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Programming Microsoft Access 2000 About the Author -- Rick Dobson, Ph.D. Rick Dobson is an author, speaker, trainer, and developer. His areas of expertise include Microsoft Access and Microsoft Office, SQL Server, and web development. His consulting practice, CAB, Inc., has been in full-time operation since 1991; he operated the practice on a part-time basis for six years before that. His wife, Virginia, writes for such publications as Microsoft Office and Visual Basic for Applications Developer and PC Novice. She additionally handles business administration and accounting for the CAB practice. Rick used Access from its initial release, and he became active as an Access developer with the beta release of Access 2. Since then, he has lectured on Access development in Australia, Great Britain, Canada, and throughout the United States. Shortly after the release of Access 2, Rick authored his own five-day Access training course. Later, he became a Microsoft Certified Professional and Trainer and started offering the Microsoft courses to clients. Reader's gain the benefit of all these experiences since they contributed significantly to the content of his "Programming Microsoft Access 2000" book for Microsoft Press. Rick's practice sponsored a three-city tour on Access 2000 Development in 1999. This 2-day event featured content of interest to those who want to develop solutions with Access 2000. Rick was always active in exploiting SQL Server with Access, but he took a special interest in SQL Server with the Office 2000 release. With the version of Access in that Office release, Access developers gained the ability to create their own databases, tables, and other database objects. In addition, they gained much improved programmatic control over SQL Server. Rick has worked diligently to get the word out about Access 2000 developer opportunities for building solutions with SQL Server. His book for Wrox Press titled "Professional SQL Server Development with Access 2000" is a definitive tutorial for Access developers migrating to SQL Server. His monthly columns for SQL Server Magazine conveys a chance to get solid coverage of key issues relating to SQL Server/Office interoperability. In 2000, CAB sponsored a six-city tour of a three-day seminar on Access and SQL Server development. Rick's articles on Access, Web development, and database topics appear in a wide variety of publications, including BYTE, ACCESS-OFFICE-VB ADVISOR (formerly Access/Visual Basic Advisor), Visual Basic Developer, Microsoft Interactive Developer, Visual Basic Programmer's Journal, Microsoft Office Developer's Journal, WEB Techniques, SQL Server Magazine, and Microsoft Office and Visual Basic for Applications Developer. Early in his computer career, Rick wrote books for Que about Lotus 1-2-3 and Lotus Symphony. Rick has built solutions for the utility, home care nursing, paper manufacturing, and engineering construction industries. Rick based his books on his consulting experiences as well as on the shared experiences of his trainees and those who write to him with feedback on his articles. Rick encourages you to share your Access and SQL Server development experiences with him. He particularly welcomes praise for his books, but constructive feedback is OK too. Rick has created a Web site for extra information about Microsoft Access and book updates at http://www.programmingmsaccess.com. His training and consulting business, CAB Inc., also has information that may be of interest to Access programmers at http://www.cabinc.net. You can e-mail Rick at rickd@cabinc.net. |