Grover Park George on Access

by George Hepworth

A textbook and study guide for new and intermediate Microsoft Access users, this book takes Access developers through the development process step by step. Terms and concepts are explained as they... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0972425896
• ISBN13: 9780972425896
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Holy Macro! Books
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great for Beginners

This is a great book for those who have no Access, or database, experience. George walks you through all of the things that are good to understand if you want to be successful with using Access. I have had the pleasure of working with George in the business world, so I know that he actually puts what he teaches into practice. So, if you are looking for a book that isn't hard to read, goes through a good example of building a database, and tries to ground you in the fundamentals, this book is for you. Bob Larson Access MVP Full-time Access Developer

Excellent Book

If you have no database training, and wish to learn Access database, this is an excellent book for a beginner. Mr. George walks you through the development of a database every step of the way. You will understand how to make simple databases that you can use. an excellent book for the beginner.

Best I've Seen on Designing a Database

Access has changed the way the world looks at database programs. Sure SQL was invented by IBM and Oracle, and their products are first rate. But go try to use them to keep track of your collection of whatevers. The graphical front end on Access makes it practical for you to develop a database in a relatively few minutes. With its popularity have come a lot of books on how to use Access. I have a problem with most of them because they leave out what I consider to be the most important part, the initial design of a database that will contain what you need in an easy to understand, easy to work with, and easy to modify when you need to add features later on. The couple of chapters on normalization are worth the cost of the book. This is as clear and simple an explanation as I've ever seen. Basically the book says: "Think about these things before you start punching keys."

Perfect Book for New Access Users

Grover Park George on Access will help you build a real, working database by leading you step-by-step through the entire process. It has a strong emphasis on normalization. If you don't know what that means, you really need to read this book before you start using Access.This book is different from typical computer books you may have seen before. It talks about how to use the objects in Acccess (like tables, forms and queries) to accomplish the tasks a database is built for. In other words, it doesn't talk about queries in a separate chapter; it talks about how to use queries to create reports or input screens, and so on.If you've been confused by thick manuals that speak in computerese, you'll love the author's friendly down to earth approach to teaching Access.

New DB user review

I'm self-taught in database use and needed help. This book answered questions about db fundamentals that I did not even know I had. The author takes a difficult topic with a lot of rather abstract concepts and uses commense sense language to explain things. Highly recommend this book for new Access users and more experienced users who need to improve their understanding of real database design and use concepts.