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Access Programming with VBA

Duration:

3 Days

Course Overview:

Does your database have code behind it? Has the person maintaining that code moved on to a new position, and now you have 'inherited' code that you don't understand? While your job description may not be 'programmer', you may still have programming duties. Or, are you just looking to extend or automate processes that Access cannot do out-of-the-box? If so, this course will provide basic skills necessary to create, modify, and edit code. Learn to work with macros, modules, drop down lists, custom functions, and recordsets and be able to troubleshoot existing code.

Audience:

This class is for business workers or IT professionals looking to automate repetitive processes, create custom user interfaces, overcome limitations with Access macros, and create sophisticated polished databases that multiple users will have interaction with. This class is also for those who would like an introduction to basic programming skills.

This course is suited for those using Microsoft Access 2007 and 2010. This course will be taught using Microsoft Access 2010.

Prerequisites:

Access Levels 1, 2, 3. Some programming experience is helpful, but not required.

Topics

Getting Started

·   Introduction to Programming in Access

·   Why Program in Access?

·   Understanding the Development Environment

·   Using Visual Basic Help

Working with Procedures and Functions

·   Understanding Modules

·   Creating a Standard Module

·   Understanding Procedures

·   Creating a Sub Procedure

·   Calling Procedures

·   Using the Immediate Window to Call Procedures

·   Creating a Function Procedure

·   Naming Procedures

·   Organizing Code and Procedures

·   Working with the Code Editor

Understanding Objects

·   Understanding Classes and Objects

·   Navigating the Access Object Hierarchy

·   Understanding Collections

·   Using the Object Browser

·   Working with the Application Object

·   Understanding the Form Object

·   Working with Properties

·   Using the With Statement

·   Working with Methods

·   Understanding the DoCmd Object

·   Working with Events

·   Understanding the Order of Events

Using Expressions, Variables, and Intrinsic Functions

·   Understanding Expressions and Statements

·   Declaring Variables

·   Understanding Data Types

·   Working with Variable Scope

·   Working with Variable Lifetime

·   Considering Variable Scope and Lifetime Together

·   Using Intrinsic Functions

·   Understanding Constants

·   Using Intrinsic Constants

·   Using Message Boxes

·   Using Input Boxes

Controlling Program Execution

·   Understanding Control-of-Flow Structures

·   Working with Boolean Expressions

·   Using the If...End If Decision Structures

·   Using the Select Case...End Select Structure

·   Using the For...Next Structure

·   Using the For Each...Next Structure

·   Using the Do...Loop Structure

·   Guidelines for use of Branching Structures

Working with Recordsets

·   Declaring and Creating Object Variables

·   Working with the DAO Recordset Object

Debugging Code

·   Understanding Errors

·   Using Debugging Tools

·   Setting Breakpoints

·   Setting Break Expressions

·   Using Break Mode during Run Mode

·   Stepping through Code

·   Determining the Value of Expressions

Handling Errors

·   Understanding Error Handling

·   Understanding VBA's Error Trapping Options

·   Trapping Errors with the On Error Statement

·   Understanding the Err Object

·   Writing an Error-Handling Routine

·   Working with Inline Error Handling

Appendix - Working with the ADO Recordset Object