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Book recommendations, please
I have been fooling around with Access on and off for a couple of
years -- mostly simple applications with only a few tables and simple relationships. I know the basics for the most part and I have a general awareness of relational concepts, but I don't feel that I really fully understand database design. So, I'd like to get a couple of books to study so I can get a better comprehension of the design concepts. I am about to tackle some slightly more complex applications and I would like to do them based on sound principles. Here are several books I have heard about. Database Design for Mere Mortals by Michael Hernandez, John Viescas, Addison Wesley (2003). Designing Effective Database Systems by Rebecca Riordan, Microsoft Press, (2005) Inside Relational Databases by Mark Whitehorn, Bill Marklyn, Springer-Verlag (2001) Any comments on these or other recommendations? Then I think I would like a book or two on using Access in particular including UI and form design and other Access-specific tips and tricks. The books I have heard about in this area a Access 2002 Developer's Handbook Set by Paul Litwin, Ken Getz, Mike Gunderoy, Sybex (2001) Alison Balter's Mastering Access 2002 Desktop Development by Alison Balter, Sams (2001) Access 2003 Bible by Cary Prague, Michael Irwin, Jennifer Readron, Wiley (2003) Access Cookbook, 2nd Edition by Ken Getz, Paul Litwin, Andy Baron, O'Reilly (2004) Building Microsoft Access Applications by John Viescas, Microsoft Press (2005) Microsoft Office Access 2003 Inside Out by John Viescas, Microsoft Press (2003) Using Microsoft Access 2003 by Roger Jennings, Que (2003) Microsoft Access 2003 Step-by-Step by Microsoft Press (2003) Thanks -- Running MS Office 2K Pro PC: HP Omnibook 6000 OS: Win 2K SP-4 (5.00.2195) Email: Usenet-20031220 at spamex.com (11/03/04) |
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"Top Spin" wrote in message ... I have been fooling around with Access on and off for a couple of years -- mostly simple applications with only a few tables and simple relationships. I know the basics for the most part and I have a general awareness of relational concepts, but I don't feel that I really fully understand database design. So, I'd like to get a couple of books to study so I can get a better comprehension of the design concepts. I am about to tackle some slightly more complex applications and I would like to do them based on sound principles. Here are several books I have heard about. Database Design for Mere Mortals by Michael Hernandez, John Viescas, Addison Wesley (2003). Designing Effective Database Systems by Rebecca Riordan, Microsoft Press, (2005) Inside Relational Databases by Mark Whitehorn, Bill Marklyn, Springer-Verlag (2001) Any comments on these or other recommendations? Some handy sites: http://www.utexas.edu/its/windows/da...ing/index.html http://www.datamodel.org/ Access 2002 Developer's Handbook Set by Paul Litwin, Ken Getz, Mike Gunderoy, Sybex (2001) Yes, very good. Access Cookbook, 2nd Edition by Ken Getz, Paul Litwin, Andy Baron, O'Reilly (2004) Quite handy, but not universally applicable. Contains solutions to common problems by category. |
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