SUMMARY
The Access report writer is one of the most complete on the market. Between the report writer, VBA, and Access's queries, there aren't many tasks you can't do. If Access can't handle something, you can simply pass the task to Word or Excel by using Automation.
Chapter 4, “Looking at the Access Collections,” discusses in greater detail how to work with the various collections, including Forms, Reports, and Controls.
Chapter 9, “Creating Powerful Forms,” does for forms what this chapter does for reports—gives creative ideas for using code behind your forms to get the most out of them.
Chapter 13, “Driving Office Applications with Automation and DDE,” covers how to drive other applications from Access and to drive Access from other applications. ...
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