Course Description
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
Agenda
Lesson 1: Getting Started
Introduction to Programming in Access
Why Program in Access?
Understanding the Development Environment
Using Visual Basic Help
Lesson 2: 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
Lesson 3: 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
Lesson 4: 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
Lesson 5: 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
Lesson 6: Working with Recordsets
Declaring and Creating Object Variables
Working with the DAO Recordset Object
Lesson 7: 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
Lesson 8: 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