Access Resource Links

The internet offers literally thousands of pages of Access Resources,  ranging from Microsoft's own site through major Discussion Boards like Utter Access. The resource links below are pretty much randomly ordered within sections.

One of the most important is actually the MS Access Team Blog. I'm going to commit to the task of creating a list of other blogs. I think that's one of the places the action will be in the near future.

Roughly, the sections of links are

• those websites maintained by individuals, many of whom are MS Access MVPs

• websites maintained by local user groups

• mostly or completely commercial sites—the ones which charge for their products.

In addition to sites which have download sections, I've also included a few sites where I know the owner of the site and respect their work, even though they don't necessarily maintain a downloads or demo section.  

If I had time, I know I could double or triple the size of this page. If you know any good resources I've overlooked, please let me know. .

As always, I welcome and encourage feedback of all kinds.

Thanks
George "Grover Park George" Hepworth

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Links to Access Resources

The links below are offered in no particular order. If you know of another good site I should include, please let me know. I am not trying to compete with other resources, such as that maintained by Roger Carlson, but I would like to make this as complete as possible.

Hang out with the pros at Utter Access. UtterAccess.com is the internet forum where many Access experts go to ask and answer questions on their toughest problems. UA also has forums where you can get answers to your questions about other desktop applications (Excel, Word) and software and hardware issues. UA is the best site of its kind on the net.

Roger Carlson, who is an Access MVP, maintains a huge library of code samples and links to other websites and resources.

Roger's Access Library is a compendium of Microsoft Access 97 and 2000 routines, each separated into its own sample database. Each database illustrates one or more possible solutions to a single problem.

The Access Web is one of the oldest and best sources of basic and advanced tips, tools and resources for Access developers. I can't tell you how much code of this  I've used and recommended over the years. All utilities and addins at this site are free and you are allowed to use them as part of your own applications. If you are going to redistribute any code or utility, please be courteous to the original authors by mentioning their contributions and by following any copyright guidelines the author may have provided along with the utility or code.

Michael Kaplan operates Trigeminal Software, Inc.,  a software development and consulting company focusing on software solutions. Michael was at Microsoft at the beginning of MS Access. 

Arvin Meyer, an MS Access MVP,  has been in the software business for a long time and his website offers several quality samples. Featuring Microsoft NT Systems Engineering and database development in Microsoft Access, Visual Basic, and SQL-Server. DataStrat builds custom database solutions incorporating solid business management techniques. Their  background in financial and business administration allows a unique perspective in that area. 

Allen Browne, an MS Access MVP, has one of the most comprehensive Access sites available. Brief tutorials and help for novices and database developers. Examples and solutions to implement. Bugs and traps to avoid. Sample code and utilities to download. All free.

This is literally an FAQ. It has grown in response to the most frequently asked questions in Access newsgroups, for 14 years. Each page explains the most efficient solution that works completely within Access, as simply as possible.

Crystal Long offers a couple of great resources. She wrote a guide to Access Basics which is widely cited as a good resources for beginning Access developers. She also has created YouTube Videos that are top quality. Crystal is also an MS Access MVP. 

Access Basics is designed for those of you with a thirst to understand the fundamentals of Access with programming in mind ... whether you realize it or not. 

Stephen Lebans distributes a number of great tools, including a tool to create PDF's from Access reports which  I've used it in several apps built for my clients. Stephen is a MS Access MVP.  You will find hints, tips and source code you can use in your own Access Database projects, whether they are personal or commercial, for Free! You may not resell his source code as a collection or part of a collection. Source Code is included with all projects.

Access Junkie Jeff Conradmaintains an enormous collection of tools, links, and downloads. Jeff is a MS Access MVP. On his  pages you will find lots of information on Microsoft's database application called Access. If you like using Access, this is definitely the place to be. 

Jeff also maintains The Access Junkie with information targeted towards the Access 2007 version.

Tony Toews maintains a collection of tools, links, and downloads. Tony is a MS Access MVP. He's been involved in our community for a long time and has a particularly well-known utility for Updating distributed FE's on user's desktops.

Candace Tripp is a long-time favorite of mine because I found her samples easy to understand and implement back in the days when I was first getting acquainted with Access. Utter:Angel is dedicated to providing free example demos and databases in Visual Basic and MS Access, and useful Development Documents to download for all coders, noobs to experts.

Access 2007 introduced the famous, or infamous, Ribbon. Gunter Avenius has produced some of the best tools available for working with custom ribbons. Gunter is an MS Access MVP.   If you use the Access 2007 Ribbons, you need to visit his site.

Don't let the title of Doug Steele's webpage fool you. NO ONE knows more about Access programming than Doug. I use some of his code in many databases. He also authored many articles for Smart Access.

With regard to Smart Access, please note that Garry Robinson, at VB123.com, has obtained the rights to Smart Access and now offers them as downloads there. Many thanks to Garry for saving a lot of very valuable Access material from obscurity. 

Bob Larson maintains BTab Development, loaded with useful tools for Access developers. Bob is a MS Access MVP and a former colleague at Advisicon. This is primarily a site to support, for free, Microsoft Access users everywhere. Bob has samples, free tools, and a collection of "Quick" tutorials (short tutorials using screenshots) for your use.

Tom, an MS Access MVP,  offers a lot of solid advice on creating stable Access applications.  I often go to his work for insight on the "best practices" ways of doing things.

John Mishefske, an MS Access MVP,  own and operates Tigeronomy Software, and offers lots of code at his website. I've learned a lot from using and studying his code.  

Excellent VBA code is what you'll find at Ken Snell's site. Ken is an MS Access MVP. I've benefited directly from his VBA functions. Thanks.

Duane Hookum's site is filled with samples, links to resources and more. Duane is an MS Access MVP. 

 Larry Linson is the Elder Statesmen among MS Access MVPs. His site has information at different levels of Access use and is intended to be used in conjunction with other Access resources. 

J Street Technology is Armen Stein's company. Armen is an MS Access MVP. The downloads here include code samples and presentations Armen has made on Access and SQL Server. The downloads are intended for personal and educational use. If you intend to use one of the downloads for commercial purposes, please give credit where credit is due and reference J Street Technology.

Francisco Javier Garcia Aguado, MS Access MVP, maintains this site, the name of which loosely translates as "The Owl's Access Web" , with a variety of free downloads in Spanish.

Bill Mosca, an MS Access MVP,  offers a wealth of information and samples at thatlldoit.com This site is your source for Microsoft Access^TM Add-ins and Utilities. Bill shares code samples, articles and tips for building a better Access application.  

This is Garry Robinson's site. Garry is an MS Access MVP. This web site is designed for developers and users of Microsoft Office and in particular Microsoft Access.  There are 200+ articles, newsletters and tips to read and search, including back issues of the old Smart Access journal'

This site is maintained by Steve Schapel, an MS Access MVP. It is a relatively informal collection of resources related to the use of Microsoft Access.

Point Limited is owned and operated by Alex Dybenko an MS Access MVP.  Point Limited is acknowledged Russian developers of Business application solutions and Programming support tools. They focus on Microsoft Access, Visual Basic and Web development and consulting, including latest Microsoft technologies and server products. Alex has several downloads available. 

Teresa Hennig has to be the most dynamic MS Access MVP I've ever met. In addition to her consulting practice, she runs two Access user groups and has co-authored and edited a number of  Access books. Not so many samples and demos as at some other sites, but  a list of Access sites would not be complete without hers.

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Al Campagna owns and operates Candia Computer Consulting. Al is an MS Access MVP, who provides solutions to common Access issues. His downloads are available in Access Version 97 and 2003. They are free, and there are no restrictions on their use.

If you're at all interested in Microsoft Access or SQL Server, John Viescas' site is the  place to be.  Check out the book recommendations and all the cool links!  

Oliver Stohr is the Access Freak. Oli, an MS Access MVP, was an "early adopter" of Access 2007, and a lot of his efforts have been directed towards helping other developers make the transition. This website primarily deals with an introduction to new features added in Microsoft® Access 2007 and a comparison between Microsoft® Access 2003 versus the new 2007 version.

Albert Kallal's specialty is writing articles and extended discussions about all things Access in a informal, informative manner that has eased the way for many new-to-Access developers. Albert is an MS Access MVP.

The dbdev.org - Organisation der Datenbankentwickler e.V. maintains a number of downloads in Access.

Contributors, include Karl Donaubauer, Gunter Avenius, Peter Doering, and Henry Habermacher, all MS Access MVPs, and Karsten Pries, Jörg  Ackermann,  Anette Ratjen and Christa Gebhardt. The site is in German. 

Jose  Bengoechea Ibaceta  maintains this website in Spanish, where you'll find examples, discussions and other resources primarily for Access 2007.Jose is  an MS Access MVP.

DataGnostics' database design lead is Dirk Goldgar, MS Access MVP since 2001.

Designing Databases for Small Business, Schools, Churches, and Non-Profit Organizations, Lynn Trapp has Code Snippets and  links to other websites with commonly needed code or other valuable information. Lynn is an MS Access MVP. 

Karl Donaubauer maintains a detailed Access FAQ page (200 Q&A, a 120 free downloads for Access and SQL Server) on his site. It's available in German and Italian. Karl is  an MS Access MVP.

Jose  Bengoechea Ibaceta  maintains this website in Spanish, where you'll find examples, discussions and other resources primarily for Access 2007. Jose is  an MS Access MVP.

Steve Arbaugh's site, ACG Soft presents an array of products, free files and tips for the casual user to advanced developer of Microsoft Access databases and for Microsoft Excel.

Olaf Rabbachin's site is dedicated to fellow developers seeking guidance in their problems. I've seen his work, in a database for which I took over maintenance. He knows his Access.

I found this link on Candace's site. I didn't know about before, but it surely looks like a useful resource. I'm going to put it up for the time being while I check it out more. Y Access

This site offers files from presentations given by M.L. "Sco" Scofield at local user group meetings. They are in zip format. Most contain the PowerPoint^® slides from the presentation, a Word^® document describing the files used during the presentation, and the files used during the demonstrations 

Juan M. Afán de Ribera, MS Access MVP, operates this site, in Spanish. Este sitio está dedicado a proveer respuestas a las preguntas más frecuentes (FAQ) entre los sufridos desarrolladores de Access y VBA.

Sandra Daigle's site has several Access samples.

Ángel Pérez Díaz is responsible for this Spanish language site which features Access FAQs and articles.

Q-Built Solutions' goal is to provide you with useful information about Access, so that you can develop better, more functional and more stable Access databases for your customers or for your own business.

Access MVP Leigh Purvis offers a number of downloads at his site.
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Local Access User Groups -- A partial compendium of Sites maintained by Access User Groups
Unfortunately, support for such sites tends to be provided by volunteers who may or may not have time to keep them fully up-to-date.

Seattle Access Users Group

Links of interest for Access developers in Seattle and meeting schedules. Presentation downloads are available.

The Portland Access Users Group has lots of resource information for local Access developers. PAUG also sponsors an Annual Database Conference. Allison Balter, Armen Stein and Rob Cooper, among others, have presented sessions in previous conferences.

Links of interest for Access developers in the UK  and meeting schedules. Downloads and resources.

Links of interest for Access developers in San Diego and meeting schedules.

Links of interest for Access developers in Chicago and meeting schedules. Downloads from presentations.

Links of interest for Access developers in Denver  and meeting schedules. Downloads from presentations.

Links of interest for Access developers in Orange County and meeting schedules. Links and downloads.

Links of interest for Access developers in North Texas--Dallas and meeting schedules. Links and downloads from presentations

Links of interest for Access developers in San Francisco-- Peninsula and meeting schedules.

Links of interest for Access developers in Connecticut  and meeting schedules.

More to Come

This has turned out to be a very interesting project. With my very limited High School French and German, and a bit more extensive Spanish experience, I'm pretty comfortable identifying Access resources on sites in those languages.

Over the next few weeks, I'll try to add some Asian language sites (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and others, if I can find them). 

Commercial Sites. Lots of good Access-related tools and services for sale at these sites.

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