[AccessD] OT? Getting Started

I was in exactly the same boat as you 5 years ago as far as Access/VB/VBA
was concerned but I did have experience in other languages.  First, I think
most here might agree that getting a copy of Access (insert version here)
Developer's Handbook would be a good start, followed by a copy of VBA
Developer's Handbook.  Most reference books are updated and re-released upon
each version upgrade so keep that in mind if an upgrade is in your future.
Second, when the final database is delivered, take time to document the crap
out of it.  Make dated hard copies of every piece of code you can find and
put it away as your baseline.  Third, start keeping a favorites folder for
all the code snippet sites as you run across them (Candace Tripp's page will
give you a good start
http://www.candace-tripp.com/_pages/index_nonfl.asp?cat=acc ).  Fourth, we
have a few well-published authors on this list, and I believe they would be
well within their rights to give a brief plug regarding their books.  As for
any other recommendations unfortunately I can't really help...I learn best
when I'm faced with a problem to overcome...so necessity is what primarily
drives my learning.


Mark



-----Original Message-----
From: David Lind [mailto:David_Lind at acordia.com] 
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 2:06 PM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT? Getting Started


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 
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