what is a natural progression for a programmer to make from  microsoft access (visual basic for applications)?
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VB.net is more friendly to a VBA person than asp.net (shares a lot more similarity in code).  But, if you're looking for more Web based approaches, then asp.net is probably the way to go.\n\nVB.net is more for writing standalone applications where asp.net is intended for writing and deploying web based apps.  Asp.net requires the asp engine which is only available through the web server.\n\nThe .NET framework itself is just the framework.  It is used in conjunction with many different languages (VB, ASP, even C#).  VB.NET is just a version of VB that utilizes the .NET framework.
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Microsoft Access software can do that.
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If you want to create forms to be seen only on screen, you must take in account of your display resolution.\n\nI believe Access has wizards to make different types of forms.\n\nIf you want to make them manually, you must go to Forms>Design View. Then go to menu View>Properties. In the Record Source (First Line of Properties Window) search for the Table or Query you want the Form to rely on. Go to View>Field List. Than drag the fields into the Form. In the Property Window there's all sorts of settings to the fields Data Format, Color, etc.)\n\nMakiavel
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for starter = Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 6 in 21 Days for \n\nfor Advance =  Visual Basic 6 Unleashed
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visual basic is not OOP so, you can't create objects, you create functions, procedures, as VB is a procedural language..or just insert controls...
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Depending on where you are (the main form or the subform) and what you need to access, there are several different ways of doing this.  Check out the forum archives at:\n\nhttp://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/archive/index.php/t-77746.html\n\nto see how to do this.  I grabbed the text and saved it on my hard drive so I could get to it later; this cheat sheet really helps!\n\nPS: This is a MS-Access question, not a VB 6 question.  MS-Access uses "VBA" (vb for applications), VB6 has a compiler and it's own form editor.
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If you mean you want a desktop application with browser features then .NET Express, free until Nov, 2006 at Microsoft.  \n\nYou may find VB.NET an easier .NET language to write in and there are tons of reuseable code on VB.\n\nI use C#, I like it, it's a step up from JAVA and I can get some C++ power without the C++ freeforall that can cause code flaws, there is a ton of support for C# also.\n\nOther .NET languages you could choose are J# and C++.\n\nC++ is good when you do low level work and console apps with power.\n\nJ# is good if your into Java.\n\nAll links at eof...\n\n(** If you are on dialup do the manual download, get a free download manager like ZAP and a free ISO program like ISOBuster first, the IDE is at least 300MB, instructions are on the manual download page)\n\nAny language you choose to design in with .NET will have you creating one in less than a day.  Under 30 minutes if you know .NET already.\n\nIf you want to have a desktop application that hooks into a program on a web server and exchanges info, that's called a smart client and .NET is good for that also.\n\nJava Studio or Eclispse can be used but you'll have more work to do.\n\n.NET is the best for beginner to very advanced, the beginner version is call Express, the advances is Visual Studio Professional.\n\nNOTE:  Take the free webcasts lessons or video lessons and join the communities.  If you haven't visited Microsoft lately, you'll be pleasantly surprised at how open they are with the novice to advance programmer and how much help you'll get and alot of the free things that are offered. \n\nMany think MS means big expense to them and go with the open source tools, but they haven't checked out MS lately.  \n\nThere are also free .NET webhosts like Brinkster.\n\nEven the tools you pay for end up being cheaper than open source's cost.
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Access has the "forms" but I forget how to use it.
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Hi,\nI am database programmer and use MS Access and SQl and others. Give a detailed example what you exactly want to do. Then I will tell you the design. I never designed a database wrong until now, hehe.\n\nA very important tip for you! If you want later export the database to SQL do NOT use the export wizzard of Access. This wizzard does not work and cost only time. Use the Import Wizzard in SQL. This wizzard works. \n\nNice greetings\nFranky
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If you have no experiemce with VBA or programming, I would suggest the Dummies series. If you do have some experience, get the books by John Walkenbach. I have a few of them and they are witten very clearly.
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what kind of program are you doing?? all i know is visual basic stuff
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Visual basic is a programming language, which is used to create satanalone or network-based applications. It works on action-driven concepts.
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I have Microsoft Office X for my Mac, and with it came a Visual Basic program.  I don't know anything about it.  Take a look at Mactopia http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ , you might find something there.
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From what I can tell this is actually a fairly basic Access program (unless you want it to automatically calculate interest), however it seems you are asking how to build the whole thing; something that would take too long to explain here (I would also need additional information). \n\nI would suggest using an online tutorial (the one below looks pretty good if you have Access 2000) to learn how to use Access. This way, you can build your program however you want--since you are the only one who knows exactly what you have in mind.
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The problem is that Microsoft Access, as I am sure you are aware, is very limited in its use. It is great for hobby projects, and small applications, but for commercial applications, you hit the wall very quickly.\n\nIn MS-Access 2003, a 7-table join is the upper limit. If you want to join more tables in a query, then you have to rethink your design - or denormalise the database, which defeats the purpose of proper design in the first place.\n\nI have written a medium-sized commercial application in MS-Access, but I stretched the limits of what MS-Access could handle, in almost every way imaginable, and I would never want to build a career in programming MS-Access :-)\n\nMy suggestion is therefore... Since you know MS-Access, sell yourself as a VB developer - it should take little time to bring yourself up to speed on the differences in Basic dialects, and you end up with a more robust platform. You could also go for C# or another .Net language.\n\nGood luck :-)
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Microsoft has a LOT of information online that will help you.  See the link below for a good place to start.\n\nThe help files also have code examples.  Just remember that Access and VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) have separate help files -- you have to be in VBA (e.g., via View -> Code) to see the help files for VBA.\n\nFinally, you can always ask questions right here!
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MS access will do that, \n\nlookfor help in excel for JET or OBDC