, Data Access Objects (DAO), bulletproofing, debugging, efficient code; advanced topics - using OLE custom controls, advanced Access VBA, multimedia; interoperability - integration and data sharing use OLE and DDE, file handling and related topics; professional Access - using the ADT, adding help to applications, understanding Access SQL, building custom libraries and wizards; and specific subject areas, including using bar codes in Access applications, packaging applications with the Access Developer's Toolkit and security issues.