@nigeltstahl
Great.
Parsing the JSON in VBA is the most complicated part, IMO. It's doable, of course, just not boilerplate code.
Using the API to make the calls is pretty straightforward, though.
Do you have a Google developer account yet? https://developers.google.com/books/
You can use Postman to figure out the appropriate syntax and test it. https://www.postman.com/
The reason I used PowerApps for the data capture piece is that it allows you to scan the ISBN code off the back of books with the camera in the smart device regardless of where the book is physically, on a desk, on a shelf in a warehouse, etc. In other words, it untethers you from the desktop. In the recently completed project, for example, the building where the books are located has no internet connection and a computer running Windows XP. It might run Access 97 or 2000, if a runtime could be located. The only way to get to the books there is via a cellular-enabled tablet or phone.
You probably don't have that hurdle to get past. ;)
Access still handles the majority of functions, though, as you'd expect.
If you can watch some of the YouTube videos over the next few days, I'll see if I can pull out the basics for a demo. I do have to get permission to use share some of the code, though. I used it by permission myself.
