Getting Started with Access 2003

Explore this set of helpful links to get you up to speed on Access development.

Build with Access 2003 Developer Extensions

The Access 2003 Developer Extensions (ADE) are a series of wizards that run inside Access 2003 to help developers quickly and easily create, test, and deploy sophisticated Access solutions. The ADE tools are part of the Visual Studio Tools for Office software package. You must have Access 2003 installed on your computer in order to use the ADE tools, but there is no requirement for you to purchase and install Visual Studio .NET. The Visual Studio Tools for Office and Visual Studio .NET are separate packages that, when combined, allow developers to create Microsoft Office solutions in managed code.

Articles

• Basics for Building Access 2003 Runtime-Based Solutions
  

  Use Access 2003 Runtime with the Access 2003 Developer Extensions.

• Deploying Complex Access Runtime-Based Solutions
  

  Create packaged Access solutions with the Package Wizard.

• Smart Access: Packaging Access 2003 Solutions
  

  Learn how Access handles the difficult task of distributing your application.

References

• Access 2003 Object Model
  

  Get a graphical view of the Access 2003 object model.

• Access 2003 VBA Language Reference
  

  Find reference documentation (such as programming references and technical articles) designed to help you customize and extend Access 2003. View it online or download it.