as a reader of v.2 i was interested to see what was new in v.3.
basically, all of the good stuff in the prior book was kept intact
and some new good stuff was added. my primary complaint is that
the size has grown enough so that it doesnt use lay-flat binding.
as the preface mentions, it added a couple extra chapters at the
end for ADOX and some more example problems. the examples are
heartily recommended, but the ADOX was difficult to follow (not
the authors fault, but rather MS for making it so hard to do).
i liked the change in the grammar from 1st plural to 1st singular
so that sentences went from "we can do xxx" to "i now do xxx".
yet this jarred when i came across politically-correct examples
later on that referred to "she can" when i assume the author is
male. but this is a nitpick when the book is decidedly general.
as a general book on access and db-design it is without peer.
if you buy it for no other reason that to understand how to
normalize your initial db-design then it is money well-spent.
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