Access 24 is finished and online. You can order it now and watch it in the Theater or download it. I haven't updated the web site yet with the full outline, but here's what's covered:
- Importing RSS Feed Data from Web Sites
- Pulling Live News from MSNBC and CNN
- Pulling Live Weather Data from Weather Underground
- Display Web Page in a Form with WebBrowser Control
- Use an Event Timer to Launch Events at Intervals
- Set up an Online SQL Server Database
- Share Your Access Data with Other Users Online
Yes! Lots of people have been asking for that last item. In this class I teach you how to set up an SQL Server database on a web site (I use GoDaddy for web hosting, and they have this service available for less than $5 a month). You can then upload your tables to the SQL Server database and connect to them from Access. You can then give your database file to other users and you're all sharing the SAME data! Takes about 20 minutes to set up.
I will try to get the full outline up in the next day or two. I've got a pretty busy couple of days ahead of me, so I'm not sure when it will be available, but below is the full list of topics covered.
Also, if you're on the Waiting List for this class, I'm going to try to process these orders by this weekend, but again feel free to order it yourself and I'll make sure you don't end up with two copies.
Enjoy!
00. Intro (9:47)
01. Import RSS Feed Data (14:21)
Pull News from Web Site
RSS Feeds are XML Files
Really Simple Syndication
Get the 599CD News Feed
External Data > Import XML
ImportErrors Table
Channel and Item Tables
GUID: Globally Unique Identifier
Field truncation
Can't Save Import Steps if Error
Import Latest News from MSNBC.com
Import Tech News from CNN.com
02. Import Real-Time Weather (14:02)
How to find an RSS Feed not advertised
Weather.com RSS Feeds
Weather Underground API
Register for an API key
Import Weather XML Feed
03. Display Real-Time Weather (20:56)
Convert RFC822 to Access DateTime Value
Query Sorted by Observation Date
Form to Display Current Conditions
Button to Run Macro for Import
RunSavedImportExport
Requery Form Data
WebBrowser Control
Display Images from a Web Site
Event Timer
Timer Interval
On Timer Event
04. Online SQL Server Database (28:39)
Share Access Data via Web Server
Use Access Front End, SQL Tables
Set up SQL Server DB on GoDaddy
Database Friendly Name
Username and Password
Export to ODBC Database
File Data Source
Machine Data Source
User Data Source
Create New Data Source > SQL Server
Set up a File DSN
Complete Export of CustomerT
Link to the CustomerT on SQL Server
05. Review (5:47)
12 years ago
