There is a complete access 97 book here: I would recommend that you download a copy on to your computer, as it is very old and I would imagine that it will eventually be deleted!
I have studied some of the more advanced chapters on properties and I use some of the code in my projects. So if you have any questions post back here and I will do my best to answer them.
Most of the stuff in this book is still valid for the latest versions of MS Access, so I recommend everyone should at least have a look!
Cheers Tony.