ASP.NET Developer's Jumpstart by Paul Sheriff and Ken Getz (Addison-Wesley, 2002)
ISBN # 0-6723-2357-5 (672 pages)

This book has everything you need to know about ASP.NET. Learn to build powerful web applications using Visual Studio .NET. ASP.NET JumpStart shows you practical applications of .NET and ASP.NET by illustrating how to build Web-based applications using Web Forms and Web Services. The step-by-step approach gives the reader the opportunity to try out the practices presented in each chapter.

Access Cookbook by Ken Getz, Paul Litwin, and Andy Baron (O'Reilly Windows, 2002)
ISBN # 0-5960-0084-7 (720 pages)

Access Cookbook contains a comprehensive collection of problems, solutions, and practical examples for the Access power user or programmer who is running up against some of the apparent limits of the Access user interface or of Access application development. The diverse problems and solutions presented here are of interest to Access power users and programmers at all levels, from the relatively inexperienced to the most sophisticated. Each of the book’s 14 chapters focuses on a particular topic area related to the Access environment or Access programming. Within each chapter, individual items follow a standardized format. The authors first pose the problem, and then present its solution. Finally, a discussion follows, which consists of extended analysis of the solution, an insightful examination of how Access works, or interesting programming techniques that are used in the solution but that you can also apply elsewhere. (This book is a revised version of Access 95 How-To, revisited for Access 2002 and Access 2000.)

Access 2002 Enterprise Developers Handbook by Paul Litwin, Ken Getz, and Mike Gunderloy (Sybex, 2002)
ISBN # 0-7821-4010-6 (960 pages)

The latest from internationally recognized Access authorities Litwin, Getz, and Gunderloy, Access 2002 Enterprise Developer's Handbook offers complete coverage of every aspect of building client-server Access applications for large-scale enterprises. Inside, you'll find scores of practical examples, carefully devised by the authors to illustrate effective, elegant solutions to real-world challenges.

Coverage Includes:

* Developing Access projects that store data using SQL Server
* Managing concurrency using stored procedures
* Creating data access pages that allow the editing and viewing of Access and SQL Server data in a browser
* Using data access pages to validate data, link pages, and create dynamic HTML effects
* Retrieving and editing server data directly with ADO
* Managing multiple developers with source code control
* Creating Web pages that connect to Access and SQL Server data
* Controlling all aspects of replication
* Securing your Access databases and projects
* Distributing your Access applications
* Importing and exporting XML files
* Creating and managing SQL Server objects

Access 2002 Desktop Developer's Handbook by Paul Litwin, Ken Getz, and Mike Gunderloy (Sybex, 2001)
ISBN# 0-7821-4009-2 (1488 pages)

The latest edition of this best-selling book focuses on getting desktop applications up and running using Access 2002. Of course, all the topics discussed in this volume apply to enterprise applications as well, but the Desktop Developer's Handbook is aimed at issues that every Access developer will face. This volume, revised for Access 2002, includes coverage of database design, Jet 4.0 and SQL, query design, form and report design (including some tricks and documentation you won't find elsewhere), using Automation, error handling and debugging, optimization (including tips for Jet 4.0), deep coverage of Windows API and many classes that wrap up important and useful API functionality, and building add-ins, including coverage of the new COM Add-in architecture. If you're an Access developer, or you'd like to be one, this is the book for you.

VBA Developer's Handbook, 2nd Edition  by Ken Getz and Mike Gilbert (Sybex, 2001)
ISBN# 0-7821-2978-1. $49.99.
This book should be required reading for all developers working with Visual Basic and VBA (Visual Basic for Applications). If you're coding in VB6, Office 2000, or Office XP, this book is for you. Written by recognized VB/VBA experts, this book provides detailed coverage of a wide range of specific VBA programming challenges. Learn to write reusable classes, create well-tuned VBA applications, and investigate and document your work. Specific topics include string handling, understanding class modules, creating dynamic data structures, error handling, working with the System Registry, and creating multimedia. The companion CD includes reusable code from the book, plus third-party shareware and demos. (NOTE: If you have the VB Language Developer's Handbook, by the same authors, you'll find that this is pretty much the same book, refocused a bit on Office XP, but with no significant new material. You won't need to upgrade. If you have VBA Developer's Handbook (the original), you'll find a lot of new material in this edition.)

Effective Visual Basic: 50 Ways to Improve Your VB Applications by Joe Hummel, Ted Pattison , Justin Gehtland, Brian Randell, (Addison-Wesley, 2001)
ISBN# 0-2017-0476-5. $39.99.

Featuring nearly fifty rules for best practice, EFFECTIVE VISUAL BASIC gives the working programmer concrete guidelines for designing better systems and writing better code. Whether the focus is COM, databases, or distributed systems using MTS and COM+, this book offers proven, timeless solutions derived from the authors’ years of experience consulting and training in the VB arena.

 

Microsoft Access Developer's Guide to SQL Server by Mary Chipman and Andy Baron (SAMS, 2000)
ISBN# 0-6723-1944-6. 864 pages, $39.99.
Microsoft Access 2000 Developer's Guide to Microsoft SQL Server provides much needed information and guidance for the Access power user or developer who wants to exploit the power of SQL Server. Written by Access experts and Microsoft MVPs Mary Chipman and Andy Baron, this hands-on guide provides you with the practical knowledge you need to harness the enterprise-level power and scalability SQL Server offers, while using the Access tools you are familiar with. More than just a migration guide, you will benefit from the authors' expert discussions of topics including the new Microsoft Database Engine (MSDE), Transact SQL, building stored procedures and views, converting your applications to SQL Server, working with SQL Server security, and building Access interfaces to SQL Server databases.

Visual Basic Language Developer's Handbook  by Ken Getz and Mike Gilbert (Sybex, 2000)
ISBN# 0-7821-2162-4. 1008 pages, $49.99.
This book should be required reading for all developers working with Visual Basic and VBA (Visual Basic for Applications). Written by recognized VB/VBA experts, this book provides detailed coverage of a wide range of specific VBA programming challenges. Learn to write reusable classes, create well-tuned VBA applications, and investigate and document your work. Specific topics include string handling, understanding class modules, creating dynamic data structures, error handling, working with the System Registry, and creating multimedia. The companion CD includes reusable code from the book, plus third-party shareware and demos.

Access 2000 Developer's Handbook Set by Ken Getz, Paul Litwin, and Mike Gilbert (Sybex, 1999)
ISBN# 0-7821-2370-8 (1600 pages) and 0-7821-2372-4 (1100 pages), $59.99 each.  Boxed Set: 0-7821-2371-6 (2700 pages) at $99.99.
Volume 1: Desktop Edition of this best-selling book focuses on getting desktop applications up and running. Of course, all the topics discussed in this volume apply to enterprise applications as well, but Volume I is aimed at issues that every Access developer will face. This newly rewritten volume includes coverage of database design, Jet 4.0 and SQL, query design, form and report design (including some tricks and documentation you won't find elsewhere), using Automation, error handling and debugging, optimization (including new tips for Jet 4.0), deep coverage of Windows API and many classes that wrap up important and useful API functionality, and building add-ins, including coverage of the new COM Add-in architecture. If you're an Access developer, or you'd like to be one, this is the book for you.

Volume II: Enterprise Edition covers enterprise features of Access 2000, including multi-user and client-server features, Access Data Projects, Microsoft Data Engine, SQL Server, Data Access Pages, Active Server Pages (ASP) and other Internet features, Replication, and Security.

Note: You can also buy both books together--as the Access 2000 Developer's Handbook Set--at a discount.

SQL Server 7 in Record Time by Mike Gunderloy and Mary Chipman (Sybex, 1998)
ISBN# 0-7821-2155-1. 400 pages, $29.99.
Database developers who need to get up to speed on SQL Server in a hurry will find this straightforward, skills-based guide essential. Breezing through database basics, developers head straight for the refinements that make SQL Server an important tool in their repertoire, including web-distributed databases, administration, security, and performance considerations.

Access 97 Developer's Set by Ken Getz,Mike Gilbert, and Paul Litwin (Sybex, 1997)
ISBN# 0-7821-2207-8. 2400 pages, $89.99.
Here is the complete, essential, life-saving kit for all Access developers--two "must-have" books packaged together in a box: Access 97 Developer's Handbook and VBA Developer's Handbook. Designed to complement one another, both of these books are written by the most respected Access and VBA experts. Readers are guaranteed to learn everything they need to know to develop bulletproof Access applications, and more. This box set delivers two highly acclaimed books, two CDs loaded with reusable code and tools, and a $20 savings.

VBA Developer's Handbook by Ken Getz and Mike Gilbert (Sybex, 1997)
ISBN# 0-7821-1951-4. 900 pages, $59.99.
The VBA Developer's Handbook is the essential resource for developers working with any application that employs the VBA programming language. Written by recognized VBA experts, this book provides detailed coverage of a wide range of specific VBA programming challenges. Its careful, step-by-step instruction and thousands of lines of code offer answers while teaching you to devise new solutions, creatively and efficiently.

Access 97 Developer's Handbook by Paul Litwin, Ken Getz, and Mike Gilbert (Sybex, 1997)
ISBN# 0-7821-1941-7. 1500 pages, $59.99.
This newly revised edition of the Access Developer's Handbook series adds extensive coverage of the new features in Access 97, including publishing data on the Internet, automating other Office 97 applications, and taking advantage of the shared Office 97 shared programmable objects. If you're developing applications with Access and Office 97, you need this book.

Access and SQL Developers Handbook by John Viescas, Mike Gunderloy, and Mary Chipman (Sybex, 1996).
ISBN# 0-7821-1804-6. $44.99.
If you're developing client/server Access applications, then this is the book for you. Includes information on both front-end and back-end programming and design. The CD contains all the examples from the book

Microsoft Access 95 How To by Ken Getz and Paul Litwin (Waite Group Press, 1996).
ISBN# 1-57169-052-2. 700 pages, $44.99.
Shows beginners, power users, and database professionals the best tips, tricks and techniques for mastering this flexible 32-bit database. User-friendly How-To's offer solutions to real-life Access development problems. The CD contains all the examples from the book. (NOTE: There will be no Access 97 version of this book, due to a decision (albeit perhaps a poor one) by the publisher. All the examples in the Access 95 version should work fine with Access 97, and although there is no coverage of specific Access 97 features, this book continues to be chock full of useful techniques for Access developers working with a 32-bit version of Access. (If you're looking for a revised version of this book for Access 2002 and Access 2000, see Access Cookbook.)

Microsoft Access 95 Developer's Handbook by Paul Litwin, Ken Getz, Mike Gilbert, and Greg Reddick (Sybex, 1996).
ISBN# 0-7821-1765-1. 1500 pages, $49.99.
Standing out as the definitive Access 95 developer's tool, this book, aimed at developers or developer "wannabees", includes in-depth discussions of topics generally unavailable offline--Access SQL, OLE 2.0, DLLs, advanced interface design, error handling and debugging, Windows API, replication, security, and a great deal more. The CD contains all the examples from the book.

Microsoft Access 2.0 How To CD by Ken Getz, Helen Feddema, Mike Gunderloy, and Dan Haught (Waite Group Press, 1995).
ISBN# 1-878739-93-X. 500 pages, $44.95.
Shows beginners, power users, and database professionals the best tips, tricks and techniques for mastering this flexible database. User-friendly How-To's offer solutions to real-life Access development problems. The CD contains all the examples from the book.

Microsoft Access 2 Developer's Handbook by Ken Getz, Paul Litwin, and Greg Reddick (Sybex, 1994).
ISBN# 0-7821-1327-3. 1400 pages, $44.99.
Standing out as the definitive Access 2 developer's tool, this book, aimed at developers or developer wanna-bees, includes in-depth discussions of topics generally unavailable offline--Access SQL, OLE 2.0, DDE, DLLs, advanced interface design, error handling and debugging, help file creation, Windows API, security, and a great deal more. The disk contains all the examples from the book.