Chapter 6. Data
The point of a database program is to manage data. Although Access
provides most of the tools you'll need, there are
many tasks for which you have to roll your own solution. This chapter
concentrates on working with data in ways that traditional database
operations don't support. You'll
learn how to search for records phonetically, back up your database
objects, perform lightning-fast finds on linked tables, save
housekeeping information, and more. All the examples in this chapter
use some form of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) code, but
don't worrythey are all clearly explained,
and "testbed" applications are
supplied to show you how each technique works. We present more tips
for working with data in Chapter 14, focusing on
techniques you can use when your data is stored in SQL Server, rather
than in an Access Jet database (an .MDB or
.MDE file).
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