Microsoft® Access® 2010 Inside Out

Chapter 25. Automating Your Application with Visual Basic

• Why Aren’t We Using Macros?

• Assisting Data Entry

• Validating Complex Data

• Controlling Tabbing on a Multiple-Page Form

• Automating Data Selection

• Linking to Related Data in Another Form or Report

• Automating Complex Tasks

• Automating Reports

• Calling Named Data Macros

Now that you’ve learned the fundamentals of using Microsoft Visual Basic, it’s time to put this knowledge into practice. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to create the Visual Basic code you need to automate many common tasks.

You can find dozens of examples of automation in the Conrad Systems Contacts, Housing Reservations, Back Office Software System, and Wedding List sample databases. As you explore the databases, whenever you see something ...