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Old April 23rd, 2010, 06:42 PM posted to microsoft.public.access.tablesdbdesign
Jeff Boyce
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Here's 4 learning curves you'll want to take into account to end up with a
useful (and used) Access application ... sorry, but it's not just one thing!

1) relational database design -- it all starts with the data, and Access
is optimized for data in this structure
2) Access tricks -- some of us have been at it for 15+ years ... and
still learning!
3) Graphical user interface design -- if it isn't easy to understand and
use, they won't!
4) application development -- if you've never built a house, where do you
start?

If you already have background on some of these, congratulations!

If you don't, any one of them could put the kibosh on your "finished"
product...

Good luck!

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Access MVP

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"barnstar" u59555@uwe wrote in message news:a6eebd713b6a0@uwe...
Hi I am quite new to Access but I am desperate to learn as much as I can
as
fast as I can.

I am currently working on automating an annual leave process at work & am
struggling & need help.

My problem is that I want the user to complete a form selecting the
date(s) &
time(s) of leave they require. The leave pot is in half hour slots for
e.g.
8:00 - 8:30 & so on. There would be a % of leave given on each half hour
which is calculated against a staff in post figure.

Once the user submits the form the db would automatically check the slots
for
each half hourly slot for the time they requested off & return an
immediate
response.

I hope somebody can help me with this problem & it would be much
appreciated.

Thanks in advance