Articles and Reviews

Visual Studio / Microsoft.NET

Getting in Sync
Using recursion to compare directories in VB.NET

Sometimes, it's better to roll your own ...
Drewslair.com's introduction to ASP.NET

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Access for Beginners
A series of articles for people new to Microsoft Access. This series explains the differences between Access and Excel and the principles involved in creating a well-designed database application.

Introduction
Part I:  Organizing the Data
Part II:  Building the Tables
Part III:  Writing the Queries
Part IV:  Designing the Forms
Part V:  Generating the Reports

Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

Programming Microsoft Access
The latest series from Drewslair.com explains how to use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) with Microsoft Access to design professional applications. Great for beginners and experienced Access users who want to do more with their databases.

Additional Information

Information Security in Microsoft Access
Using Lookup Fields
Becoming an Expert
Database Normalization - The Slideshow
Microsoft Access Advanced Form Design
Understanding SQL:  The Basics
Understanding SQL:  Modifying Data
Glossary

Advanced Access

Crunching the Data
No More Repeats!
Shut it Down!


Other Topics:

Microsoft Virtual PC
A review of Microsoft's virtualization software for the PC.

 

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