MS Access Training Courses in London & UK wide

Testimonials

Some feedback from courses in the last 18 months:

Very good. Trainer able to give very useful help on real world issues.

Andrew S
Meridian ISE
Access VBA

Knew the subject matter, had good exercises to do and also good practices.

Paul B
Carphonewarehouse
Access VBA

Good course. Very helpful trainer. Pace was a little bit slower today for me but understandable with different levels in the group. Having somewhere to go for lunch is also a very welcome addition to courses!

UBS Global Asset Management
Access VBA

Microsoft Access 2003 VBA

Microsoft Access 2 day instructor-led. Courses never cancelled: Guaranteed. From £275 (list price £495)

Training formats available

on a public schedule at one of our London training venues
on-site at your company office UK wide
closed group at one of our London training venues
near-site at a location close to you
bespoke one-to-one basis
tailored training courses to your requirements

Who is this training course suitable for?

Advanced users of Microsoft Access responsible for managing very large and variable amounts of data, or teams, who want to learn how to program features and functions to improve the accessibility and usability of their data.

Prerequisites

A high proficiency of Microsoft Access is essential, or completion of our Microsoft Access Advanced course.

Benefits

At the end of the course the delegate will have covered the fundamentals of VBA, including working with procedures and functions, understanding objects, using expressions, variables and intrinsic functions. They will have mastered how to control program execution, working with forms and controls, working with the PivotTable object. Finally the course also includes modules on debugging code, handling errors to ensure minimal downtime while building and effecting the program.

Course Syllabus

Getting Started
Introduction to access programming
Understanding the development environment
Using VB help

Developing with Procedures and Functions
Understanding and creating modules
Defining procedures
Creating a sub-procedure
Calling procedures
Utilising the immediate window to call procedures
Making and naming a function procedure
Working using the code editor

Understanding Objects
Understanding classes and objects
Navigating the Access object hierarchy
Understanding collections
Using the object browser
Working with the application object
Understanding the form object
Working with properties
Using the with statement
Working with methods
Understanding the DoCmd object
Working with events
Understanding the order of events

Utilising Intrinsic Functions, Variables and Expressions
Defining expressions and statements
How to declare variables
Determining data types
Programming with variable scope
Harnessing intrinsic functions
Defining constants and using intrinsic constants
Adding message boxes and using input boxes
How to declare and use object variables

Controlling Program Execution
Understanding control-of-flow structures
Working with boolean expressions
Using the if...end if decision structures
Using the select case...end select structure
Using the for...next structure
Using the for each...next structure
Using the do...loop structure
Guidelines for use of branching structures

Working with Recordsets
Declaring and creating object variables
Working with the ADODB recordset object
Specifying a recordset cursor type
Locking records for updating
Specifying a recordset cursor location - optional
Using the cache size property - optional
Understanding recordset cursor properties - optional

Debugging the Code
Defining errors
Working with debugging tools
Determining breakpoints
How to step through code
Working with break mode during run mode
Identifying the value of expressions

Handling Errors
Understanding error handling
Understanding VBA's error trapping options
Trapping errors with the on error statement
Understanding the error object
Writing an error handling routine
Working with inline error handling

Public Schedule - Pricing and Availability

Version	Date	Location	Places available	Book	Next place rate (£)
Access VBA 2 day course
Version	Date	Location	Places available	Book	Pay by Card	Pay by Invoice
2003	Wed 24 + Thu 25 Mar 2010	Southwark	8		£445	£450
2003	Wed 5 + Thu 6 May 2010	Bloomsbury	10		£275	£280
2003	Mon 28 + Tue 29 Jun 2010	Bloomsbury	10		£275	£280
2003	Wed 4 + Thu 5 Aug 2010	Bloomsbury	10		£275	£280
2003	Thu 9 + Fri 10 Sep 2010	Bloomsbury	10		£275	£280
2003	Wed 27 + Thu 28 Oct 2010	Bloomsbury	10		£275	£280
2003	Mon 6 + Tue 7 Dec 2010	Southwark	10		£275	£280

"What do I get on the day?"

Microsoft qualified trainers with industry relevant experience
Modern air conditioned training suite, flat screen PC's, 1 per delegate
Lunch provided in a comfortable and relaxed setting
Comprehensive course material and files to take away
What do I get on the day? - More information

What is Microsoft Access?

Microsoft Access is a desktop database application, packaged with Microsoft Office Professional. Unlike Excel, Access is able to work with millions of records, allowing large databases to be created, updated, searched and reported on by multiple users. From simple data capture to complex automation and user interfaces, Access brings all the powerful functionality of a complete database, without the need for expensive servers and administration.