Microsoft® Access® 2010 VBA Programming: Inside Out

738 Pages·2011·34.91 MB·English

by  Andrew Couch

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Microsoft Access 2010
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VBA Programming
Inside Out
Andrew Couch
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Contents at a Glance
Part 1: VBA Environment Part 4: Advanced
and Language Programming with VBA Classes
Chapter 1 Chapter 9
Using the VBA Editor and Debugging Code . . . 3 Adding Functionality with Classes . . . . . . . . .339
Chapter 2 Chapter 10
Understanding the VBA Language Structure 39 Using Classes and Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .359
Chapter 3 Chapter 11
Understanding the VBA Language Features . .89 Using Classes and Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .381
Part 2: Access Object Model Part 5: External Data and
and Data Access Objects (DAO) Office Integration
Chapter 4 Chapter 12
Applying the Access Object Model . . . . . . . . .127 Linking Access Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .395
Chapter 5 Chapter 13
Understanding the Data Access Integrating Microsoft Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . .437
Object Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Part 6: SQL Server and SQL Azure
Part 3: Working with Forms
Chapter 14
and Reports
Using SQL Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483
Chapter 6
Chapter 15
Using Forms and Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231
Upsizing Access to SQL Server . . . . . . . . . . . . .543
Chapter 7
Chapter 16
Using Form Controls and Events . . . . . . . . . . .273
Using SQL Azure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .589
Chapter 8
Creating Reports and Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323 Part 7: Application Design
Chapter 17
Building Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .631
Chapter 18
Using ADO and ADOX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .659
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Table of Contents
Introduction ...................................................................xix
Part 1: VBA Environment and Language
Chapter 1: Using the VBA Editor and Debugging Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Debugging Code on a Form .......................................................4
Entering the VBA Editor......................................................5
The Application and VBA Code Windows.......................................6
Creating Modules and Procedures..................................................8
Creating a Module ........................................................ 10
Creating a Procedure...................................................... 11
Executing a Subroutine .................................................... 13
Executing a Function ...................................................... 15
Viewing and Searching Code ............................................... 16
Split Window ............................................................. 17
Searching Code........................................................... 19
Debugging Code in a Module.................................................... 20
Debug Commands ........................................................ 23
Breakpointing Code............................................................. 23
Set Next Command........................................................ 25
Breakpoint Step and Run Commands........................................ 26
Displaying Variables in the Locals Window ................................... 29
Tracing Procedures with the Call Stack....................................... 30
Watching Variables and Expressions......................................... 31
Adding Conditional Watch Expressions ...................................... 32
Working with the Immediate Window ....................................... 33
Changing Code On-the-Fly................................................. 34
Using the Object Browser and Help System........................................ 35
Configuring the Help System ............................................... 35
Working with the Object Browser ........................................... 36
Summary...................................................................... 37
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Chapter 2: Understanding the VBA Language Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
VBA Language Settings ......................................................... 40
Comments ............................................................... 40
Setting Option Explicit .....................................................41
Selecting Option Compare..................................................43
Compiling Code........................................................... 44
Conditional Compilation ................................................... 45
References ............................................................... 46
Working with Constants and Variables ............................................ 49
Improving Code Quality with Constants...................................... 49
The Enum Keyword........................................................ 51
Variables and Database Field Types.......................................... 52
Handling NULL Values, IsNull and Nz ........................................53
Using Static Variables...................................................... 55
Using Global Variables..................................................... 56
Variable Scope and Lifetime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Working with Arrays....................................................... 59
Type Structures ........................................................... 65
Functions and Procedures ....................................................... 66
Managing Code with Subroutines........................................... 67
Defining ByRef and ByValue Parameters ..................................... 70
Private and Public Procedures .............................................. 72
Optional and Named Parameters ........................................... 73
The ParamArray Qualifier .................................................. 75
Organizing Code in Modules and Class Modules.............................. 76
Control Statements and Program Flow ............................................ 77
IF… Then… Else… Statements................................................ 77
IIF Statements ............................................................ 78
Choose Statements........................................................ 79
Select Case Statements..................................................... 80
TypeOf Statements ........................................................ 80
For and For Each Loops .................................................... 81
Do While and Do Until Loops ............................................... 82
Exit Statements ........................................................... 84
The With Statement ....................................................... 85
GoTo and GoSub ..........................................................86
Line Continuation ......................................................... 86
Splitting SQL Over Multiple Lines ........................................... 86
Summary...................................................................... 87
Chapter 3: Understanding the VBA Language Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Using Built-In Functions ......................................................... 90
Date and Time Functions................................................... 90
String Functions........................................................... 92
Domain Functions .............................................................. 95
Constructing Where Clauses................................................ 97
SQL and Embedded Quotes...................................................... 98
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