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Introduction to the IDE. Integrated Development Environment. A Look at the IDE Popular buttons. Use Project Explorer to locate Modules. Change Properties of selected object. Save your work. Run a proc in a Standard Module. A Look at the IDE Get Set Up Properly. Customize your buttonbar.
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Introduction to the IDE Integrated Development Environment
A Look at the IDEPopular buttons Use Project Explorer to locate Modules Change Properties of selected object Save your work Run a proc in a Standard Module
A Look at the IDEGet Set Up Properly Customize your buttonbar Bookmarks help finding code Indents help code appearance Comments help remembering code
Essential IDE SkillsForm Class Object Modules • These modules are created for you • They are containers for Form-based procedures • Procs in one Form Module are invisible to another form • Event procedures in a Form Class Module can be edited • Cannot test these procs in the IDE • Run the Form in Access to test procs in a Form Class Module
A Look at the IDEForm Class Module (Form_frmContribution) The Button Wizard wrote this code when we pasted the Next button on frmContribution back in Access
Essential IDE SkillsStandard Modules • Create Standard Modules in the IDE • These are containers for general procedures • Created using Menu: Insert, Procedure • Rename modules: modUtilities, modGlobals • Create and test general procedures here • Procs are functions and subprograms • All forms can use these procedures • Delcare Option Explicit in modGlobals
Creating code in the IDEEditing a Function Typing MID( is enough to activate Auto Quick with handy argument reminders
Testing code in the IDEStandard Module (modUtilities) Test single statements Test procedures