Certain Functions In Access Not Working
Nov 11, 2005
My access installation opens databases reasonably well. I can create databases, add tables, etc. However, I cannot:
1) Add a command button or data-related fields to a form: the "command button wizard" stops responding on the first screen. If I click "Cancel", the button depresses, but the wizard doesn't close.
2) open the "Linked table manager": Access crashes
3) import an Excel spreadsheet: Access crashes
I suspect these might be related.
I've tried these with various databases, some on my local C drive. I have also tried these with various excel files. Not being able to add data items to forms is particularly irritating -- I don't want to build my own front end (that would sort of ruin the purpose of using Access, except that it happens to be a database already on my desktop).
One other thing -- when I start up a database, it always gives me an initial "Installing components" message. This occurs similarly for other MS office applications as well. I don't know whether this is related. I do have admin rights on my local machine, and have tried the "Repair MS Office" function in the Control Panel.
I don't necessarily expect an "answer", though some advice on how to proceed would be great.
Thanks in advance,
update: Access 2002, Win XP box
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Sep 29, 2005
Not exactly sure if we has anything to do with sql server so sorry if it isnt strictly relevant.
I have a database on sql server and am using an access data project as the front end. Have finsihed this and is working fine till I try and use it on another computer on the network. It still connects to the database fine (well on most machines on the network not sure why not on the others) but the problem is access functions in my reports and forms seem to have stopped working and show up as ?#name
Examples of the kind of functions I am talking about are
=Format$([DateFrom],"Long Date")
=[SumOfMinutes]60 & Format([SumOfMinutes] Mod 60,":00")
any suggestions?
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Feb 25, 2008
Hi, I have a database in Access 2000 format that runs just fine on my work PC which is running XP Pro and Access 2003. When I run it on my laptop (Vista Ultimate and Access 2002) I have a problem where it doesn't recognise the Mid function (or Left, right etc...for that matter). Everytime I try to run the query I get an error 3085 Undefined Function 'Mid' in Expression. Other databases work fine, it just seems to be this one. Can you please explain why this is happening and how I can get around it. Cheers
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Feb 25, 2008
Hi All,
Have a problem with the Toolbox functions when in form design mode; they have suddenly stopped working this afternoon.
For example add button no longer brings up the wizard asking about the various options, combo box wizard no longer appears.
Has anyone encountered this before?
Have tried a reboot but no luck.
Thanks
Hawk
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Dec 27, 2014
I have a program that runs under access 2007 that I use at my work. We will soon be updating to MS office 2010 and the program will not work now because a calender file .ocx was removed from access 2010. Is there a way to get the 2007 .ocx file to work in access 2010?The program I am using is a relatively simple stand-alone and unsupported app that we use to request patient arrival and departure from various radiology tests inside a hospital. No reports are made from the app other than the number of patient transports for the day.
The app is placed on a common drive accessed from any pc in the hospital. No special permissions are required. But our app does use the calendar, time and date functions in access 2007. When I tried the app on a pc with access 2010, it basically says it (access) cannot open the app because a .ocx file is not present.Is there a way to make the access 2010 calendar file work in access 2007?
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Nov 3, 2006
Hello,
I have developed a MS Access database which uses several functions such as DateDiff and inStr. When I use these function on my machine the database runs fines and the values are calculated.
However the database I have developed is not for my computer and when run on this one computer produce some errors (The date function is mentioned). I believe this is some sort of security issue but I cannot be sure.
Both computers run the same version of Office. Does anyone have any ideas.
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Nov 3, 2006
Hello,
I have developed a MS Access database which uses several functions such as DateDiff and inStr. When I use these function on my machine the database runs fines and the values are calculated.
However the database I have developed is not for my computer and when run on this one computer produce some errors (The date function is mentioned). I believe this is some sort of security issue stopping her running the functions.
Both computers run the same version of Access. Does anyone have any ideas.
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Aug 17, 2006
I'm trying (without luck) to use some excel functions within an access query (namely NORMSDIST and NORMSINV). Error is being returned 'undefined function'. I have switched on the MS Excel 11.0 Library.
Anybody any ideas?
Thanks
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Jan 12, 2006
Hi! I’m hoping for your help on this one!
I’m running a small web-hosting service, and my password-database is in Access 2000. I have trouble making to functions, both e-mail functions:
1. Send e-mail with password
A function that sends one mail to a single e-mail address containing a password. Based on a form or query.
2. Start outlook and export mail address
Just like the HTML code MAILTO:adress. I can’t figure out how to get this to work. The address is a variable. Get the value from the form or a query.
First of all, which technique should I use? Macro or script? Second, how do I use it?
Thanks for any help!
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Aug 3, 2014
Our Access database is getting a bit sluggish when loading/running reports. My mate said to me that the Access database that our 100+ users at work use to run reports should be "stripped back" to speed things up and to stop unnecessary actions running when they aren't needed. He pointed me in the direction of File>Options. Users don't edit data from this database, just to run preset reports. They have no editing capabilities either.
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Jan 5, 2008
Hi!
I would like to know if MS Access can handle functions that Excel has, for example, "weekday" function, that returns a number representing the day of the week (sunday=0, monday=1, ...), given a date value.
If so, I have a conditional like this in excel:
=IF(weekday(DATE-3)=0;DATE-4;DATE-3)
If DATE is sunday, then move to monday. Is there a way to make something like this in Access?
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Nov 17, 2004
Hi all,
I have quite a large select query that pulls in Date values from different tables. The end result is a list of records, where each record has 7 types of dates, put in columns A, B, C, D, E, F, G. What I need to do is, for each record to compare dates in those columns and put the LATEST one of them in the column MDATE.
I've tried using IIF function, but it grows exponentially with the number of values involved, and it can only handle 5 values before its cause error "too large". Alternatively I thought I could write a function to return the max date and call it from within the query, something along the lines of "select *, fnMaxDate(A, B, C, D, E, F, G) as MDATE from tblBLAH etc". The function is:
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Public Function fnMaxDate(a As Date, b As Date, c As Date, d As Date, e As Date, f As Date, g As Date) As Date
Dim Temp As Date
Temp = Nz(a, "01/01/1901")
If Nz(b, "01/01/1901") > Temp Then Temp = b
If Nz(c, "01/01/1901") > Temp Then Temp = c
If Nz(d, "01/01/1901") > Temp Then Temp = d
If Nz(e, "01/01/1901") > Temp Then Temp = e
If Nz(f, "01/01/1901") > Temp Then Temp = f
If Nz(g, "01/01/1901") > Temp Then Temp = g
fnMaxDate = Temp
End Function
----------------------
I've put a break at the start of the function, to see what it'll come up with but when running the query it didn't appear to call it. All values in MDATE where #error.
Can someone advise me, please, on the best way of picking the LATEST date? I'd also appreciate it if you tell me why the function didn't get called, as I was quite certain it is possible to call user defined functions from within the query.
Cheers,
Kat
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Sep 14, 2005
Hi,
I've created a database in access 2003 with the default file format being Access 2000. Everything works fine on my computer and many others, all of whom are running different versions of access (2000, 2002 & 2003).
I have not had any problems with this database until recently and in the last few weeks we have had 2 users, both of them being Access 2000 users who have had the same problem.
The problem they are having is that when they click on any of the switchboard items, the buttons depress an then come back up again when the cursor is moved away, but nothing else happens - no action, no error message - nothing!!! Its the same for all of the buttons on the switchboard.
Does anyone know what is causing this? I have another computer with Access 2000 on it and this works fine, as it does on several other computers runiing Access 2000, I just cannot understand why it is not working on these 2 particular machine.......
Many thanks in anticpation.
Steve
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Dec 7, 2005
i am trying to use access 2000 database onto to access 2003. When i try to click design mode to change something it gives me this message:
You dont have permissions to modify.
If i run it on access 2000 it runs fine.
Someone please help.
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Apr 26, 2005
Hi.
I am having a hell of a time trying to make my order and invoice processing database to work properly with useful functions. Is there any online resource from which I can download a working example of such a database in order to use as a case study and examine how everything relates and how complex order forms are created? :confused:
Thanks.
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Aug 18, 2004
I'm beginning to think it is a windows issue and not access issue. I have a couple of users that weren't able to click on the form shortcuts on thier desktop. They had been able to use them earlier in the day, but later double clicking them would not bring up Access. I had them use Window's explorer and try to click on the MDB file to bring up access, but that also didn't work. But launching Access directly, then open existing files, would open up the database for them.
Rebooting let them use the shortcuts.
Any idea what might cause this? They have been using the application for a couple of months without mishap until today.
Has anyone seen this behaviour before. If so, how did you fix it?
David
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Dec 9, 2005
I have a SQL Enterprise server that I am using a MS Access to remotely access and populate the tables from my laptop into a database.
Based off of the linked data between my project and the true SQL database, I have created some Access Data pages for interacting with the data.
What I need to know how to do is how do I modify the Access Data Pages (source code), so that instead of using my local access project file for source of data it points directly at the SQL database and can operate on the web only interacting with the SQL not my computer anymore.
---Greater detail if I didn't do a good job with the description above---
SQL Server A has database 'Helpdesk'.
IIS Server B for webpages (.aspx).
Computer B has a .ADP (Access Data Project) called 'helpdesk.adp' which is linked via SQL username and password to Server A's 'Helpdesk' database.
Computer B has several Data Access Pages that are used to manipulate the database data.
Problem1: Convert Data Access Pages to normal web pages (.aspx) on Server B so that they talk directly to Server A's 'Helpdesk' database via SQL username and password and no longer care about any reference to Computer B?
Problem2: What functionality from Data Access Pages can not be carried over to a (.aspx)?
Thanks.
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Nov 20, 2004
I tried posting this before, but I have not seen it posted yet, so I will post again.
I am trying to import an excel sheet into access.
I have searched the threads, and found similar problems, but none of the answers are helping.
The problem:
I use a macro to transfer the spreadsheet (Transferspeadsheet)
I have a column in excel that contains mostly numeric entries, but sometimes it will have alphanumeric entries.
Access will see the numeric entries and assume this is a numeric field- and then null my alphanumeric entries, and I will get importerror tables after the fact.
Many times the first 10 rows are completely numeric, but the 20th row is alpha numeric. If the alphanumeric row is closer to the top- no errors.
I have 60 spreadsheets to load every morning. Switching to access for all users would be a godsend, but also a fantasy in my environment. I have to find a work around for this. The users will always be using excel to enter this data.
I have tried:
1) Changing excel columns format to text.
Result: Access doesn't care. Sees the field as numeric- import errors on alphanumeric entries
2.) Linking to table
Result: if the first rows are numeric, when I scroll down to the alphanumeric entry it states "error" when I view the linked table in Access. (Access will not allow me to change the field properties of the linked table)
3.) Making a table in access with the "correct" feilds and exporting to excel. Having the users use that version.
Same result- import errors.
There is one thing I have not tried, and I am ready to try anything:
Somehow exporting excel to text and then importing the text.
HOWEVER: I read this as a solution someone has tried in this forum- but he had problems with date entries. (They didn't convert very well, I am assuming).
I have date entries in my spreadsheets, so I don't want to go there. Besides, I don't know how to automate the export of 60 spreadsheets to text.
I asked someone else, he suggested an "import map".
Did help search, Internet word search- nada.
Is there some sort of import template that can be used to force access to understand that I want a particular field as a text field?
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Jan 31, 2005
Hi there, new to this forum but need help.
I have a 22 column report where I am trying to builld search criteria so you can search everything and anything. I have everything from texts, (comments tools) to numbers (weekly periods and reference numbers). Its hard to explain clearly but have tried to get this working. Basically, so far, I have built like and or statements for each column. The Query will run but will not be in any order. If I build the following:
A = Like "open" or "closed" - Information open or closed
B = Like "1" or "2" or "3" or "4" - Quarterly Periods
C = Like "1" or "2" or "3" or "4" or "5" (all the way up to 52) - Weeks in Year
It is more complex than this, but if I build these statements and run a query, Access will search for them but will not bring out the required information. I need Access for instance to pull only the information for say A=open, B=2 and C=3. I dont want to see the rest of the informaiton in that Query. Any ideas how to build this? Please help.
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Jul 8, 2015
why this IF and Nz statement in my code below is not working. I know the me.txtrefNo value is "" (null) on a form field with property set to General Number. Therefore the Nz statement should return a "0" as I specified making the statement true as in 0 = 0 and then execute the actions below to generate a reference number however this it now happening as it's rendering the if statement as false and showing me the message " Whats going On?" which is after the else statement.
Code:
If Nz(Me.txtrefNo, 0) = 0 Then
Me.txtrefNo = DMax("[refNo]", "[R_P_Data_P]") + 1
tmpRefNo = Me.txtrefNo
'testing variable value
MsgBox (tmpRefNo)
Else
MsgBox ("What's going on?")
End If
PS. Does this have anything to do with the table field format that the me.txtrefNo value will be saved to?
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Feb 8, 2012
Is it possible to have multiuser working on the same Access file?
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Oct 26, 2006
I have searched the forum for this answer but no luck. :(
I'm trying to calculate the amount of WORKING time between two dates in an Access database. At the moment i am just subtracting one date from another but this gives me all of the time in between including weekends and evenings.
I need this time to be calculated in hours.
In Excel i know there is a NETWORKINGDAYS function which does something similar but with days rather than hours.
At least if i could get the working days i could then convert it into hours.
Please help!
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Feb 28, 2007
Hello
Could someone please help, At the company i work we use an access 97 application, which was made by an old tech who does not work here anymore
It is just an mdb file, 97 format, with forms, tables, sql etc
Normally i can just install access 97 and it works on everyones computer, apart from one..
It loads up some forms, however when editing, and a subform if clicked on and change, when saved an error comes up
"OLE SERVER ISNIT INSTALL, REINSTALL IT" THEN IT CRASHES
seems to be just on this one object
the codes fine because it works on everyones else, it there a way i can find out what dll files are need for this mdb to run ? anyone got any ideas
i dont have office devoloper, so i cant make a installer for it
i have tryed install access 97, office 97, office 2003, and works but this ole or object never seems to be installed ?
any help would be great, i cant work this one out
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Mar 26, 2008
I am working on developing a database that develops requests to send to another department. There are a lot of forms, macros, reports and queries. A user inputs information into a form, and then selects a command button that is attached to a macro that builds the request. Midway through the build, another form comes up to complete missing information. I was going along just fine - at the testing stage for this part of the process - when the database stopped working like it should. Some of the issues I am seeing:
1) If you open a new query and try to close it without saving it, it just keeps asking you if you want to save over and over even though you select No.
2) If you open an existing query and make a change, it closes it and saves the changes without any prompting at all.
3) Macros and forms do not work right. I have a macro that deletes the records from one table. The form for that table now shows #Deleted in all the fields instead of blanks.
If you compact/repair the database is good for one run through but then it doesn't work correctly again. I have had this issue in the past but have no clue how I break my databases! I have a general knowledge of Access, I am not really a VBA coder if I can avoid it at all costs. There must be something in the relationship between all my tables, queries, forms, etc but I have no clue even where to start to troubleshoot. HELP!!
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I used below vba code to to send email with PDF attachment in Access 2007 which works perfectly.
DoCmd.SendObject acSendReport, "R_TradeOrdAck", acFormatPDF, strMailList, , , .............
But since the db is installed at single pc user to work with Access 2003, the command acFormatPDF wont work. Instead acFormatSNP is working.
But I need acFormatPDF to work in Access 2003.
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Aug 27, 2014
I am Using Access 2010 Version. I have created a Database which consists of Linked Tables (from remote Server), Queries and a Form.
I am using Form to search the required Data. Every thing is working in My PC. But, when the Database file is trying to open from my colleague PC. It is not working. I mean, The Form is opening but when I click the Button nothing is happening. My Colleague is using 2007 Version of MS Access.
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