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"Access 2 Unleashed"
by Edward Jones

(c)1994 Sams Publishing
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INSINFO.TXT

The necessary files have been copied from the disk to the \A2U directory of
your hard drive. 

The files necessary for the Video database are

\A2U\VIDEOS.MDB
\A2U\VIDEOS.LDB

The files necessary for the Car/Truck database are

\A2U\CARSALES.MDB
\A2U\CARSALES.LDB

The files necessary for the Contacts database are

\A2U\CONTACTS.MDB
\A2U\CONTACTS.LDB
\A2U\CONTACTS.TXT (Information on the use of the Contacts database)
\A2U\CONTACTS.CAL (A Windows-format calendar for use with Contacts Plus)
 
The disk also contains two additional applications that you may 
find useful for your own use, and to gain ideas on developing 
your own Access applications: CDLib, a CD-music tracking library, 
and The Movie Database, a movie-tracking application.  

CDLib, in the \A2U\CDS.MDB file, is a sample application
designed to keep track of an audio CD library. It has been contributed
to the Microsoft Access Forum on CompuServe for the free use of 
others by its creator, Tom Gutman of San Jose, California. The 
main tables are the CDs table, containing information for each CD 
in the library, the Pieces table, containing information about 
each musical piece on the CDs, and the Piece Performers table, 
containing a list of performers for each piece. The two main 
functions are data entry and reporting. Data entry is controlled 
by the CDs form, which shows a CD, the pieces on that CD, and the 
performers for the current piece. There is currently just one 
report defined, which will list all the pieces in order by 
composer and show which CD each is on.

The Movie Database, in the \A2U\MOVIES.MDB file, is a
sample application designed to keep track of movies. It has been 
contributed to the Microsoft Access Forum on CompuServe for the 
free use of others by its creator, Tito Harris of Switzerland. 
The Movie Database uses four tables, to track directors, movies, 
movie types, and movie ratings. On startup, an autoexec macro 
displays a main switchboard which lets you display and search for 
movies, show statistics, print reports, and obtain help. The 
application also provides an excellent example of how detailed 
help screens can be implemented as part of an Access application. 

To use the database files, start Access and open the database as you would
open any other database. For more information, please see the text.

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