I see many requests on the newsgroups for good book references. Here are my favourite 3, with links to the Amazon bookstore in Canada (Can) or the United States (U.S.).

• My very first book on Microsoft Access programming was "Access Programming for Dummies"
  Access Programming for Dummies (Can)     (U.S.)

• After that, I would recommend "Beginning Access xx VBA Programming" by Smith and Sussman, published by Wrox press.
  97 version (Can)     2000 version (Can)
  2002 version (Can)     2003 version (Can)
  97 version (U.S.)   2000 version (U.S.)
  2002 version (U.S.)    2003 version (U.S.)

• Finally, serious students of Access need to own "Access xx Developer's Handbook" by Litwin, Getz, and Gilbert
  Access 2000 Developer's Handbook Set (Can)     (U.S.)
  Access 2002 Developer's Handbook Set (Can)     (U.S.)

• Oops! Almost forgot. If you are serious about Access Security, get Garry Robinson's book.
  Real World Microsoft Access Database Protection and Security (Can)
  Real World Microsoft Access Database Protection and Security (U.S.)

I have 3 or 4 other titles in my personal collection; the last 2 above are my favourites. If I was to do it all over again, I would probably skip the Dummies book and go straght to the Wrox one. However, I was a programmer before I met Access.

I recently read about "Expert One-on-One Microsoft Access Application Development". Have not had a chance to read it yet, but it sounds great. Some good info on automation (one of my favourite topics) and other good material on using VBA. Not actually written for people like myself, but rather people like my readers. People who have been using a bit of VBA but want to go further. To quote Amazon, "This book is for experienced Access users who are familiar with creating Access objects and writing VBA code, but who need help transitioning from competent users/programmers to full-fledged Access developers."

"Expert One-on-One Microsoft Access Application Development"
Can. Amazon
U.S. Amazon

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Happy Coding

 
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