F. Scott Barker’s Microsoft Access 2002 Power Programming

Chapter 15. Extending the Power of Access with API Calls

IN THIS CHAPTER

• Understanding Dynamic Link Libraries 463

• Examining the Syntax for API Calls 463

• Finding API Declarations 466

• Viewing the Possible API Calls 466

• Considering Some Issues When Using API Calls 470

• Looking at Some Examples of API Calls 471

• Displaying Pertinent Folders from Within Your Application 483

• Using the Open File Dialog API Call 486

API (Application Programming Interface) calls, sometimes also referred to as routines, are called from dynamic link libraries (.dll). These routines allow you to expand the power that Access already gives you in the VBA programming language. One example of using an API call would be when you need to connect to a share on a network programmatically. Although ...