From: The Boston Access User's Group Subject: Access Day - Wednesday 3/15/06 Date: Thursday, March 09, 2006 16:35:33 This is a reminder that Microsoft Access Day is this Wednesday 3/15/06. Location: Microsoft Corporation, 201 Jones Road, Waltham, MA 02451 (781) 487-6400 For directions and Map: http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/info/usaoffices/newengland/waltham.mspx For additional information visit the Access Day web site: http://www.BostonAccessDay.com/ Here is the Agenda for Access Day: INTRODUCTION TO ACCESS ***************************************************************** Introduction To Table Design -- 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM Presented by: Dean Serrentino of Paradigm Information Systems, Inc. Learn the basics of designing and building Access tables. Dean explains how to leverage the power of the relational database model, while illustrating the importance of a solid design. He'll explain the different types of table relationships, and the role of each. Lastly, the table analyzer wizard will be demonstrated by splitting data from a single Excel spreadsheet into multiple Access tables. INTERMEDIATE ACCESS ***************************************************************** A Case Study in Application Development -- 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Presented by: Dean Serrentino of Paradigm Information Systems, Inc. Over the next few months, we will architect and build a hypothetical Access application to perform a very specific task. In this first session, we will decide on the type of application to build, and create a functional requirements specification. If time permits, we will begin the process of table design. ***************************************************************** Access Trauma Center -- 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM Presented by: John Giuliano of Stone-Crowne Associates We'll spend three hours helping to debug, add enhancements, or make design recommendations. The audience is encouraged to bring in real world developer problems that need solving now. Bring your applications on floppy, CD, or Zip Disk. ACCESS DEVELOPER ***************************************************************** General Announcements and Forum -- 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM Presented by: John Giuliano of Stone-Crowne Associates Share information regarding upcoming events, Access bugs, add-on products, and anything else that affects the world of the Access developer. ***************************************************************** Exporting Data Methods And Formats -- 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Presented by: John Giuliano of Stone-Crowne Associates Access provides a number of ways to export data. Every so often, the developer needs to accomplish an export in a more controlled and bullet-proof fashion. In this session we look at a variety of formats and methods to accomplish this. ***************************************************************** Storing (And Retrieving) Application And User Settings -- 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Presented by: John Giuliano of Stone-Crowne Associates When developing Access applications, we often need to have a way to differentiate between users and their personal preferences and needs. Here we will examine a number of ways to store and retrieve such information. Demonstrated will be the use of tables, text files, and registry settings. We will also consider pros and cons regarding the different methods.