Designing Forms For Different Display Sizes
Aug 25, 2005
I have written a database application in Access 2003 for my company. I am going to deploy it with Terminal services on a Windows 2000 Server. I went to my server room to logon and test and found that 90% of the screens I designed had print and close command buttons that were off the screen. I developed the application on a 19" plat panel display with 1280 X 1024 res. The server room has a 17" Non-flat panel with 1024 X 768 res. I am assuming this is the culprit. Is there a way to make the application a "ONE SIZE FITS ALL" solution. Im sure writing a different version for every possible resolution is not how it is done. Any ideas would be deeply appreciated
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Mar 31, 2005
After much work and help from a lot of competent ppl on this forum i have finally been able to get my dB together. Now i have a problem though which i can't solve.
Problem is this:
I open a form, lets call it MENU. From this you open a second form called NewEmployee.
In this new form you insert new data about the employee(s) and then insert them in the dB.
So far so good, but when you do a print about the employee, the procedure is this:
A special form is opened (PrintOutForm), its fields are filled with data from the NewEmployee, it is printed and then closed.
Problem with this is that the MENU form is now not-maximized :) Which it was when you opened the dB.
Is this something any of you guys have encountered before?
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Sep 18, 2013
Using Access 2010, I have a subform in datasheet view and I want to set the font size to 10pt. Setting font sizes for datasheet fields in the Format tab does not change the font size displayed.
I understand that the font size can be set using VBA (for example: Me.DatasheetFontHeight=10). Where do I put this code for it to work in a) a single datasheet b) all datasheets in the db?
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Nov 14, 2004
Hi,
I am a newbie at Access and am basically designing my first database. This database is for a short term project and is designed to track the attendance of employees at acompany. Here is a brief description of the tables and forms in question.
EmployeeInformation - this table stores records of each employee, their ID, DOB and SIN.
AttendanceProfile- this table stores records of prolonged absence periods for each employee. A given employee can have many attendance profiles, meaning that this table is linked to the EmployeeInformation table via a one-many relationship. This table will provide detailed information about the status and history of each Profile. So for example if an employee misses work for 12 days due to an appendicitis operation, the exact nature and dates of this absence would be listed as a new profile. The primary key for this table is an autonumber field called ProfileID
ActionLog - this table stores the actions taken by company employees (if any) in response to each AttendanceProfile. It is connected to the profiles table via a one-one relationship with ProfileID being the foreign key in this table. Another main field is the ProcedureNum field which will list the number of each procedure taken for a given ActionLog record. This table is needed to track what the company has done/is doing to track an employees prolonged absence.
Allow me to illustrate with an example. An employee, John Doe misses 15 days in June 2001 due to an illness in the family. An AttendanceProfile record is then made for this period illustrating the exact nature of Mr. Doe's absence as well as tracking what official documents he has submitted (eg medical note, official company documents). Another matching record containing the same ProfileID is also made in the ActionLog table describing what the company has done so far to track this absence. So if an HR employee calls Mr Doe's physician to verify this illness or sends a letter requiring further documentation, each of these steps is listed in this log for this absence profile.
Sorry for the long-winded explanation, but better now than to have to clarify myself later. Here is where I'm stuck. I would like to set up two data entry forms, to create new AttendanceProfile records and related ActionLog records. Obviously, these corresponding records are linked directly by the ProfileID field. After completing the AttendanceProfile form, I would like the user to be able to click a command button to open another form (I am avoiding a subform in this case because my attendanceProfile form is huge and I cannot conveniantly fit a subform on it) to open a new form where they can enter Procedure descriptions and dates on the ACtion log. For each new procedure the user enters, an autonumber fields automatically increments the procedureNumber for that specific ProfileID.
Finally, my question to any of you is, assuming that I have already designed the AttendanceProfile table and form, how shall I design the ActionLog table AND forms to accomplish this exact task.
Once again, sorry for the excessive detail. Your assistance is greatlys appreciated.
Regards,
Mike J.
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Oct 17, 2014
Is there a way to preview a form you are designing to see how it will look when it's full frame?
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Jan 13, 2006
Hello,
I have database that is linked to an asp style website. In my Products table, I have a field for Product_Description. Unfortunately the descriptions for the products that I have are very lengthy, some 10 sentences and above. And as access only allows for field sizes of 255 characters max, I can barely fit 1-2 sentences here.
I was wondering whether there is a way of getting a much bigger field size at all?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Oct 20, 2005
How can I control the size of my form. I would like some of my form with my program to open small, since they are small forms, and some large because they are the whole size of the forms. I hope I have explained this enough for someone to help.Thanks in advance.
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Nov 17, 2004
Hi,
I am a new member, who has been reading these postings for several weeks, hoping for a few quick answers, but no luck.
I have several issues on form size.
The first is that some of my forms open OK, but they change the form size of the form that opened them. My main form is maximized. When I open a child form, not maximized, the main form, and the open Access windows, such as the DataBase form and any open Tables, Queries, Reports, etc all become non-maximized.
The main form has the dimensions of the last-opened form .mde files, which leads me to believe that there is some Access option that crosses project or database lines. I cannot find it.
If I maximize the main form with the child form open, Access maximizes the child form also. If any form is open in Design View, the Properties window may be on top of everything. As the controls I need are seldom visible in these small windows, I spend much effort resizing windows.
What do I need to do to have a maximized "Switchboard" and smaller child windows/Forms???
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Dec 4, 2012
I have a multiuser database back end with approximately 25 tables. The file size for the back end has recently jumped from approx. 50mb to 270mb, but I do not know where the data causing this increase is placed. Is it possible to measure the file space usage (in mb) that each table contributes so that I can determine the source of the increase.
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May 30, 2006
How can i make all my forums fill my screen? so dont have to recreate them? so they are not just tiny boxes. as originaly designed? I looked in hope that there maybe have been something in the startup drop drop down, but i was't so luck. also tried to select whole forum and group and name the whole thing bigger by dragging the resize command. but this just messed the whole forums up so i did't save changes.
Thanks im sure this is a really stupid question.
Shrew
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Jun 29, 2006
Well, today I had a problem with my main access db. It stopped letting me create MDE files, and my usual trick of decompiling it didn't work. I eventually got it working by importing everything into a blank database and setting the startup form and references again. However when I did this, I noticed a very big difference in file sizes. My old MDB file was 14mb, while the new one was about 5mb.
Just wondering if anybody else has come across anything like this before? Everything seems to be working fine and transferred over corrrectly, but such a huge difference worries me slightly.
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Jun 20, 2007
Hi,
i am developing a clothing order management database.
I have so far got [order details], [products], [product details] entities.
This is so that products with the same model code can have a selection of colours and sizes which are held in the product details table.
I followed this website which was very helpful: http://www.princeton.edu/~rcurtis/ul...database2.html
The question is now: each size and colour will have a different stock quantity. How do i model this, for example, so when a Small Red t-shirt is added, the small red t-shirts quantity decreases rather than the overall quantity for the model.
any ideas?
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Nov 19, 2006
I browsed a lot of posts related to fonts, and pored over my "Mastering Access 2000" and "Access 2000 Power Programming" books, but I couldn't find answers to my specific questions.
I have many years of experience with Access, but I've only recently become interested in making my forms look nice on a variety of user PC configurations. Now, like many others, I sometimes spend too much time formatting a form so it looks really nice on my PC, only to find formatting problems on the user's PC. For example, a label using Arial Rounded MT Bold looks great on my PC but is cut off on the user's PC. Similarly, Tahoma on buttons looks nice on my PC but looks bigger and bolder on the user's PC.
At first I thought this was probably a font problem. But then I realized that even with the same screen resolution, the forms themselves (not just the fonts) appeared bigger on the user's PC. Some forms didn't even fit inside a maximized Access window, whereas they certainly did on my PC - again, this is with the same screen resolution. So now I don't know if it's a font problem, some other problem, or perhaps multiple problems.
Which leads to my questions:
(1) If I set the size of a form on my PC, and the screen resolution is the same on my PC and the user's PC, then why does my form show up relatively bigger on some users' PCs? How can one control the look of a form if the form properties are not applied identically on different PCs?
(2) Why do all the fonts look bigger and fatter / bolder on some users' PCs?
(3) Is there a user-configurable Windows setting that overrides the font size settings I assign to controls?
(4) How can I determine in code if specific fonts are supported (if this is a necessary step)?
(5) What is the industry best practice for managing font selection, allowing for the possibility that the desired fonts may not be supported?
Thanks for your help...
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May 1, 2013
I have an Access Database of around 8MB. However, after a day's use, this file size increases to around 110MB. If I run a Compact and Repair, the file returns to it's usual size. The first time I noticed this, the file had reached a size of 2GB which is a bit alarming. The file does get used but only appending around 50 records a day and making some amendments. What could be causing this increase?
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Mar 26, 2013
Is there a means of making an application grow/shrink to accommodate different screen sizes? eg. not all users of a distributed application will necessarily have the same screen size.
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Aug 19, 2005
Could someone please give me some help with designing a database in access.
I know excel really well, and took a class on access, and have tried a few times to get started with access but always to no avail.
I have a company that installs real estate signs
1. we have about 200-300 agents (which represent about 10-15 offices)
2. 3 things can happen to 1 sign -
-1. installed the first time (charge)
-2. have a sold sign, for sale sign, or flyer box put on(charge)
-3. Finally removed(free, no charge)
-4. the date would have to be tracked on all of these occurences
3. We have about 10 products or things that can be put or hung on a sign.
I can set up the offices and the agents, and link them just fine. I can set up the products and do the work detail. The problem I have and cannot figure out is trying to bill or invoice this. Some agents are billed individually and some agents don't get billed, there office gets billed as a whole. Could someone please offer some insight on how maybe to go about this from the beginning.
Thanks for any help
Josh
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Jul 17, 2007
Hi
I've been asked by someone at work to design a "no brainer" gui for an access database but I am a complete newbie with regards to this - sure I can do simple queries to filter the information I what in design view but this is something else.
How can I design a gui that can be clicked on or is executed when the mdb icon is clicked that will allow people to access from a drop down box the area they need information about and then have to option to either have the information exported to excell or in a summary report to be printed off. Should I use the form wizard or the report wizard - though none of them seem to do what I want.
I've set up the database from the excell spreadsheets they gave me containing activity figures per operational region. The regions are listed in the first column and I wanted a drop down box to list them.
We have 6,000 entries on the database. These cover 8 regions with some regions containing maybe 500+ entries. As mentioned the regions are listed in column one of the database.
When I select the regions column in a drop down box instead of getting just one entry per region, I get every single entry for example 500 for region 1, 200 for region 2 etc. In other words it is reading the rows not grouping them according to region which is what I want
How do I group them so Access only includes one entry per region on the drop down box and what is the best way to design the gui to give the results I am after?
Thanks
Andrew
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Nov 29, 2006
Hi all,
Excuse me for being new here...but i need some advice on a database im working on. Im currently in a school trying to develop a database that records my students' participation in some arts activities.
What we need is a database that could capture the number of participants that actually went for a particular event (sounds easy rite? - :rolleyes: ).
To break it down:
1. The EVENTS are broke up into 3 categories : Exposure, Experience & Excursion.
2. Each EVENT consists of the number of PARTICIPANTS that is divided into Students, Teachers, Parents and Alumni.
3. Lastly, the PARTICIPANTS are further seperated into different interest groups such as Band, Choir, Drama Club etc....
It is quite overwhelming for me as im not that experienced in using Access..so i'll be glad if someone could help to advice me on how i should design the tables and their relationships.
Thank you.
Cheers! :D
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Jul 29, 2007
want to create a database for our college examination cell. I wanted to know hwo I can create such a table:
RollNo. |------Subject1------|-----Subject 2-------| .....
-------| Theory |Viva| Total |Theory |Viva | Total |.....
There are around 6 subjects.
I want it soemthing like subject1.theory, subject1.viva etc
I know that is not exactly possible in MS Access, so could anyone tell me the best way to do it. I somehow wanted the subcolumns to appear as part of the subjects. (as we can do in excel)
I thought of naming them as sub1_theory, sub1_viva....... but not too happy with it.
any help would be appreciated.
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Mar 15, 2006
Hi All,
my first post here, and hope that someone may be able to help.
I am setting up an access db for a bowling tournament and need some help with it if possible.
tables are planned, roughly as follows (some fields removed for clarity)
tblBowlers
BowlerID
Name
Association Number
tblSquads
SquadID
Name
Date
tblEntries
ID
BowlerID
SquadID
Game1
Game2
Game3
All bowlers will be entered into the tblBowlers table and all squads entered into the tblSquads table. Then each time a bowler plays (they can play more than once) there entry will be put into the tblEntries table.
I need a query that will give me each bowlers best 3 entries. So If Joe Bowler plays 4 times and bowls 168, 143, 207 - 208, 197, 214 - 169, 190, 199 - 201, 198, 245. I would need a query to list the best 3 of Joe's entries along with the best 3 of all other bowlers (sorted in ascending order, best bowler at top)
Any help would be really appreciated. I can do this in Excel, but I really dont want to :eek: LOL
Thanks
AJ
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Jul 30, 2007
I have 2 tables which store information. One is a main table, and the other is an archive table. They store exactly the same information - i.e. the structure is the same. There is a checkbox in the main table and when users are done with an item they check that and it is moved to the archive table.
I need to generate a query which will treat those two tables as one table.
For example I need reporting by date for how many items received. I can do this for each table sperately but not together, at least not how I want to.
I need the results of the query to have the date in one column and category in another column and count of how many items in another column. But for both tables at once.
Is this possible? Am I being clear enough? TIA!
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Oct 1, 2004
Good day,
I am in the process of creating a database in Access.
I need some advice on designing the table structure.
I have 10,000 products.
There are 40 product types.
Some fields are the same for all products. (I.E. description, price).
Some fields are unique to the product type.
I am thinking this:
1. Have a table called products with all 10,000 products including description, price, producttypeID and productID.
2. Have a table with producttypeID and ProducttypeDescription.
3. Have 40 tables with ProductID and fields that are unique to that category of product.
Is this the right way to go about it?
Thanks in advance.
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Nov 28, 2006
Could someone please help me with the following.
I have a form that gets some basic information...
My table looks like the following..
NewApplicationID
ClientName
ClientAddress
ClientPhone
ClientEmail
later on down the road, we will be inputing other fields, is it possible to have another form for specific information, that would be linked to this....
thanks for any help
Josh
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Sep 21, 2004
I have attached a sample of a calendar report I'm working on. I got it to "almost" work! Hard to explain without showing it. . . . The problem is getting it to know not to start the calendar until Day 1 of the month. Right now, it does the following:
Su MoTu WeTh Fri Sat
04 05 06 07 01 02 03
08 09 10 11 12 13 14 etc.
So I want it to know to put "blanks" in the Sun. through Wed. spot. I looked at a sample calendar that Meloncolly had uploaded here, but I couldn't figure out how to get it to work with the way I'm doing it. (I need to be able to print a year at a time. . . .)Maybe a combo of the two?
If I can get that to work, then I would like to get multiple day appointments to appear on each day between the start and end date of that apptmt.--but one thing at a time. Does anyone know how to fix this first step?
Oh, the report to open is rptCalDays.
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Feb 28, 2008
I'm trying to develop an application to help me generate quotes. Right now I have a spreadsheet with all of our products and their prices. When I need to generate a quote I have to find each line item on the spreadsheet, manually type in the item and its price in a quoting spreadsheet, and repeat until I've entered all the items. This is tedious and error-prone.
I'm a software engineer with experience with relational databases but have hardly any experience with Access, and I'm hoping that it is a good tool for this application. I'm thinking that I can create a table with all of our products and their prices, and to generate a quote I simply enter the quantity of each item in a form and have a report generate the quote. I'm not sure how to go about designing this though. I've searched far and wide for a template or tutorial on a similar problem but have come up short. Can you guys help me get started?
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Sep 1, 2005
Hi guys, i need help with a sample database, and wondered if anyone could tell me the entities and how to calculate the prices etc. If anyone could attempt starting the database off for me it would be appreciated too!!
Here is the spec!!!
You are required to produce and document a design that meets the requirements of the McDuffs Burgers scenario:
The corporate office of McDuffs Burgers has asked you to design a database to help track its restaurants and managers. The database is to help the management show the total annual sales of each restaurant and the performance of each manager, as measured by the totals annual sales of all restaurants for that particular manager. Each restaurant is supervised by a single manager, but a manager is also responsible for several restaurants. The company stores typical personnel data (name, salary, and so on.) for each manager as well as basic data for each restaurant such as the telephone and address of each restaurant, its size in square metres, and total annual sales for the last fiscal year. The company would also like objective ways to measure the performance of a manager such as the total revenue for which they are responsible, the average annual revenue per restaurant, the average annual revenue per square foot, etc.
The database should also track the orders that are placed by individual restaurants to the corporate office for various food supplies. Each order is associated with a specific restaurant, and of course, a single restaurant will place multiple orders during the course of a year. The company uses a standard set of product numbers, product descriptions, and associated prices that applies to all restaurants. Each order can specify several products, and a single product may appear in several orders. The database should be capable of computing the total cost for each order.
Deliverables
1. Entity definition for each entity.
2. Entity Relationship Diagram, which must show entities, relationships and membership.
3. Relationship definition for each relationship.
4. Relations (This must include for each relation the primary and foreign keys).
5. Data Dictionary.
Furthermore:
You are required to implement the design (produced in the first part of the assessment - McDuffs Burgers - Database Design), by designing and creating queries, forms, reports and any supporting code. Revisions may be made to the design in the implementation process.
You should note the management of McDuffs Burgers has little experience of database systems and wish to be advised on the information the system can produce.
They require example reports demonstrating the capabilities of the system to:
- Aid the day to day operation of the business.
- Provide appropriate management information.
You must also implement an appropriate user interface to the database easy to use.
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