I havent used access before and need a easy way to seach through 1300 records i have created in a form. Each record has 6 criteria, some with drop down options. I would like to create a button that when you type into a box and click this button it will search all my records and bring up a list of all the records containing the key words searched for.
View Repliesputting a search button on a form on my database.
On the navigation buttons at the base of the form there is a search facility where I can type a record id but I would like to get rid of that and search records either by turning the ID field into a searchable box or by adding a button where I can press it and get a search box up.
So basically, what I have is a bunch of words in one memo field, for example:
dog cat cowboy tree flower
To search it, this is the code I have now.
' Check for LIKE Last Name
If Me.txtLastName > "" Then
varWhere = varWhere & "[LastName] LIKE """ & Me.txtLastName & "*" * " AND "
End If
The only problem is what I search for needs to be "in order", for example, if I search for dog, I'll get the table. But, if I seach for tree, I won't because tree was not place first. Can you please help me? Thanks a lot!
I've been able to navigate a lot on my own, but there is one issue I cannot seem to resolve. I have 1 form and 1 table. I have the form set up so that you can enter data, and then press a button, and it will "save" and refresh the form for a new entry. However, I want to be able to pull that entry back up in the form, and fill out additional fields later on.The form is set to data entry = yes because I do want the form to open up as brand new each time.
To sum up my question. I want a text box and search button at the top of my form. When you type an ID number in the text box, and then press search, I want access to populate my form with the information in my data table associated with that ID number.
If I type in the number 1234 and hit search. I want my form to autopopulate with the data in the row for ID number 1234 (all the fields I have already populated). So by searching 1234, the name, phone, background info, etc that is populated in the row will appear.
I am having trouble finding more targeted responses to my searches here on this forum- is there a way to search on two or maybe three grouped words?
I just get the results from each individual word, rather than the words together.
Thanks,
Dave
I have a table (let's call it "tableA) with about 7 fields. One of the fields contains information that I need to do a query on so that I may find specific payees, for example:
The field is called "Payee" and in that field for each record, the information could be "At&T", "A T and T" or "Abercrombie & Fi", but there is also other information in that field along with At&T, etc., so the field for a record may look like this:
A T AND T MOBILI A T AND T MOBILI 10 90034 Bill Pay
or
ABERCROMBIE & FI 3042 PP 10 9111 DIRECT
Is there a way to set up another table (let's call it tableB) to have all the Payees names (such as AT&T or whatever) in it and by the push of a button (maybe macro), have a query go out and find all matches from tableB in tablea?
So, basically have the query look in tableA and find all the matches from TableB. Please understand that tableA could have records that contain the same name, but spelled a number of different ways, for example, AT&T or A T and T or ATandT or ATT. Again these names may or may not be embedded in with other information in a field.
Or is there a way that an Access query can look into an external list and find the records, example:
Have a text (file) list with all the names (separated by a comma or space - AT&T, AT & T, Amercrombie and FI, Abercom&Fitch, etc. Now have a query go to that list and find all records that match in my tableA?
I am having some difficulty putting togather a small database (attached).
Basically I want to be able to search for mutiple words and get the results
There are 3 main columns in the main table
1) Shop
2) Part Number
3) Part Type
Problem 1:I have created a lookup table (with check boxes) for ComboBoxes in a form but I do not know how to connect it so that when I click on the comobo box it gives me the all different (Shop numbers/part number/Part types) to select from.
Problem 2:Once I have made my selection I want to search and run query to show me the results. I know that once multiple items are selected in a combo box they are separated by commas/space, so the search must take that in account.
Other nice to have
1) If Shop 1 is selected then only the parts which were sold from shop 1 to appear in the Part number Box & visavera & same goes for Part type.
2) Ability to do a wildcard search so if I Enter "A" in part number I can see all the resealts
Hi Folks,
I am attempting to split out a descriptive field so that each words which may exist in that particular field will be split out into seperate fields ... for example, if the violation field is populated with a four worded description of 'Assualt on Police Officer' I would like to somehow strip out the words so that 'Assualt' and 'on' and 'Police' and 'Officer' are all in seperate fields. I am not sure if this can be done using a simple query in access ... if anyone can offer any suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank you,
Joe
why the code below is not functioning properly. When I type in an acronym in the textbox, it keeps saying there is an error "Run-time error '3345': Unkown or invalid field reference 'ABO'." I do have ABO in the field.
The dysfunctional code:
Code:
Private Sub btnFind_Click()
If (TxtFind & vbNullString) = vbNullString Then Exit Sub
Dim rs As DAO.Recordset
Set rs = Me.RecordsetClone
rs.FindFirst "[Acronym] = " & TxtFind
[Code] .....
The red highlighted line is where the debugger leads me to. Something with identifying the field? I would like to enable the search procedure to search throughout the entire records rather than just a specific field. How may I write such a line or two?
i need to create a system that can search data using keyword.so i want to create search button that i will create it at form. currently i have 1 table and in that table i have 10 fields which are project_name, doc_ref_no, doc_title, volume, book_no, author, doc_status, box_barcode, filling_location, doc_availability.
i have create 2 forms, one form for user to add new record and another one is to search record. the user can search by enter project name, doc title, volume and box barcode. for project name and volume, i use combo box and for doc title and box barcode i'm using text box.
i want to create search function that can detect from user keyword and even user did not fill in all the form, the system still can search the record.
I have a database that uses four forms and each form has it's own table and each form has it's own search button to find a specific record within that table. I would like to use one search button that will look at all four tables and bring up the correct record when the request number is entered. Can I link all the tables to perform this or is code required? Can someone send me in the right direction for how to do this? Give me an example of code if it's required?
Thanks for any help I can get.
Laura Edmark
Hello
I have a main form with a search command button in the header. This search facility looks for information in a subform. At the moment I can't seem to get it to work.
Main form called Building
Subform called LineTypeSub
Field its trying to search is called Line
Here's the code I have at the moment.
Private Sub cmdSearchLine_Click()
DoCmd.ShowAllRecords
DoCmd.GoToControl ("Line")
DoCmd.FindRecord Me!SearchLine
Line.SetFocus
SearchLine = Line.Text
SearchLine.SetFocus
strSearch = SearchLine.Text
End Sub
If anyone could help that would be great, thanks.
I have a table that was set up from a parameter query. Before the form opens it ask you for a part number. You type in the part number you want the information for and the form pops up to that particular part number. The problem that I am having is that if I want to move to another part number I have to close out the form and reopen it to type in another part number. I tried using the Access Find/Replace feature to do a search for a another part number to open up the information to that part number and I have even tried to create a command function that will do a search, but when I use them they both come up with no records found.
Is there a way to make a search function in a form created from a parameter query? I am not a script writer and am just really getting indepth with Access at the moment.
Thanks
Steve
please see the example attached, it is a very basic search, double clicking on the return number opens that record.
what i would like to do is show the account name and date is the same box.
below is the code that i use. can someone please someone help me incorporate something into it?
rivate Sub cmdSearch_Click()
On Error GoTo Err_cmdSearch_Click
Dim stDocName As String
Dim stLinkCriteria As String
stDocName = "frmSearchReturn"
DoCmd.OpenForm stDocName, , , stLinkCriteria
Exit_cmdSearch_Click:
Exit Sub
Option Compare Database
Option Explicit
Private Sub List2_DblClick(Cancel As Integer)
Dim rs As Object
DoCmd.OpenForm "frmquery"
Set rs = Forms!frmquery.Recordset.Clone
rs.FindFirst "[RETURN NUMBER] = " & Str(Nz(Me![List2], 0))
If Not rs.EOF Then Forms!frmquery.Bookmark = rs.Bookmark
DoCmd.Close acForm, Me.Name
End Sub
Private Sub TxtSearch_Change()
Dim vSearchString As String
vSearchString = Me.TxtSearch.Text
'Me.txtSearch2.Value = vSearchString
'Me.List2.Requery
'Err_cmdSearch_Click:
End Sub
Hello,
I have a form with about 30 fields on it, all connected to a table with file information. I want to create a search form using all 30 fields, so that if a user inputs information in any one of these fields and clicks search, it will find records based on the combination of what he/she inputted in the fields. For all the fields that he/she leaves blank, the search engine will ignore in its search.
I have already created a query that does this somewhat. For each field, I have used this as the criteria:
IIf(IsNull([Forms]![File Search Form]![SearchFieldName])=False,[Forms]![File Search Form]![SearchFieldName],[FieldName])
I have put this in the criteria and they are all linked by an And statement. It works fine, except that the program does not seem to match Null fields together. So, if the user leaves a field blank, the search won't ignore that field, it will only show records with some piece of data in that field. All records that are Null in that field are cut out.
So, I guess my question is: how would I make the program be unbiased towards fields that are Null and let it include records that have null in the field? Am I going about this the wrong way?
Any way, hope it was clear. Thanks in advance. =)
Anybody here know how to create a search field on a form to pull up a certain record?
I am practicing with Microsoft Access by creating a database that tracks my college degree progress as well as my wife's college degree progress.
Here is the Database Structure:
tblStudentID
---numStudentID (AutoNumber)
---strFName
---strLName
tblQuarter
---strQuarter
tblDegreeAudit
---numStudentID (Lookup field from tblStudentID)
******(Displays the First and Last Name according to Student ID number)
---strCourseCode
---strCourseNumber
---strCourseTitle
---strDegreeProgram (Yes/No field)
---strQuarter (Lookup field from tblQuarter)
---strYear
---strCredits
---strComplete (Yes/No field)
frmDegreeAudit
---tblDegreeAudit
Now, on the form (frmDegreeAudit), I want to put in a search function that allows me to drop down a list with the Student's name and all of their courses next to the name according to the Student's ID. Below is how I want to list to look when you drop the list down:
First Name-----Last Name-----Course Code----Course Number
If I can't do that, then this is what I want to do then. I want a drop down list that has the first and last name. Then right next to that drop down list, I want another drop down list that lists all of the courses associated with the Student ID. It would look something like this:
List #1=========================List #2
First Name-----Last Name->->->->->->Course Code----Course Number
Anybody understand what it is I'm looking for? I hope so because once I figure this out, I can figure out the other database I've been trying to create for the longest time.
Hello
I want to create a single search field inwhich the user can search data within two different tables. So for example in both tables there is a field called Container Number. When they type in the number into the search field i want a query to search both tables and return if it is in table one or table two.
I hope this make sense!
I think I can achieve what my boss wants with just one table.
I work in a legal department and we track employee contract complaints/issues. Simple data entry is used and one table (Complaints Table) has been created with fields like: employee name, emp #, what union rep issues the complaint, who from our department responded, when the complaint was sent, when the response was sent, two memo fields to describe the problem and the resolution, and ... perhaps most importantly... contract section.
It is possible that one complaint could touch on multiple contract sections.
The data-entry form I've created has the following fields:
contract section 1:
contract section 2:
contract section 3:
Now I need to create a Search Form and I'm having all kinds of headaches trying to understand how to make this work... trouble with setting up the right macro, too.
I'd like the main form to contain the following search fields:
Rec # (which is set as an autonumber in the "Complaints Table")
Employee name
Employee #
Contract Section
...or perhaps just a "contract section" search form...
1. If a contract section # is entered, I want to push a button and have every record of that contract section # filtered from the database and show exactly as the data-entry form beneath the "search" portion of the main form.
(did that make any sense?). I know how to create a general form and subform, but the subform always shows up as a table object rather than a form object. How can I fix that?
2. Some contract sections might be numbered: 3.A.2. ....others might have a longer name like 22.C.3.a.vi.(b). ....
Obviously, the filter/search needs to catch all records which include the contract section specifically, regardless of which of the three "contract section" fields from the main data-entry form contain data.
What's the easiest, non-VBA way of setting that up?
I just know nothing of VBA.
Any help is greatly appreciated...
tango..
Hello, i have a database that simply holds all the information on one table at the moment and what im trying to figure out is how to create a form that i can enter data onto that searches all the different fields at once, instead of one search for one thing and another for another. Some of the fileds are Headset number, gasket number, make, model, engine cc, etc.. so what i want to be able to do is have a form with a text box for each of these fields that then searches the table to narrow down the search results. at the moment i have a search for each, say for one i enter the headset number, it searches and pulls up all records with that headset number, then i have a search for engine cc, but what happens is it searches all records again for the engine cc not following on from the search for headset number so i end up back with a load of records with diferent headset numbers but with the searched engine cc. Basically the search form needs to take data entered into each text bow for each field then the combined results from each, narrowing down the results. can anyone help? in laymans terms!!
Thanks
Paul:
I have created a form to search a field in my database by running a query. i can only get it to search for direct matches as I am having no luck getting the "LIKE" Operator to work for me. the format should apparently be, like "A*" , this works but i woud like to replace "A" with a variable from a txt box in my form. which will be a combination of letters and numbers
followed what i think is the right instructions and pasted the appropriate bits in the expression builder to tell it where to look but doesnt work
cant fathom out why its not working, it just produces blank queries
Also in the query design page do i need to do anything with the optional "Total" row dropdown menu?
help much appreciated
I am using access 2010 and am trying to create a dynamic search like the one google uses, it will feature a drop down that will populate with results but when its not in use the drop down is not shown.
I'm looking to add a menu system to the form its self so that the users will be able to do certain functions. third image is what I'm looking to create with the menu bar at the top of the screen.
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I have Territory Mgmt database. Sometimes when I get a new lead I need to quickly find other leads in the database that are closest to it.
I am currently not tracking latitude/longitude etc. Do I need to? Is there a way to set certain location marks by address?
If so, once I put in the latitudel/longitude how do I create a search to find the nearest?
I have a combo box with different department names in it
I have a button in a form called cmdShowDept the caption "Show only one Department"
When I open the form I have the combo box set to not be visible
When the Show only one Department command button is pressed I want the following to happen;
The Department combo box should appear
The button's text should change to "Show all Departments" in red
If the button is clicked when the text is red then:
the original button text should return in Black
the department combo should disappear
After clicking on the button and you click one of the specific departments ie accounting I want it to show only the accounting records in the form.
I'm still learning about access, so thanks for any help anyone can give me pleeeese!!
I have a form that when initially displayed shows all client records in my database with the ability to add new ones through a "Add New" command button. I have another command button called "Search" that displays a second form containing a dozen or so fields to search and filter down on.
When the Search button is pressed, I display search form and enter data in some of the fields for searching. I then click ok and the main form should now display a subset of the records based on the data I entered on the search form.
My dilemma is that the WhereCondition of the docmd.OpenForm doesn't work. The doccmd works to open the form when I don't include the WhereCondition, but the moment I put the WhereCondition in, I get an unknown runtime error (3000).
Here's the code. I've stripped out most of the search fields to target just the one until I can get it working, then I'll add the others back in.
Private Sub cmdSearch_Click()
Dim varWhere As Variant
' Initialize the search string to Null
varWhere = Null
If Not IsNothing(Me.srchLastName) Then
varWhere = "([p_last_nam] LIKE '" & Me.srchLastName & "*')"
[Code] ....
I am creating a database of bird banding and breeding records for the refuge where I currently intern. To do this, I have created the following tables:
Adult Banding Records
Nestling Banding Records
Historical Banding Records
The specific issue:
I have already created forms for entering data into these tables, but now I would like to create a "search" form that will use the primary key (which is always the band number of the individual bird, across all tables) to search ALL the tables and pull up all the information on that record. This will be convenient when we recapture a bird that is already banded, so we can look up their information in our database. Also, since I plan to add many more tables, it would be nice to not have to search each table individually.
Main form is frmPeople
As you can see i have a subform called frmPeopleInsurancesSub
Next to that I have a Edit Command button which open a forms called
PeopleInsurances
When user wants to edit one of the insurances all user has to do is click on on one of the insurance and click edit to take user to that record
But cant make it work
Any Ideas