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Programming Guides

If you're planning to do your project using a programming language, you'll need a book which helps you understand how to go beyond the basics, and which helps you to solve problems when they crop up (which they're sure to!). There are plenty of web sites which provide language tutorials (see the links pages for some ideas), but you'll probably want to have a good book too. Here are some suggestions.

cover Mastering Delphi 6
This is the latest version of an excellent guide to programming in Delphi. If you've already done some Pascal and you want to use Delphi for your project, this book will be a great help to you. There are lots of useful example programs all of which are on the CD which comes with the book.
cover Beginning Access 2000 VBA
If you're doing you're project in Access and you want to go beyond the basics, this is a great book to have.
cover Beginning Access 97 VBA Programming
Definitely not a book for beginners, despite the friendly sounding title. This book is more advanced than the one above.
cover Introduction to SQL (3rd Edition)
This book has been around for a while and is an old favourite of mine. SQL is the language of relational databases. It's used by Access, Oracle, MySQL, Informix, DB2 and many others. This book is a marvellously clear introduction to SQL. It isn't written for any particular database, but serves as is a good general introduction which will give you an understanding of what is going on behind the scenes in Access and other databases. An understanding of SQL is also invaluable for learning database design.
cover Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours
An excellent introduction to programming in C++.
cover Sams Teach Yourself Borland C++ Builder in 24 Hours
If you have Borland C++ Builder, you might prefer a book written for this compiler.
   
   
A selection of popular programming books available from Amazon is given below: