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Application basics: Creating an application; Introducing visual basic; Using forms to collect, display, and filter information -- Visual basic programming: Variables, constants, and data types; Working with objects and collections; Responding to events; Debugging visual basic code; Handling run-time errors -- Rounding out your application: Working with sets of records; Developing multiuser applications; Communicating with other applications; Using library databases and dynamic-link libraries; Optimizing your application; Securing and delivering your application -- Advanced topics: Using OLE custom controls; Creating wizards, builders, and add-ins; Accessing external data; Developing client/server applications; Using database replication -- Appendixes; Converting or using applications created in previous versions; Microsoft access sample applications. Whether you're new to Microsoft Access or an experienced application developer, you can use this book to help you design and implement database solutions ...-Back cover. In this book, you'll find out how to build applications that you and others can use to effectively manage data. In addition, you'll learn how to use Visual Basic for applications - the programming language included in Microsoft Access - to go beyond what you can accomplish using only the Microsoft Access interface, extending and customizing your application to fit your and your users' needs.-Introd.