Pro Access 2007

Pro Access 2007 covers the new features of Microsoft Access 2007, including working with SharePoint Office Server and customizing Ribbons. The book is aimed at professional developers and power users who are new to Access 2007. Among other topics, youll learn about the new Access menu structure, including customization, as well as new SharePoint features.

This book provides good, short, solid information with as little waffle as possible. And the book includes solid examples that thoroughly explain new features. Author Martin Reid is also a working Access developer who is respected by his peers and knows what working developers face, especially at the time of a new release.

What you will learn Creating custom menus using RibbonX Get up and running building VBA Classes Learn about Microsoft Office SharePoint Server and how it fits into Access Working with SQL Server and using the new Microsoft Access 2007 to SQL Server 2005 tools Code examples provided to highlight real-world issues Use Access and .NET to present information via the Internet Who is this book for?

Now that many of you have Microsoft Access 2007 you can see what's new to the product and what it's built for. Pro Access 2007 is an essential tool which can help you get deeper into the workings of Access 2007.

User review
Filling the gap
I have been very much enjoying reading Martin WP Reid's new book `Pro Access 2007`.



In fact, for me, it is just what I need at this time.



As an Access developer who has acquired a reasonable level of skill and knowledge of earlier versions of Access, I have nevertheless been feeling a little intimidated by the scale of the learning curve ahead, to come to terms with the new wave of changes in my industry. I bet I'm not the only one!



Martin Reid is easy to read. He has a slightly informal, shoot from the hip sort of style. Very personable.



He wades into all the key areas where Access developers have to take notice. The Ribbon UI, what's new in Access 2007, SQL Server 2005 Express, Windows SharePoint Services, to name a few.



It's a relatively short book, less than 400 pages. It isn't an in-depth coverage of everything you would ever want to know. It's not that sort of book, nor does it pretend to be.



On the other hand, it is not a trivial work. It is written for the professional developer, and the content relates accordingly.



What comes through, is the author's passion for Access, and his understanding of Access's continued position at the cutting edge of database application development.



Martin Reid's skill here, is in identifying some of the core concepts, demystifying them by explaining them in straight-forward language, and illustrating them by superb examples. All this at a comfortably manageable pace.



So as you see, I like the book, I learned heaps from it so far, it got me over a hump, and I will no doubt be referring back to it again.

User review
Not what I hoped for
There is useful information here but the presentation and layout do not allow one to easily take advantage of it