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Courses - Microsoft
Access 309 |
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Advanced Access |
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65 minutes |
| Pre-Requisites: |
Access 308 very strongly recommended |
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We use Access XP in this course,
but the lessons are valid for all versions of Access from 95 to 2003.
There are cosmetic changes in Access 2007. Order before 8/30/2008 to
get a FREE upgrade to our 2007 version when released!
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Access 309 covers two main topics: many-to-many
relationships, and date conversions.
So far, the only types of relationships we've learned about have been
either one-to-one or one-to-many. One-to-one relationships are used where
you have one record related to exactly one other record, like the extended
customer information form we made. It shows one additional screen of information
for one customer.
A one-to-many relationship is the "traditional" relationship you find in
most databases. One customer to many orders. One customer to many contacts. One
manufacturer to many products. Etc.
In this class, I'm going to teach you about many-to-many relationships.
This is what you'd use if you want to be able to put a many different customers
in MULTIPLE groups... or put a different members in MULTIPLE classifications...
or assign a several drivers to MULTIPLE vehicles... or assign a MULTIPLE
supervisors to MULTIPLE employees. This type of relationship is extremely
powerful.
Then, after we study relationships, we're going to work with dates. Dates are
often misunderstood in Access. I'm going to teach you about the CDate()
conversion function. I'm also going to teach you tricks for dealing with dates
that you might import from someone else's database. Perhaps you got a date like
"20070910" and you have to convert that to a regular Access date.
ACCESS 309 - Course Outline
0. Introduction
1. Relationships Review
One to Many
Many to Many
Cross Reference Tables
DriverXVehicleT
2. Cross Reference Table
Creating the Many-To-Many Relationship
Making a Cross Reference Table
Creating a Group Table for our Customers
CustomerXGroupT
CustomerXGroupQ
3. Group Form
Creating the Group Subform
Many To Many Form
4. Converting Numbers into Dates
Got a field with dates like 990105
Convert with an Update Query to 1/5/99
LEFT, RIGHT, MID functions
Update Query
String Concatenation
Calculated Fields
5. Addendum on Numbers to Dates
What if you have dates with 5 digits?
Using LEFT and LEN functions
CDate() to convert text to dates
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Student Interaction:
Microsoft Access 309
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Richard on 10/9/2007:
Access 309 covers two main topics: creating MANY-TO-MANY relationships, and converting numbers and text fields to proper Access dates.
You can find out more about this class on the Access 309 page.
This is going to be the first class that I'm promoting student interaction with. The Amicron Video Player and the 599CD Theater will both have links to this blog post so that students who are taking the course can discuss it. They can post any questions they might have here (as comments) and we can work together interactively as students & teacher.
I'm excited! Now, please, post your questions here! |
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Terry on 10/9/2007: Are many to many relationships the kind that you would use to track members and groups? I have a membership database i'm building with your lessons. I need to be able to put members in multiple groups. |
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Richard on 10/9/2007: Yes, that is exactly what you would use this for. Many people in multiple groups. Many drivers with multiple cars. Etc. |
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Twila Mitchell on 11/8/2007: As the database grows, I find myself coming back into old forms (or using them to copy). When in design view, I find it helpful to readily see text boxes that are not visible in form view. I immediately know what's invisible because I made their background color Hot Pink. |
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Richard Rost on 11/8/2007: Yes, this is an excellent idea. I do this myself from time to time - althought I have to say I don't use hot pink. :) |
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