Access 2007 VBA Programming For Dummies
Chapter One
Where VBA Fits In
In This Chapter
* Describing Access
* Discovering VBA
* Seeing where VBA lurks
* Understanding how VBA works
This book is about using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), which is a
programming language that helps you program, tweak, and squeeze productivity
from Access. VBA, which is embedded in Access, is a sophisticated
set of programming tools that you can use to harness the power of a packaged
application like Access. Just like you need to know how to walk before
you can run, you need to know how to use Access before you can start to use
Access VBA.
Maybe you want to use Access to manage a large mailing list. Maybe you
need Access to manage your whole business, including customers, products,
and orders. Perhaps you need to manage enrollments in courses or events.
Whatever your reason for using Access, your first step is always to create the
tables for storing your data. From there, you can then create queries, forms,
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