Acknowledgments

We'd like to thank all the folks at Wiley who made this book possible. Bob Elliott worked with Patricia and Teresa to build the amazing team of authors present on this book as well as to get all the mounds of paperwork straight. Eileen Bien Calabro showed incredible patience formatting, organizing, and editing our chapters. She reassured us that we could get all this done and done well, in a remarkably short time, as long as we focused. Our technical editor, Michael Stowe, tirelessly checked all of our facts and gently steered us back on course when needed. Techbooks International Pvt. Ltd. worked incredibly hard to format all the pages and work with all of the figures in this book. Thanks everyone!

—The Group

Thanks to all who had to put up with me when I had to meet deadlines. My husband, Rob, endured many nights of takeout and several weekends when I was glued to my computer. My parents, Joe and Sally, have supported me in everything I do and I thank God for them every day.

I would not be where I am today in my career if it were not for the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) program. I am honored to be included in that esteemed group of professionals.

Lastly, I'd like to thank Teresa Hennig. She handled the majority of the scheduling of chapters and helped me keep all of the information for this book organized. Coordinating four authors and several contributors takes patience and dedication. Thanks Teresa for all your hard work.

—Patricia

First, I'd like to thank Paul Eade for being such an incredible resource and wealth of knowledge. You are an amazing friend, and I cherish the opportunities to laugh and just be silly.

I can't say enough about the Microsoft Access Team, including Rita Nikas. Their passion and dedication has made Access an incredibly powerful program. A special note of appreciation to Bill Ramos, Tim Getsch, and Sanjay Jacob for investing so much of themselves into finding out what developers want, for making the ADE so awesome, and for being so responsive to all of our requests! I also want to thank Michael Kaplan for sharing his opinions and encouragement and for doing so much for the Access groups.

To everyone I've met through this book . . . thank you for an amazing opportunity to enjoy a new challenge and to help Access developers! Very special thanks go to Patricia Cardoza, who seems like WonderWoman—balancing a career and family while writing multiple books. She not only wrote several elements, but also reviewed every chapter and helped us all in countless ways. And thanks to Randy Weers, who offered help when I needed it. Yes, work should be fun! And last thanks go to all the Mikes and Michaels. I can't imagine a world without Michaels!

—Teresa

Needless to say, I want to first thank my wife and children for their support, encouragement, and understanding throughout a very difficult and demanding time.

I want to thank Rita Nikas, my Microsoft MVP Lead, who first made me aware of the book, and whose resolute determination to solve problems and to source much needed information will always be appreciated.

I also want to thank Mike Gunderloy, who, despite the fact that we had never met, kindly sent pages from his own book, to help me with mine; a gesture I will never forget.

Finally, I would like to express my thanks to Professor Roger Box of Charles Sturt University, who gave me a 2-week extension on my final assignment, so I could make a book deadline.

—Graham

I would like to acknowledge the encouragement and support from my wife, Lori, and kids, Lauren and Jonathan.

—Armen

I'm glad that I could help Randy and Teresa. It is cool to feature some of my work on the book's Web site. I want to thank my girlfriend Denice and my parents for putting up with my long hours of work and extra work! Without everyone's support and understanding my daily life would be much more difficult!

—Steve

My thanks to Teresa Hennig for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this book and for cracking the whip when I was struggling to keep moving forward. My deep appreciation to Sam Radakovitz for the invaluable insight into the new security features of Access. Thanks also to the members in IT Workgroups who helped me deliver a better picture for the Access Security model. And most of all, in loving memory of my wife Lisa, I dedicate my efforts on this book.

—Randall