[Book Review] Fixing Access Annoyances
Fixing Access Annoyances
by Phil Mitchell and Evan Callahan
ISBN 0-596-00852-x
Admit it. Even if you are a hard core SQL Server person, now and again, you find yourself dealing with Microsoft Access. It can be a maddening experience, as Access can do so much, but can be so difficult to handle from time to time.
This is a book that I wondered about getting. I have been working (and been annoyed by) Microsoft Access since the beta for Access 2, and thought I knew pretty much all I needed to know. My mistake. In the first 30 pages, I learned something (specifically, how to set default properties for controls on a form). In the balance of the book, I learned a few things, and will keep the book nearby, as I still have one fairly major client who has me supporting a large MS Access application (developed by another developer).
If you use Access (and more of you do than will admit it, I bet) this is an important book to have on your bookshelf.