A commercial database never reveals the Form, Table,
and Query designs. That would be like putting on a play and letting
the audience see the backstage scaffolding, ropes and ladders. It simply
isn't done. Allowing Users to edit the data directly in a Table is also
a security risk.
Good databases open with an option menu, or switchboard.
Some menus are simple: a list of tasks. Others use the option menu to
help the users navigate. In this lesson, we will
create a switchboard and learn some simple programming. In the next
lesson, we will hide the database window and program what the User sees
when the database opens.