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Walter Donavan - 21 Jan 2004 10:56 GMT

I'm having trouble getting started, particularly with the tables design.
Whatever I come up with seems not to fit all the cases.

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James r` - 21 Jan 2004 15:05 GMT

Go to your nearest megabookstore, get a cup of coffee, and
start perusing the multiple third party manuals on
Access.

>-----Original Message-----
>I'm having trouble getting started, particularly with the tables design.
>Whatever I come up with seems not to fit all the cases.

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Walter Donavan - 21 Jan 2004 22:10 GMT

That's on my agenda for tomorrow. I plan to investigate "Access 2002 for
Dummies." It's less than $20. My two huge books on Access 2002 ("How to Do
Everything with Access 2002" and "Microsoft Office XP Inside Out") are over
my head.

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Roxie Aho - 21 Jan 2004 17:10 GMT

>-----Original Message-----
>I'm having trouble getting started, particularly with the tables design.
>Whatever I come up with seems not to fit all the cases.

Here's a few web sites:
http://www.bcschools.net/staff/AccessHelp.htm
http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/access/
http://www.functionx.com/access/
http://cisnet.baruch.cuny.edu/holowczak/classes/2200/access
/accessall.html#sec_intro

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Walter Donavan - 21 Jan 2004 22:14 GMT

Thanks for the links, but they all refer to Access 2000. I have Access 2002.

If there is insufficient difference between them to matter much, I already
have a good training program on Office 2000 ("Microsoft Press Office 2000
Step by Step Interactive"). It includes interactive training in Access 2000.

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John Vinson - 22 Jan 2004 00:44 GMT

>Thanks for the links, but they all refer to Access 2000. I have Access 2002.
>
>If there is insufficient difference between them to matter much, I already
>have a good training program on Office 2000

Use it. The differences are real but rather esoteric (i.e. Web
interface from a database); in fact, Access2002 creates new databases
in A2000 format by default.

Your suggestion of the Dummies book is... well, it runs the gamut of
knowledge of Access from A to B. When I've looked at it, it seems to
be targeted to *users* of existing Access applications; it doesn't
give you much at all about *creating* an Access app. If you take
Viescas' book in small sips instead of big gulps, I think you'll find
that it will lead you in the right direction pretty well.

John W. Vinson[MVP]
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cabong - 22 Jan 2004 15:21 GMT

Walter Donavan wrote:

> *Thanks for the links, but they all refer to Access 2000. I have
> Access 2002.
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I fail to see your point since you hardly understand 2000 already.
Besides Access 2000 has way more books, since it has been around for
much longer.

I've started with MS Access 2000 bible (the gold book) very recently. I
thought it covered most of what I needed to learn to get started.
DON'T get the Access for Dummies, it's not that good.

Later get Access Developer's HandBook (1 & 2).

Here ya go!

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cabong - 22 Jan 2004 15:21 GMT

Walter Donavan wrote:

> *Thanks for the links, but they all refer to Access 2000. I have
> Access 2002.
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> www.revelation7stages.com
> www.1stbooks.com/bookview/15479 *

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Walter Donavan - 23 Jan 2004 02:15 GMT

Thanks for the tip. I checked out the Viescas book, "Running Access 2000,"
and it seems to be what I need. It's also $20, which puts it ahead of the
Dummies book.

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Reggie - 23 Jan 2004 05:51 GMT

I am a Novice and am struggling with Viescas' running Access 2000. I found
that Access 2000 for Dummies helped me understand Viescas better although he
assumes the reader knows more than I do.

reggie

> Thanks for the tip. I checked out the Viescas book, "Running Access 2000,"
> and it seems to be what I need. It's also $20, which puts it ahead of the
> Dummies book.

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