Creating a table using Application Parts

If you look in the Wedding List sample database (WeddingList.accdb), which you can download from the book’s catalog page, you’ll find it very simple, with one main table and a few supporting tables for data such as titles, cities, and groups. Most databases are usually quite a bit more complex. For example, the Proseware Housing Reservations sample database (Housing.accdb) contains six main tables, and the Conrad Systems Contacts sample database (Contacts.accdb) contains more than a dozen tables. If you had to create every table manually, it could be quite a tedious process.

Note

The examples in this chapter are based on the WeddingList.accdb, Housing.accdb, and Contacts.accdb sample desktop databases, which ...

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