Access Vs Excel....which One For This Situation
Jan 2, 2008
A friend of mine who is in real estate is looking to learn about Excel. My knowledge is very limited. I can Conditional Format, IF, VLOOKUP etc but I have no idea what can be done with different Sheets in a file.
For example, in one set of data he has it is details on properties for rent. Sheet1, Sheet2 and Sheet3 are for 1, 2 or 3bedroom properties. I assume if a 4 bedroom property is for rent then Sheet4 would be done.
With Excel how easy (or hard) would it be to link data between the sheets. For example, show the properties where the lease is about to end (or whatever) and whereby properties that met the search criteria would comprise 1, 2 and 3 bedroom units and hence be in all 3 sheets.
If what is in 3 sheets was placed in one sheet can Excel do much with that or are you stuck with data that is spread over what appears to be several acres:D
If you can do this in Excel would you need to learn a lot about Excel. To put it another way, this is very easy for anyone here to do what he wants in Access. However, for someone starting from scratch would Excel allow him to get up to speed and functioning easier and quicker than Access
Thanks for any advice
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Nov 26, 2005
I am creating a database that tracks reports that are generated from people in the field...The statistics are tracked on a 28 day cycle, beginning on a Monday and ending on a Sunday. Every week the 28 day period loses the first week and gains a week on the end. I need to develop a way to generate the queries for the reports based on a clock that automatically "calculates" the current 28-day period.
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Jul 22, 2005
Hello all,
I am trying to make a simple inventory control system. This system will only record input of products and output of products. Explanation: This is a catering service company. I buy tomatoes, rice, oinions, Oils, meat, ect. When we buy this products they usaly come in different packages. The rice can come in 100 pound bag, 50 pound bag or just by the pound. The onions can be bought by the bucket, half bucket, dozen, half dozen ect. The oil can be bought by 100 gallon barril, half barril, Gallon, half gallon, pint ect. The meat by the pound.
I am able to make the a simple invoice and PO application, the only problem is that I want to be able to select what type of packaging the product has and the invoice or PO subforms.
I started with a simple product table, I than created a packaging table and a package detail table. This gave me the chance to create a subform on the product form where I can choose what type of packaging this product uses and also tell it how many units the package has.
So far so good. Now I created a Chef table "this is my Chef to whom I give the product to for cooking" I than created an authorization slip table "this is like an invoice table" and ofcourse a authorization detail table "this is where I pick the products that I give the cook" once I print this out the chef will be able to go to the warehouse and retreive the product.
What I want to do in the detail subform is to be able to pick the product and the type of packaging that I am giving them from a dropdown box then it will automaticaly show only the packaging I assinged to that product and give me the units . This way if I pick the type of packaginh name 100 pound it will put 100 units in the quantity field automaticaly.
So basicaly is an invoice form with its detail but on the detail I am able to pick the product and the packaging that I am giving the chef.
Can you guys guide me on the right direction on how to do thsi?
Thansk
DaniBoy
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Feb 7, 2007
Hi. - Please do not lecture me: I inherited this database and it's table designs.
I have multiple tables, each containing a SSN text field and multiple other text fields. There is some overlap in SSNs among tables.
I need to create a report with a subform for each table.
The user would ideally be asked for and enter a specific SSN and a specific string. The result would be the report showing the SSN and each table's field that contains the string.
ie, parameters would be: Specify SSN and for the string would be: Enter TEXT VAUE.
SSNs are simple enough, but the text string entered would need to be, for example: LIKE "2400*"
How do I do this easily so that each text field in each table is searched for that string, without having the user re-enter and re-enter and re-enter... it multiple times?
(I do not know very much VBA, so other ideas?)
Russ
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Dec 26, 2006
In order to find the most recent piece of data for a particular customer I need to query my table in 3 iterations.
I have a TABLE with data in it pertaining to all customers.
QUERY 1 orders all the records in TABLE by date.
QUERY 2 plucks all records related to specified customer from QUERY 1.
QUERY 3 selects the TOP 1 from QUERY 2.
My main concern is that this all happens automatically. Can I shorten this process at all?
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Apr 10, 2008
I have supplier records where the supplier name in each record is different. It may be Supplier ABC, AB,C, ABC!, ABC Inc., or several other variations. In addition each of these suppliers has their own supplier ID. The supplier ID can be one of 5 different versions since the data is from 5 different ERP systems. I am trying to create one table that does not have the supplier listed many times, but has one correct name and one ID that will be able to link back to the original file with all the different names and IDs. I hope this is a good explananation. Any advise?
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Jan 17, 2007
Hi i'm after some time saving advice
i'm writing an Access database to quote for windows & doors,
there are many variants like style, width, height, glass types, security specifications and about 4 other options.
what would be the best way of working out how to add the extras for each option,
The price would be based on the style first, then depending on width and height, then on what options were ticked . i.e securtity spec yes/no, then on what glass type, the price gfor that would be based on the entered width x height etc.
is it possible to do a look up, like you can in Excel where it looks at at grid/matrix based on style number and width x height to get the price, but then how would i get it to add the other options which will depend on size and number of openings.
any help greatfully received.....
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Feb 12, 2007
Hi. Back again with a badly designed number of tables that I inherited.
Anyway...
I have 20 tables each with an ID field and a dozen-or-so text fields. - (I planned on using a master report with sub-reports, but perhaps I am ahead of myself here.)
I need the user to enter the ID and a value which would only appear in one of the dozen+ fields for that record, in that table.
I set up queries with parameters for the ID and the desired text value.
However, when run, I get the correct client record, but also all of the fields for that record... Not only the field with the desired value.
Is there a 'simple' way to do this knowing ho wmany possible fields froma ll of the tavbles would have to be searched? And not all tables have the same field names!
Russ
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Jun 29, 2006
I'm trying to sort a combo box alphabetically except for one value which is always at the top of the list.
The row source of the combo box is a query. record to remain at the top of the list is static- same value and ID number always. I've fiddled around with a few things, but at the end of the day, i'm just not smart enough! (or its not possible -which i doubt)..
any suggestions?
cheers.
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Apr 25, 2013
I am using Excel and Access 2010.
I have an excel spreadsheet with 8 tabs. They are all in the same format and column order. They are employees grouped by region. My ultimate goal is to merge all of these onto one excel tab, relatively instantly. I created a master tab and tried doing array formulas and Vlookups, it worked but my spreadsheet was way too slow.
My solution? Import and link them to an Access database, step complete. Create an XML export then import into Excel.
My problem? The only way to update the excel tab with the combined tabs is to save the excel file after changes, go back into Access, re-export to XML, then go back into excel and refresh the data.
My questions, is there any way to automate this process to the point that I can change excel, save, then hit refresh on my excel tab with the XML import to auto-update?
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Oct 21, 2012
how i can export the data from Access to excel using Access VBA for the specified sheet using data linkage with access database. Like we used to do it manually in excel as external data from access.Like we have some codes for linking excel file to database mentioned below;
DoCmd.TransferSpreadsheet acLink, , "region", "F:DB PracticeBook1.xlsx", False, "region"
Can we have something like this to link database table in excel file automatically.So that the excel size won't be that big and also it saves processing time.
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Sep 13, 2007
I have a stock control database which i have nearly completed. This has Manufacturer, which is linked to products, which is linked to Sub Product(which also has field partCode). i.e. Manufacturer1 can have 3 products, and each of these products could have 5 subsystems and partcodes. Each partcode is unique to that subsystem/product/manufacturer.
I then have a pricing spreadsheet in excel, which has many tabs. A new column has been added for each item for Manufacturer,Product,Subsystem and Partcode.
I need to import these manufacturers,products,subsystems and partcodes, but into the tables with the correct relationships, i.e. product1 and product2 are products of manufacturer1 and so cannot come under manufacturer2, and so on.
I hope this makes sense, Thanks in advance for any help you can give!
Emily
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Jul 17, 2005
We currently have a spreadsheet to track all of a clients medical's bills and keep a running total? I'm trying to decide whether to continue to track these medical bills in the spreadsheet or create a table and make it a part of the client db. I'm leaning toward keeping the spreadsheet. It seems to be a task a spreadsheet was designed for and I can link it to the db or import it as needed. Any opinions on which is better? What would be the reason to to give up the spreadsheet and make it a part of the db?
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Mar 21, 2006
I'm new to Access.
I Work in excel but the Sheets start to have many records and, sometimes it's difficult to apply the formulas.
My doubt is: It´s possible to make with the Access "everything"
that i make with Excel.
Example I apply formulas like:
=IF(ISNA(VLOOKUP('[Total.xls]2006'!B2;$A$2:$AG$802;33;FALSE));"";IF(ISBLANK(VLOOKUP('[Total.xls]2006'!B2;$A$2:$AG$802;33;FALSE));"";VLOOKUP('[Total.xls]2006'!B2;$A$2:$AG$802;33;FALSE)))
Thanks in advance
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Jun 2, 2006
Hello,
Apologies if I have placed this in the wrong section but thought it was more access than excel.
I would like to on clicking a button, which simply has a close command behind it, for the database to zip the spreadsheet which it has just exported information to.
I have had a look round and tried to use the backup of database idea but could not convert it and did not know enough myself to change it.
I would greatly appreciate any help or guidance
Thanks
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Nov 22, 2006
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me here.
I have a question. Is it possible to create new worksheet in Access using VBA code?
What happen is that i have a form in Access that would export data from Access to Excel. I know that i could use the built-in feature provided in Access to export to excel. But because i guess i want to be more flexible in managing the data on excel spreadsheet. So would it be possible to write the excel programming in the Access?
Sorry for asking but i just want to know.
Thank you in advance
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Apr 9, 2007
Hello there
i have this field in excel called project desciption that is mor than 255 characters.
i wish to import the excel file to access
unfortunatley my access table only has 255 characters.
it is not letting me do it.
any suggestions.
Help
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Apr 26, 2007
Hi there
Does anyone know where can I find a tutorial for working Access with Excel?
I receive regulary a spreadsheet with information that I need to copy to the access database. I can do this manualy but I would like a query that could do it for me.
Thanks to your help
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Feb 9, 2008
Excel in Access (Part 2) (http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=143607)
Excel in Access (Part 3) (http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=143970)
Video Version HERE: (http://msaccesshintsandtips.ning.com/profiles/blog/show?id=948619%3ABlogPost%3A7031)
How to use the Normalization Form (http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=143983)
Problem for Excel Developers
One of the problems facing Excel developers moving into MS Access is actually the apparent similarity between MS Access tables and Excel spreadsheets.
MS Access is NOT Excel
This similarity of the “look” in both programs, the layout of the data, leads to the Excel developer mistakenly thinking that a database works in a similar way to a spreadsheet.
Flat File Database
Spreadsheets are very sophisticated tools for manipulating figures, and they can also handle data very well particularly in the form of a “flat file database”. You can also use the flat file approach in MS Access, however MS Access is primarily a relational database, meaning that it has the ability to relate tables of information together.
Relational
It is by taking advantage of this relational property of the database that you can really make significant improvements to data handling. So if you have a spreadsheet that requires upgrading to a database to take advantage of this, then this article is for you.
Typical Spreadsheet Layout
Below is an example which shows columns that you would typically find in a spreadsheet, first name, last name for example. Then a variety of subjects, with a check box against each indicating that the subject has been taken, passed or possibly even failed!
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x317/UncleGizmo/StudentTableBoolean_2.png
Flat File is OK
A direct transfer of this spreadsheet layout into an MS Access table would be usable and indeed many Access databases are constructed in this way, and some sophisticated applications costing many hundreds of pounds are based on a flat file system. However as mentioned earlier, MS Access is a “relational” database, meaning that it has the ability to relate your data together.
You’re Not Relational????
So how and why should you apply a Relational structure? Well it solves a lot of problems, there are many but I have noted the main ones below.
Uncharted Territory
The first most common problem I have noticed on forums for people with similarly designed tables imported from a spreadsheet is that they find it difficult to extract useful information, and this is one of the major reasons that you should consider constructing your new database in a different manner to your spreadsheet, no doubt you will be able to come up with your own unique methods of extracting the data, however you will find there is little help available, not because no one wants to help you, but because you are embarking into uncharted territory, “where no man has gone before” (student is a good substitute for “man”).
Maintenance
Another reason, (not in any particular order of importance, the significance will change from project to project) what happens if you need to add an extra subject? Let’s say the school starts offering French lessons, in the spreadsheet all you would do is add a new column “French” and indeed in your MS Access database you could also add a new column “French”, however if the construction of your database is well advanced, in other words you have many queries and forms based on the table you are adding a new field to, then you will have to modify every single query and form that extracts information from this table, not something you want to do often!
Column Limit
Many modern spreadsheet programs can handle thousands of columns; however MS Access has a 255 limit to the number of fields in any particular table. So in the student table example, if you were at the 255 limit and you needed to add another subject then you would find yourself in a difficult position.
Relational Solution
So what’s the solution? This is the part that is sort of counter intuitive, you actually construct two tables from the original table and link them together. This is the “relational” aspect of the database coming into play.
How?
If you look at the original layout of the data above you can ask questions about it, is there any data in the original table that is related? Looking at it, I would suspect all of the boolean columns (the check box columns, yes/no data) they are all the same, so they are a likely candidate for a separate table. And indeed there is an obvious name for this new table, they are all “subjects” that the student is or could take.
The New Table
So now you have a name for the new table, “Subjects” and to link it to the data remaining in the original table, (first name,- last name) it will need to have a field which contains a match to the RecordUniqueID field. For this example let’s call this “MatchingID” then you need a field to record the subject and another field to record whether it is true or false. For the purposes of this demonstration I have terms these “TransposedSubject” and “TransposedData” and you can see what this should look like below:
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x317/UncleGizmo/StudentTableTransposed2.png
Free Normalization Tool (see attachment)
How do you get that new table you may ask? Well originally it was quite a tedious task, especially if you had many columns of data to move, you had to construct an append query and append each column. However I realized it may be a process that would lend itself to automation of some sort, and I came up with a form for handling this. This is my “Beta” version, and to make it “better” I need feedback!
Feedback!!!
Please be good enough to download the attached database and experiment, please tell me where it can be improved, where it's wrong and where I could do things better. Cheers Tony
Please note I have updated the attached form, Minor changes only. (10th Feb 2008 5.30pm)
Part 2 now available HERE: (http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=143607)
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Mar 16, 2008
i have a team register running on excel but now need to convert it to access is there a easy way for a total novice:)
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Jan 20, 2007
Hi!
I was importing the large array of accounting data into Access from Excel through File - Get External Data - Import. Several columns contained tangible accounting data (e.g. registration numbers) that had different formats like "23423 34", "32-3545" and in some cases even contained letter constants. Therefore, I have assigned TEXT type to this column while importing and was sure that all values are going to be stored as text. However, what has happened is: 18307769 turned into 1.83078e+007! this means tangible accounting data that was used as a key field for further linking turned into bull&&$%! :-(
I know this problem is very simple, so please, can you give me a hint as to how do I solve it in the future.
Thank you in advance.
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Regards,
vb707
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May 25, 2006
Is there a way to open an Excel file in the background, run an Excel macro to format the data as I need it, then import/append data into my Access table all with one button click?
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Oct 27, 2004
Is it possible to close and save an excel document by using a command button in Access?
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Nov 29, 2004
Ello,
Very new to access, having a little trouble :/ trying to combine 2 excel sheets in a Access DB.
I am able to import each sheet individually but I cant seem to get them to combine.
In each sheet their is 7 columns, 300 rows, with one similar column "Serial_Number" per sheet
so what I wanted to do was combine both Excel sheets by using the S/N column, and keeping
both sets of information intact.
For instance if the 1st excel sheet was the following.
¦ 1 ¦ 2 ¦ 3 ¦ Serial Number ¦ 4 ¦ 5 ¦ 6 ¦
And the 2nd was
¦ A ¦ B ¦ C ¦ D ¦ E ¦ Serial Number ¦ F ¦
I would like to combine them to equal in any order
¦Serial Number ¦ 1 ¦ 2 ¦ 3 ¦ ¦ A ¦ B ¦ C ¦ D ¦ E ¦ 4 ¦ 5 ¦ 6 ¦
Is this possible? I will have to eventually do this to a couple of Excel sheets so it would be handy
if the process was repeatable.
Appreciate any Help or pointers,
Regards,
Adrian
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Apr 5, 2005
i have a form in my database that on a buttons on click event it creates a excel spreadsheet. my question is there a way that when the spreadsheet is created instead of over writing the data already created in my spreadsheet that i would be able to to just add to it.
thanks
chad
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Jun 23, 2005
Hi all,
This might have been asked before but I just dont seem to find one!!
I need to retreive data from 15 differnt tables every moring for various reasons. I am looking for a query that selects these records and writes it to a excel spread sheet using vba codes probably on a single click.
Thanks in advance.!!!
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