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Course Outline - Access 2002 Development Training
Length: Approximately 1.5 to 2 Hrs of training per video
Level 1 Video - Access 2002 Development
1.0 Access as a Development Tool
1.1 Why This Section is Important
1.2 What Types of Applications Can You Develop in Access?
1.3 Access as a Scalable Product
1.4 What Exactly Is a Database?
1.5 Getting to Know the Database Objects
1.6 Object Naming Conventions
1.7 Hardware Requirements
1.8 How Do I Get Started Developing an Access Application?
2.0 What Every Developer Needs to Know about Tables
2.1 Why This Section is Important
2.2 Building a New Table
2.3 Selecting the Appropriate Field Type for Your Data
2.4 Working with Field Properties
2.5 The All-Important Primary Key
2.6 Working with Table Properties
2.7 Using Indexes to Improve Performance
Level 2 Video - Access 2002 Development
1.0 Relationships: Your Key to Data Integrity
1.1 Why this Section is Important
1.2 Introduction to Database Design
1.3 Establishing Relationships in Access
1.4 Establishing Referential Integrity
1.5 Looking at the Benefits of Relationships
1.6 Examining Indexes & Relationships
2.0 What Every Developer Needs to Know about Query Basics
2.1 Why this Section is Important?
2.2 What Is a Query & When Should You Use One?
2.3 Everything You Need to Know about Query Basics
2.4 Ordering Your Query Result
2.5 Refining Your Query with Criteria
2.6 Working with Dates in Criteria
2.7 Understanding How Query Results Can Be Updated
Building Queries Based on Multiple Tables
2.9 Creating Calculated Fields
2.10 Getting Help from the Expression Builder
2.11 Summarizing Data with Totals Queries
2.12 Excluding Fields from the Output
2.13 Nulls & Query Results
2.14 Refining Your Queries with Field, Field List, & Query Properties
2.15 Building Parameter Queries When You Don't Know the Criteria at Design Time
Level 3 Video - Access 2002 Development
1.0 What Every Developer Needs to Know about Forms: Basics
1.1 Why This Section is Important
1.2 Uses of Forms
1.3 Anatomy of a Form
1.4 Creating a New Form
1.5 Working with the Form Design Window
1.6 Selecting the Correct Control for the Job
1.7 Control Morphing
1.8 Conditional Formatting
1.9 What Form Properties Are Available & Why Use Them?
1.10 What Control Properties Are Available & Why Use Them?
2.0 What Every Developer Needs to Know about Forms: Beyond the Basics
2.1 Why This Section is Important
2.2 Bound, Unbound, & Calculated Controls
2.3 Using Expressions to Enhance Your Forms
2.4 The Command Button Wizards: Programming Without Typing
2.5 Building Forms Based on More Than One Table
2.6 Basing Forms on Queries: The Why & How
2.7 Access Forms & the Internet
Level 4 Video - Access 2002 Development
1.0 What Every Developer Needs to Know about Reports
1.1 Why this Section it Important
1.2 Types of Reports Available
1.3 Anatomy of a Report
1.4 Creating a New Report
1.5 Working with the Report Design Window
1.6 Selecting the Correct Control for the Job
1.7 What Report Properties Are Available & Why Use Them?
1.8 What Control Properties Are Available & Why Use Them?
1.9 Inserting Page Breaks
1.10 Unbound, Bound, & Calculated Controls
1.11 Using Expressions to Enhance Your Reports
1.12 Building Reports Based on More Than One Table
1.13 Working with Sorting & Grouping
1.14 Basing Reports on Stored Queries versus Embedded SQL Statements
1.15 Access Reports & the Internet
Level 5 Video - Access 2002 Development
1.0 VBA: An Introduction
1.1 Why this Section is Important
1.2 VBA Explained
1.3 What Are Access Class Modules, Standard Modules, Form Modules, & Report Modules?
1.4 Working with Variables
1.5 Adding Comments to Your Code
1.6 Using the Line Continuation Character
1.7 Using the VBA Control Structures
1.8 Passing Parameters & Returning Values
1.9 Executing Procedures from the Module Window
1.10 The DoCmd Object: Performing Macro Actions
1.11 Working with Built-In Functions
1.12 Working with Constants
1.13 Tools for Working in the Visual Basic Editor
1.14 Customizing the VBE
Level 6 Video - Access 2002 Development
1.0 Objects, Properties, Methods, & Events Explained
1.1 Why This Section is Important
1.2 Understanding Objects, Properties, Events, & Methods
1.3 Using the Object Browser to Learn About Access's Objects
1.4 Referring to Objects
1.5 Properties & Methods Made Easy
1.6 Declaring & Assigning Object Variables
1.7 Understanding the Differences Between Objects & Collections
1.8 Passing Objects to Subroutines & Functions
1.9 Determining the Type of a Control
1.10 Special Properties That Refer to Objects
1.11 Understanding Access's Object Model
1.12 New Access 2002 Properties
Level 7 Video - Access 2002 Development
1.0 Advanced Form Techniques
1.1 Why This Section Is Important
1.2 What Are the Form Events & When Do You Use Them?
1.3 What Are the Section & Control Events & When Do You Use Them?
1.4 Referring to Me
1.5 What Types of Forms Can I Create & When Are They Appropriate?
1.6 Using Built-In Dialog Boxes
1.7 Adding Custom Menus, Toolbars, & Shortcut Menus to Your Forms
1.8 Taking Advantage of Built-In Form-Filtering Features
1.9 Including Objects from Other Applications: Linking Versus Embedding
1.10 OpenArgs
1.11 Switching a Form's Record Source
1.12 Power Combo Box & List Box Techniques
1.13 Power Sub-form Techniques
1.14 Synchronizing a Form with Its Underlying Recordset
1.15 Creating Custom Properties & Methods
Level 8 Video - Access 2002 Development
1.0 Advanced Report Techniques
1.1 Why This Section Is Important
1.2 Events Available for Reports & When to Use Them
1.3 Order of Events for Reports
1.4 Events Available for Report Sections & When to Use Them
1.5 Programmatically Manipulating Report Sections
1.6 Special Report Properties
1.7 Controlling the Printer
1.8 Practical Examples of Report Events & Properties
Level 9 Video - Access 2002 Development
1.0 Advanced Query Techniques
1.1 Why this Section is Important
1.2 Action Queries
1.3 Special Query Properties
1.4 Optimizing Queries
1.5 Crosstab Queries
1.6 Outer Joins
1.7 Self Joins
1.8 Understanding SQL
1.9 Union Queries
1.10 Pass-Through Queries
1.11 The Propagation of Nulls & Query Results
1.12 Subqueries
1.13 Using SQL to Update Data
1.14 Using SQL for Data Definition
1.15 Using the Result of a Function as the Criteria for a Query
1.16 Passing Parameter Query Values from a Form
1.17 Jet 4.0 ANSI-92 Extensions
Level 10 Video - Access 2002 Development
1.0 Advanced VBA Techniques
1.1 Why This Section Is Important
1.2 What Are User-Defined Types & Why Would You Use Them?
1.3 Working with Constants
1.4 Working with Arrays
1.5 Advanced Function Techniques
1.6 Working with Empty & Null
1.7 Creating & Working with Custom Collections
1.8 Low-level File Handling
1.9 Understanding & Effectively Using Compilation Options
1.10 Importing & Exporting Code Modules
1.11 Working with Project Properties
Level 11 Video - Access 2002 Development
1.0 Exploiting the Power of Class Modules
1.1 Exploring the Benefits of Class Modules
1.2 Object Orientation-An Introduction
1.3 Creating & Using a Class Module
1.4 Setting Values with Property Set
1.5 Creating Multiple Class Instances
1.6 The Initialize & Terminate Events
1.7 Working with Enumerated Types
1.8 Building Hierarchies of Classes
1.9 Adding a Parent Property to Classes
1.10 The Implements Keyword
1.11 Working with Custom Collections
1.12 Adding Your Own Events
1.13 Practical Examples of Class Modules
Level 12 Video - Access 2002 Development
1.0 What Are ActiveX Data Objects & Why Are They Important?
1.1 Understanding ActiveX Data Objects & Data Access Objects
1.2 Using ActiveX Data Objects Versus Data Access Objects
1.3 Examining the ActiveX Data Object Model
1.4 Understanding ADO Recordset Types
1.5 Working with ADO Recordset Properties & Methods
1.6 Modifying Table Data Using ADO Code
1.7 Creating & Modifying Database Objects Using ADO Code
2.0 What Are Data Access Objects & Why Are They Important?
2.1 Examining the Data Access Object Model
2.2 Getting to Know DBEngine
2.3 Using CurrentDB()
2.4 Understanding DAO Recordset Types
2.5 Selecting Among the Types of DAO Recordset Objects Available
2.6 Working with DAO Recordset Properties & Methods
2.7 Modifying Table Data Using DAO Code
2.8 Creating & Modifying Database Objects Using DAO Code
2.9 Using the DAO Containers Collection
Level 13 Video - Access 2002 Development
1.0 Debugging: Your Key to Successful Development
1.1 Why This Section is Important
1.2 Avoiding Bugs
1.3 Harnessing the Power of the Immediate Window
1.4 Invoking the Debugger
1.5 Using Breakpoints to Troubleshoot
1.6 Stepping Through Code
1.7 Setting the Next Statement to Execute
1.8 Using the Calls Window
1.9 Working with the Locals Window
1.10 Working with Watch Expressions
1.11 Continuing Execution After a Runtime Error
1.12 Looking At Gotchas with the Immediate Window
1.13 Using Assertions
1.14 Debugging Tips
2.0 Error Handling: Preparing for the Inevitable
2.1 Why This Section Is Important
2.2 Implementing Error Handling
2.3 Using On Error Statements
2.4 Using Resume Statements
2.5 Clearing an Error
2.6 Examining the Cascading Error Effect
2.7 Using the Err Object
2.8 Raising an Error
2.9 Using the Errors Collection
2.10 Creating a Generic Error Handler
2.11 Preventing Your Own Error Handling from Being Invoked
2.12 Creating a Call Stack
2.13 Building a Custom Error Handler Class
2.14 Working with Error Events
2.15 Creating a List of Error Codes & Descriptions
Level 14 Video - Access 2002 Development
1.0 Using ActiveX Controls
1.1 Why this Section is Important
1.2 Incorporating ActiveX Controls in Access 2002
1.3 Setting Properties of an ActiveX Control at Design Time
1.4 Coding Events of an ActiveX Control
1.5 Using the Calendar Control
1.6 Using the UpDown Control
1.7 Using the StatusBar Control
1.8 Using the Common Dialog Control
1.9 Using the Rich Textbox Control
1.10 Using the TabStrip Control
1.11 Using the ImageList Control
1.12 Licensing & Distribution Issues
2.0 Automation: Communicating with Other Applications
2.1 Why This Section Is Important
2.2 Defining Some Automation Terms
2.3 Declaring an Object Variable to Reference Your Application
2.4 Creating an Automation Object
2.5 Manipulating an Automation Object
2.6 Early Binding Versus Late Binding
2.7 Controlling Excel from Access
2.8 Closing an Excel Automation Object
2.9 Creating a Graph from Access
2.10 Controlling Word from Access
2.11 Controlling PowerPoint from Access
2.12 Automating Outlook from Access
2.13 Controlling Access from Other Applications
Level 15 Video - Access 2002 Development
1.0 Optimizing Your Application
1.1 Why This Section Is Important
1.2 Introducing Optimization
1.3 Modifying Hardware & Software Configurations
1.4 What Jet 3.5 Did to Improve Performance
1.5 Understanding What Jet 4.0 Does to Improve Performance
1.6 Letting the Performance Analyzer Determine Problem Areas
1.7 Designing Tables to Optimize Performance
1.8 Designing Queries to Optimize Performance
1.9 Making Coding Changes to Improve Performance
1.10 Designing Forms & Reports to Improve Performance
2.0 Documenting Your Application
2.1 Why This Section Is Important
2.2 Preparing Your Application to Be Self-Documenting
2.3 Using the Database Documenter
2.4 Writing Code to Create Your Own Documentation
3.0 Maintaining Your Application
3.1 Why This Section Is Important
3.2 Compacting Your Database
3.3 Converting an Access Database
3.4 Detecting Broken References
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