chizotz at mchsi.com
chizotz at mchsi.com
Thu Jun 3 16:01:50 CDT 2004
Hello David, There are several excellent books out there that can help you get started. I am also self-taught. I had a background in programming, however, and that was a distinct advantage for me; it didn't look entirely written in Sanskrit or something to me going in the door, I just had to adapt what I knew to the new environment. With that in mind, I would suggest picking up a book or two on general programming techniques and concepts. Ones that use Basic as the example language would be best, because Access uses a variation of Basic. Then I would look for a book or two specifically on Access programming. The Access Developer's Handbook has served me very, very well over the years, but there are others available. Those resources, combined with the help you can find here and elsewhere on the Internet, when added to an enthusiastic desire to learn, patience, and the ability to make thousands of mistakes without losing your enthusiam or patience, should do the trick :) Ron > Hi All. > > I'm new to these lists and am in need of some guidance. > > I've been working in Access97 for a number of years. Everything I know I taught > myself by trial and error. Compared to some of the code and stuff I've seen sent > back and forth on here over the past 2 days, I'm nowhere near the same > level/class of programmers that y'all are. In fact, the database that I've built > for the section of the company I work for has expanded to a level way over my > head and GanCom has been called in to help rebuild it, probably in Access03. I > know VERY little about module programming/VB. While I am sure y'all are a great > resource and I would definitely ask questions in the future when I get stuck, I > need some help with the basics. What kind of resources should I be looking at to > get started? From what the GanCom rep said when he was here, they'll do the > rebuild, then hand it back to me. I'd like to be on my way of being able to do > some if not all of the future work on my own instead of outsourcing it to > someone else. Due to my being on the low end of t! > he totem pole around here, finances is an issue, so a $600 seminar is out of the > question at the moment. > > TIA > David > -- > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com