Table of Contents

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

About the Author

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.