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Microsoft Access Developer's Guide to SQL Server
by Andy Baron, Mary Chipman
List Price: $39.99
Our Price: $27.99
ISBN: 0672319446
Publisher: SAMS (13 December, 2000)
Edition: Paperback
Sales Rank: 3,465
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 out of 5
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Rating: 5 out of 5
Super Book - Take my word on it!
I have been an Access developer since 1.1 (1993). I have bought many a book over the years. Some good, some bad. This book, however, is super! It is designed totally with the Access developer in mind. All of the questions that popped into my head seemed to be answered in practical terms chapter by chapter. The organization is terrific and the flow is second to none. The topics that are worth repeating are repeated while others are left for a one-time only view. The writing is easy to digest, powerful and very explanatory. The pictures are all also very helpful. You can tell the writers paid attention to every line they wrote. But they also inject a human kind of writing style which keeps things interesting throughout.In addition to a thorough discussion on SQL Server security vs. Access security, data conversion, upsizing, etc., the book covers the differences among MDWs, MDEs, ADPs and ADEs beautifully and it addresses scenarios for when to use stored procedures, server functions, views, etc and with great attention to detail. The chapters ADO vs. DAO and on T-SQL are well written too. Later the book even goes into simplifying building multi-tier apps with Access as front end, VB-based COM+ components in the middle and of course, SQL Server sitting in the back. And just when you think the last chapter will be a letdown as many last chapters are, it wows you with an incredible amount of insight into how to optimize, backup and perform other settings in SQL Server. If you are a serious Access developer like me, and are timid about moving full force into SQL Server, then this is the book for you! I recommend it highly!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Other Books are "Streets", this one is a "Highway"
In the last 18 months I have spent time and money reading a dozen of books in order to acquire the necessary knowledge to migrate from Access to VB/SQL Server. I've tried the enclosed code and learnt many things. However, until three days ago I didn't know "how" and "when" migration would happen. I've read this book in 3 days and only now I know I will start tomorrow! In every book I read I found something helpful, but this one is simply a highway leading you to the right place.Chapter 11 is impressive. Only after reading those ninety pages I can say that I know the difference between MDBs and ADPs. I mean when and how to use each of them, which problems I'll encounter choosing MDB or ADP, which limitations, etc. When and how to use DAO, ADO or ODBC, how to mix them in the same application using stored procedures at the server level. Chapter 14 on n-tier apps is just a bible to me. This is not a reference on SQL Server or Access, but if you want to know how to migrate from Access to SQL Server, what are the differences that you, as a programmer, must know, when and how to use remote data or local data, how to build a 3-tier app, you can't miss it. I don't know if I'll switch to VB or I'll continue using Access as a front-end. What I know is that also if I decide to switch to VB I will keep this book on my desk all the time. Thanks to both for this wonderful job.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Very good book
In October 2000 I had to create a reliable Access / SQL-Server project but I did not find any useful documentation. A few months later I found this book and gladly it shows the same techniques I developed. If anyone tells you to migrate Access tables to SQL-Server read this book first !!! One remark though: the authors suggest to use Stored Procedures wherever you can. Using Views for Select queries is faster and you can put the SQL-statements in your VBA-code.
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