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This
seminar has three main goals. You will learn how to:
1.
Use Access to pull information off of Web pages
2.
Collect data on your Web site and download it
into Access
3. Update your Web site with data from your Access
database
You will begin by learning how to pull
information from different Web pages into your Access database. We'll
see how to read the current temperature, and how to pull down current
stock prices.
Next,
you will learn how to create a customer data collection database on your
web site. You will collect names and email addresses and then
pull that information down into your Access database.
Then
you will learn how to use Access to maintain a product database
and upload that information to your Web site. The benefit is that
someone with absolutely no skills with Access or Web design can
maintain and update your Web site with just the click of one button.
You
will learn how to use the Microsoft Web Browser control inside of
Access so you can use it to load and analyze any page on the Web.
We'll
program a timer event to make your Access database automatically go out
to the Web every couple of minutes to download real-time stock quotes
and store them in your database for analysis.
Next
you will learn how to create a form on your Web site to collect
user information: name, email address, etc.
Then we'll learn how to use Access to
download that data from our
Web site so we can collect the names and addresses every day - or
whenever there is new data.
Next
we'll learn how to use our Access database to control the content of our
Web site. We'll store the text for each of our Web pages in our Access
database and then with the click of a button be able to update
our Web site. This way, someone who doesn't know Web design can easily
update the content on your Web site.
Finally, we'll do the same thing with a product database. We'll create a
local product table and form in our Access database, and then with the
click of a button update our Web site with all of the product
information that has recently changed. Again, it's one-click
maintenance of your Web site, and it allows you to synchronize the data
between both databases.
This
seminar is perfect for anyone who wants to work with their Access
database and the Web. Whether you're pulling information down from your
Web site, collecting data from other sites, or even pushing information
back up to the Web, this seminar is for you.
This
seminar is long (over five hours) but it's broken up into 30
easily managed lessons of about 8 to 15 minutes each. You can sit down,
watch a lesson, review the material, test the code out yourself, and
experiment. Do a little bit each day. It's long, but it's comprehensive
- you won't miss a single step as I've recorded everything from
start to finish.
All
of the sample database files are available on the Web site
(instructions on where to download them are in the course videos). They
are available in Access 2007 and 2000 formats. There is also an optional
printed (or PDF) handbook you can purchase to go with the course
that has full screen shots and source code listings to follow along with
- or refer back to afterward.
You
can use the information from this seminar to gather data from Web sites,
collect data from your own site, keep your Web site information
up-to-date, etc. The list goes on, and the sky's the limit. Of
course, if you have any questions about whether or not this seminar is
for you, please contact me.
Complete Seminar Outline - Topics Covered
0.
Introduction (14:17)
Topics Covered
Pre-Requisites
Software Required
Important Information
1. WebBrowser Control (9:23)
Adding WebBrowser in Access 2007
Adding WebBrowser in Access 2003
Adding WebBrowser in Access 2000
Command Button to Go To Web Page URL
WebBrowser0.Navigate
2. WebBrowser Navigation (9:14)
User Input URL for WebBrowser
Add Text Box URL Control
Check if the WebBrowser Navigating?
IsNavigating Check Box
WebBrowser DocumentComplete
WebBrowser DownloadBegin
3. Reading HTML & Page Text (10:21)
Show Current URL
DocumentComplete URL Parameter
Read HTML in a Web Page
Read Text in a Web Page
For Each Next Loop
WebBrowser.Document.ALL
OuterHTML
OuterText
4. Parsing Page Data (10:15)
Understanding URLs
URL Parameters (QueryString)
Use Mobile Versions if Possible
Parsing Page Data
String Manipulation
InStr, Mid Functions
Reading Weather Data
Finding the Current Temperature
5. Insert Data Into Table With SQL (9:14)
Create TemperatureT Table
Append Query
INSERT SQL Statement
DoCmd.RunSQL
DoCmd.SetWarnings
6. Insert Data With Recordset (9:29)
setup Recordset
OpenRecordset
Save Data
Recordset Issues With Access 2000
Microsoft DAO Object Library
Declaration Issues With Access 2003
Option Explicit
Timing Issues With Access 2003
IsNull Problem
7. Automated Download With Timer (9:25)
OnTimer Event
Timer Interval in Milliseconds
Navigate Automatically
Avoid Multiple Simulataneous Events
Event Running Indicator
8. Separate Timer Form (10:54)
Create a Timer Form to Launch Events
DoCmd.OpenForm
Public Sub LoadURL
Integer Division and Modulus
While Wend Loop
DoEvents
DoCmd.Close
9. Recording Multiple Events (12:17)
Checking Temp in Multiple ZIP Codes
Adding ZIP Code to Table
Stop Timer Checkbox
Recordset to Loop Through ZIP Codes
Recordset While Loop
rs.EOF
rs.MoveNext
10. Checking Stock Quotes (8:45)
Copy Web Form
Me Keyword
Edit VB Code for Stocks
Using Quote.com to Get Stocks
11. Working With Text Files, Part 1 (10:38)
Why Use Text Files?
Analyzing Data Line by Line
Creating a Temporary Text File
Writing Text Files
Open Text File for Output
Problem with Windows Vista Security
Reading Text Files
Open Text File for Input
Line Input
Text File EOF
Left String Function
CSng Function - Convert String to Single
12. Working With Text Files, Part 2 (7:22)
Modifying our Recordset
Saving the Stock History Data
Invalid Use of Null
Debugging Break Points
Turn on the Debug Toolbar
Step Into, Over, Out of Code Lines
13. Working With Text Files, Part 3 (10:27)
Replace Function
CLng Function - Convert to Long Integer
Switching to Stocks.mobi
Viewing the HTML of a Web Page
View Source
Form Post Problem
Converting Form Post to Query String
Adjust Code for New Data
Storing the Stock Data
14. Multiple Automated Stock Quotes (9:41)
Add Check Stock Quotes to Timer Form
Create Stock Lookup Table
Automate Lookup of Multiple Stocks
15. Acquire Data on Your Web Site (12:35)
Using Expression Web or FrontPage
What if you use a different Web Editor?
Using ASP (Active Server Pages)
For More Info See my ASP Courses
Also See Web Database Seminar
Open my Web Site in Expression Web
Create a SubSite in my Web for Data Collection
Create an HTML Form to Collect Data
Database Creation Wizard
fpdb Folder
Global.ASA File - Don't Touch It
16. Custom Data Collection ASP Page (15:32)
You can't just drop a database in your Web
Clean up the Junk from the HTML Form
Create our own Submit.asp
Request Data from Web Form
Perform Data Validation (Missing or Bad Data)
Saving Data to the Database
17. Page to Display Collected Data (9:04)
ASP Code to Display All Collected Records
Basic Security for Your Display Page
18. Download Collected Data to Access (15:19)
Create Another Access WebForm
Modify Recordset for New Data
Gather Data from Web Site
19. Delete Records from Server, Part 1 (8:41)
ASP Page to Delete All Server Records
Modifying Access WebForm to Delete Records
Specify Operating Mode
AnalyzeDeleteRecords Sub
Dealing with No Records to Display
20. Delete Records from Server, Part 2 (7:41)
Browser Caching Problems with IE
Careful With Your IF/Then Logic
21. Virtual Page Data on Web Site (11:46)
Create a Virtual Page Database
Modify Access Database on the Web Site
Create a Virtual News and Sales Data Page
22. Local Virtual Page Database (5:24)
Create Local Virtual Page Data Table / Form
HasChanged Event & Indicator
23. Post Data From Access to Web, Part 1 (9:14)
Build ASP Page to Accept Data from Access
New WebForm to Post Data to Web Site
24. Post Data From Access to Web, Part 2 (10:00)
25. Posting Large Fields to Web, Part 1 (10:54)
Create HTML Web Form to Accept Data
Give your HTML Form a Name
26. Posting Large Fields to Web, Part 2 (12:24)
Set Web Form Values from JavaScript in VBA
Clicking a Submit Button with Code
Converting Line Breaks to BR
27. Product Database Access to Web, Part 1 (11:45)
Create Product Table for Access DB
Create Form and Database on Web Site
Update Field Types in Web Database
28. Product Database Access to Web, Part 2 (10:38)
Auto Add New Records if Not Found
Create a ProductF Form in Access
HasChanged BeforeUpdate event
Update WebForm code
29. Display Product Listing on Web Site (13:30)
Build Product List ASP Code on Web Site
Design Loop with Records to Display Table
Add Picture URLs
Get Images from Web, Store on Server
30. Review (4:15)
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