Re: How to find an Access mentor?

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From: Jeff Conrad (jeffc_at_ernstbrothers.com)
Date: 02/19/04 

Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 10:48:35 -0800

Hi,

Let me offer some suggestions by different categories:

1. Start right here!!
These newsgroups are a gold mine of information!
Break your questions into single topics and post in the relevant newsgroup.
Don't list 20 questions in one post!

2. You can also try Google on these past newsgroup posts:
http://tinyurl.com/ctj2
Search to see if someone else has already had a similar problem.

3. Here are many great Access links to help you solve problems:

http://www.mvps.org/access/
(A definite must!)

Microsoft Knowledge Base:
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=fh;[ln];kbhowto

Microsoft Access 2000: Building Applications with Forms and Reports
http://tinyurl.com/2szmm

http://www.microsoft.com/Accessdev/articles/bapp97/toc.htm

http://mis.bus.sfu.ca/tutorials/MSAccess/tutorials.html

http://www.databaseanswers.com/data_models/index.htm

http://rogersaccesslibrary.com/TableOfContents.asp

http://www.functionx.com/access/

http://www.lebans.com/

http://www.trigeminal.com/utility.asp

http://www.applecore99.com/index.asp?page=frm029

http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/accesslinks.htm

http://users.bigpond.net.au/abrowne1/tips.html

http://www.winsoft.sk/daofaq.htm

http://www.calvinsmithsoftware.com/HardToFindTips.htm

http://www.invisibleinc.com/divFiles.cfm?divDivID=4

http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/

http://www.bcschools.net/staff/AccessHelp.htm#Top

http://www.candace-tripp.com/access_downloads.htm

http://www.datastrat.com/DataStrat2.html

http://www.helenfeddema.com/Downloads.htm

http://www.fontstuff.com/access/index.htm

http://www.dbases.net/knowledge_base/

http://www.xoc.net/standards/rvbanc.asp

http://www.geocities.com/waddly/accory.html

http://accdevel.tripod.com/

http://ffdba.com/downloads.htm

http://www.eade.com/AccessSIG/downloads.htm
(See the last download titled "Understanding
Normalization")

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=234208
ACC2000: "Understanding Relational Database Design"

http://www.attcanada.net/~kallal.msn/msaccess/msaccess.html

http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/access/

http://cisnet.baruch.cuny.edu/holowczak/classes/2200/access/accessall.html#s
ec_intro

http://mphillipson.users.btopenworld.com/

http://www.datatexcg.com/Downloads/DatabaseDesignTips1997.pdf

http://www.master-office.com/developers.htm

http://www.developershandbook.com/
(A VERY good book to have)

4. Contact any local colleges/universities in your area.
I'm sure there will be plenty of upper graduate people or professors willing
to help.

5. Contact one of the many GREAT Access MVPs that frequent the newsgroups.
Most I'm sure would be willing to help for a fee of course.

Complete Access MVP List:
http://tinyurl.com/2dozr

Here are just a few specific Access MVP sites:

Dirk Goldgar http://www.datagnostics.com/
(Ask for Yoda)

Juan M. Afan de Ribera http://www.clikear.com/webs4/juanmafan

Steve Arbaugh http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/attac-cg

Dev Ashish http://www.mvps.org/access

Andy Baron http://www.mcwtech.com/

Allen Browne http://allenbrowne.com

Mary Chipman http://www.mcwtech.com/

Steve Clark http://www.fmsinc.com

Rafael Andrada Cortina http://www.mcpegasus.net

Sandra Daigle http://www.daiglenet.com/msaccess.htm

Karl Donaubauer http://www.donkarl.com

Alex Dybenko http://www.arimsoft.ru/msaccess

Brian Everett http://www.globalone.net

Jim Ferguson http://www.fmsinc.com/

Ken Getz http://www.mcwtech.com/

Mike Gunderloy http://www.mcwtech.com/

Henry Habermacher http://www.psp-online.com

Michael S. Kaplan http://www.trigeminal.com/

Terry Kreft http://www.mps.co.uk/mps/

Stephen Lebans http://www.lebans.com

Simon Lewis http://www.btinternet.com/~srlewis

Paul Litwin http://www.mcwtech.com/

Graham Mandeno http://www.mandeno.com/

Arvin Meyer http://www.datastrat.com

Olaf Rabbachin http://www.resources.intuidev.com

Steve Schapel http://www.datamanagementsolutions.biz

Graham R. Seach http://www.pacificdb.com.au

Doug Steele http://I.Am/DougSteele/

Michael Steinboeck http://www.steinboeck.com/

Philipp Stiefel http://www.codekabinett.de/

Tony Toews http://www.granite.ab.ca

Lynn Trapp http://www.ltcomputerdesigns.com

John Viescas http://www.viescas.com/

Hope that helps a little.
Best of luck to you!

Jeff Conrad
Bend, Oregon

"Rick Willingham" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C378C213-81FE-4C06-8DD3-18D981D584F4@microsoft.com...
> I'm new to using Access and I'm building my first application. I have a
really clear Idea of how things should layout, the user interface, etc. and
by following the instructions in 'Access 2003 Inside Out' (and others) I
think that I have built a good foundation for the application. Using the
book as a guide, the designing of the tables, queries and forms was rather
easy. But now, (using VB to automate the functions I want) it feels like
walking into a 'Hall of Mirrors' - I know where I want to go, but I can't
figure out how to get there... And I can't seem to find examples of the
things I want the application to do. Also, I think I may have some problems
in the design of my DB (too many action queries and macros when VB would be
faster/better), in how I'm trying to do things, etc.
>
> Does anyone know of a way I could locate someone to take a look at my DB,
give pointers, explain pros and cons of doing things different ways, etc.?

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