Access

Access 2003 Programming with VBA

Getting Started

• Introduction to Programming in Access
• Why Program in Access?
• Understanding the Development Environment
• Using Visual Basic Help

Working with Procedures and Functions

• Understanding Modules
• Creating a Standard Module
• Understanding Procedures
• Creating a Sub Procedure
• Calling Procedures

Using the Immediate Window to Call Procedures

• Creating a Function Procedure
• Naming Procedures
• Organizing Code and Procedures

Working with the Code Editor

Understanding Objects

• Understanding Classes and Objects
• Navigating the Access Object Hierarchy
• Understanding Collections
• Using the Object Browser

Working with the Application Object

• Understanding the Form Object
• Working with Properties
• Using the With Statement
• Working with Methods

Understanding the DoCmd Object

• Working with Events
• Understanding the Order of Events

Using Expressions, Variables, and Intrinsic Functions

• Understanding Expressions and Statements
• Declaring Variables
• Understanding Data Types
• Working with Variable Scope
• Working with Variable Lifetime

Considering Variable Scope and Lifetime Together

• Using Intrinsic Functions
• Understanding Constants
• Using Intrinsic Constants

Using Message Boxes

• Using Input Boxes

Controlling Program Execution

• Understanding Control-of-Flow Structures
• Working with Boolean Expressions
• Using the If...End If Decision Structures
• Using the Select Case...End Select Structure

Using the For...Next Structure

• Using the For Each...Next Structure
• Using the Do...Loop Structure
• Guidelines for use of Branching Structures
• Working with Recordsets
• Declaring and Creating Object Variables
• Working with the ADODB Recordset Object
• Specifying a Recordset Cursor Type
• Locking Records for Updating
• Specifying a Recordset Cursor Location - Optional

Using the CacheSize Property - Optional

• Understanding Recordset Cursor Properties - Optional
• Debugging Code
• Understanding Errors
• Using Debugging Tools
• Setting Breakpoints
• Setting Break Expressions

Using Break Mode during Run Mode

• Stepping through Code
• Determining the Value of Expressions
• Handling Errors
• Understanding Error Handling
• Understanding VBA's Error Trapping Options
• Trapping Errors with the On Error Statement
• Understanding the Err Object
• Writing an Error-Handling Routine

Working with Inline Error Handling