It is mostly 'not about books'. It is about exposure. To tasks; to other peoples code; to doing 'maintenance'; ultimately, to learning as much technique in as many environments as you can. This takes time. I have been writing programs for over 40 years. I still learn new methods and practices almost every day. You can only be super within the realm of your expertise. Expand your expertise to get better. Learn wherever you can. Volunteer for tough assignments. That's how you become a super programmer (limited).;)

Michael J Wolfstone It is always fun to learn new stuff!

I need to present an image file image in Access based on a 'file path and name' pointer in a database record. I am using OLE and I get one of two run-time error messages at the acOLECreateLink action. The first: (2793) "Microsoft Office Access can't perform the operation specified in the Action Property of the Visual Basic procedure you're trying to run." The second: (2786) "The OLE server doesn't support linking." I can find nothing specific in the MSDN library. Help!:(

Michael J Wolfstone It is always fun to learn new stuff!