Learn Access 2003 VBA With The
Smart Method by Mike Smart
Excellent Book!
This unique book provides the easiest possible route to mastering
professional VBA programming techniques for Microsoft Access. Both
absolute beginners and IT professionals will love this book as it is
crammed with great tips and insights into building quality data centric
application . No previous exposure to VBA is assumed but, to get the most
out of the book, you should already be quite competent with interactive
Access. The format of the book is quite special, every lesson has been
designed to fit onto two facing A4 pages so that you learn Access VBA in
many small, easily digested, focused lessons. The book was originally only
available for students taking The Smart Methods popular Access courses.
Now it is available to all, both as a self-study guide and also for teachers
wishing to use our unique teaching method to run their own Access VBA
courses. The emphasis throughout the book is on solid, professional
coding practices and techniques. Students are gently introduced to a set of
design rules which summarise best-practice for developing Access

applications. Needless technical jargon is avoided and everything you
need is explained in a simple and no-nonsense way. Instead of simple
code snippets the book takes on the task of developing a high-quality
Access application entirely from scratch. By the end of the course the
student has a working and complete application that can be used as the
basis for real-world commercial projects.
Personal Review: Learn Access 2003 VBA With The Smart
Method by Mike Smart
I am a finance professional, and consider myself an intermediate Access
user. I plowed through the three common beginner / intermediate /
advanced Access courses which teach you the ins and outs of Access
(table structure, queries, forms, and reports, whether created fresh or via
wizard). I have even automated many things using macros. In essence, I
understood how Access worked. I had already created two databases still
being used in large companies.
In my current job, I need to create a smooth user interface - forms and
reports. This is an area not covered in the normal first three Access
courses. I quickly realized that smooth interfaces (custom menus, custom
search capabilities, custom pop-up boxes, other) are just not possible
without VBA. I researched many options before settling on this book.
The Smart Method provided me the right tools at the right time. In a
nutshell, this book was the perfect "next step" for me. In a clear step by
step fashion, I learned clean database structure rules, coding techniques
(custom pop-up boxes, custom validation, message boxes, buttons,
searching, reporting, dialog driven reporting, error handling), how to
interface with Word, customize switchboards, and create a user vs.
development database.
In my opinion, Mike Smart wrote this book in an easy to follow and very
accessible manner. If you reached the limits of basic Access teachings,
The Smart Method is a perfect next step.
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