I am finding it more and more difficult to answer questions lately, is it just me or has the quality of the questions gone down?
In some cases it appears that the "question" is more of a request to have something done for them than actually trying to solve a problem that they are having with a learning process.
Has anyone else noticed this or is it just me?
I have a simple database that has in the same record in a table 3 fields of last names that are populated by entering the data in a form. There could be the same last names in each of the 3 fields. (ie; John Doe, Mary Doe, Little Doe) My problem is that I want to make a report by clicking on a button searching by the last name (Doe) and consider each of the 3 last names in my search criteria. Does anyone know how this can be accomplished as not to miss any of the (Doe's in this case)? Please help if you can I know it sounds confusing.
Thanks in advance for any help!
I am having difficulty creating code that will compare a date in one table (or query) in the [Expire] field and subtracting two months from the date and automatically placing the newly calculated date into the table (or query) in the [Notify Expiration] second field. For example:
Expire Notify Expiration
01/01/2007 11/01/2006
02/01/2007 12/01/2006
03/01/2007 01/01/2007
04/01/2007 02/01/2007
05/01/2007 03/01/2007
06/01/2007 04/01/2007
07/01/2007 05/01/2007
08/01/2007 06/01/2007
09/01/2007 07/01 2007
10/01/2007 08/01/2007
11/01/2007 09/01/2007
12/01/2007 10/01/2007
Please note that for the month of January and February, the subtraction is minus two for these two months and the subtraction is minus one for the year. All other subsequent months just subtracts two for the months leaving the year intact.
I would appreciate any help that will progmatically accomplish these calculations.
Thanks
Charles Moery
Keypounder2@aol.com
I am having trouble with opening an existing form in ms access. Any idea what could be the problem?
Even if I am not able to retieve the whole form is there a way I can retrieve all the event procedures associated with the form?
Would appreciate any pointers.
Thanks in advance.
GreetInfo
In the Access application that I have developed for a user, the application is supposed to establish the ODBC connection to an external database when the application is initiated. On my PC, the application works. On an older PC, the application works. However, on the User's PC and on the new one that we are building for her the linking to the external tables does not work. I have displays for the tables that she is to link to as the program is doing the linking. Sometimes, on the PC for her use, the first table will not link and the rest will. Sometimes, none of the tables will link. Sometimes, the first half will link and the second half won't. I am stymied. Below is the logic that I use to make the connections at the beginning of the process. Any suggestions?
Dim strTable As String
On Error GoTo Assign_Error
'MsgBox ("Click on OK and Please be Patient as the program links to PeopleSoft tables.")
' NOTE : Do not unlink the tables as you will have to manually relink the tables
strTable = "ps_comp_ratecd_tbl"
Call unlink_table(strTable)
Call link_table(strTable)
strTable = "ps_current_job"
Call unlink_table(strTable)
Call link_table(strTable)
strTable = "ps_names"
Call unlink_table(strTable)
Call link_table(strTable)
strTable = "ps_tl_compleav_tbl"
Call unlink_table(strTable)
Call link_table(strTable)
strTable = "ps_tl_empl_data"
Call unlink_table(strTable)
Call link_table(strTable)
strTable = "ps_tl_trc_tbl"
Call unlink_table(strTable)
Call link_table(strTable)
strTable = "ps_tl_tskprf_detl"
Call unlink_table(strTable)
Call link_table(strTable)
Assign_Exit:
Exit Function
Assign_Error:
MsgBox Error$
MsgBox Err
Resume Assign_Exit
End Function
Function link_table(strTable As String)
Dim dbs As Database
Dim tdfLinked As TableDef
Dim strDatasource As String
Dim strDatabase As String
On Error GoTo Link_Error
DoCmd.OpenForm "Message"
[Forms]![Message].SetFocus
[Forms]![Message]![Message] = "Linking Table " & strTable
[Forms]![Message].Repaint
strDatabase = "HR8PROD"
strDatasource = "PS_Payroll"
strTable = UCase(strTable)
Set dbs = CurrentDb
Set tdfLinked = dbs.CreateTableDef(strTable)
' tdfLinked.Attributes = dbAttachSavePWD
' Check to see if table already exists and if it does then do nothing
' For Each tdfLinked In dbs.TableDefs
' If tdfLinked. = strTable Then
tdfLinked.Connect = "ODBC;UID=sysadm;PWD=sysadm;DSN=" & strDatasource & ";"
tdfLinked.SourceTableName = strTable
tdfLinked.Attributes = dbAttachSavePWD
dbs.TableDefs.Append tdfLinked
DoCmd.Close acForm, "Message"
' Exit Function
' End If
' Next
' [Forms]![Message].SetFocus
' [Forms]![Message]![Message] = strTable & " Not Found for Linking"
' [Forms]![Message].Repaint
' DoCmd.TransferDatabase acLink, "ODBC Database", "ODBC;DSN=PS_Payroll;UID=sysadm;PWD=sysadm;DATABASE =HR8PROD", acTable, "SYSADM." & UCase(strTable), strTable
Link_Exit:
Exit Function
Link_Error:
' if the error is simply that the item to delete isn't actually
' there to delete, we want to skip it.
If Err = 3265 Then
Resume Next
End If
' otherwise we want to show what the error is, and then exit.
MsgBox Error$
Resume Link_Exit
End Function
Function unlink_table(strTable As String)
Dim dbs As Database
On Error GoTo Unlink_table_Error
Set dbs = CurrentDb
dbs.TableDefs.Delete strTable
Unlink_table_Exit:
Exit Function
Unlink_table_Error:
' if the error is simply that the item to delete isn't actually
' there to delete, we want to skip it.
If Err = 3265 Then
Resume Next
End If
' otherwise we want to show what the error is, and then exit.
MsgBox Error$
Resume Unlink_table_Exit
End Function
Hi There,
I have recently upgraded from Office XP to Office 2007. I had an Access database which worked fine in Access XP. In it I had a table linked to an Excel spreadsheet. When I entered data on an access form, it updated the Excel spreadsheet [source document] accordingly. This does not seem to work in Access 2007. The linked table option now does not permit data entry or amendement. The other "Get external data" options create a table in Access which also does not update my source Excel document. The idea is to enter data in Access using a form. This data is placed in an excel spreadsheet. Excel gets some lookup values, and then enters these in a Word mail merge. Without the functionality of a linked table and data entry, I cannot produce new reports.
Can anybody help please?
Regards
Mark M.
I am having difficulty getting a query to work, there's probably something really simple I'm missing. . . I can get the Union function to work but I can't get it to create a table for me. The basic query looks like this:
INSERT INTO test
SELECT * FROM [Design] WHERE (Design.CID Not Like "*-*")
UNION
SELECT * FROM [Release] WHERE (Release.CID Not Like "*-*")
It works fine and shows me the table I want without the first line, but I would like it to input into a new or existing table. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Hi, I’m having a problem creating a form for easy data entry. Let me give you a little background. I have a database for a tutor program, students request a tutor for a class, and then I fill out a follow up report to find out if they are being tutored or changed their minds. Next I enter the contact information indicating the date and time of their tutoring session.
Students can be tutored in more than one class but they can only have one tutor for each class.
I have a form where I enter the tutor request info and sub forms for their classes, follow ups, and sessions. Ideally I would also like a form just to enter the session info. I want a combo box to select the tutor and then a sub form to select the tutee with a combo box which will auto fill the Subject, and Course fields, and field to enter the date and contact hrs.
I think the problem is with my relationships. I’m just kind of stuck. I think I need to create a form based on a query but I haven't done that before. Any help would be appreciated. Attached is a screen shot of my relationships and of my current form for your reference.
THANKS!!!!
1) There are some databases here at work that I can open in BOTH A97 and A2K. I thought A2K won't open in A97, and before you can open an A97 in A2K, you have to convert? At least that's been my experience thus far. Any idea what is happening and how I can determine which version these databases are currently in?
2) With those same databases...assuming some were A97, the option to Convert them under Database Utilities is greyed out. Is this most likely a rights issue? Could it be anything else?
Thanks for the help!
Hi,
Recently I created a database using MS Access for the company and I am the Admin for it. The database is in the share folder and many employees are using it but if I want to take backup or modify any thing a message is appearing saying that one user open the database.
Is there any method to know which user is opening the database and in which PC (workstation) it is open.
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Is there any way of adding export fuction to the toolbar using modules or macro
Hi all,
A quick question!
Is it possible to have a table of 10 random questions and an inital form created with those questions in the form of checkboxes. When you chose random questions from that pool of questions a new brand form and table have the option to be created.
Basically, I have many external databases to research and some of the questions are the same in each database. Each database must be saved as individual tables and forms.
~Vanepps
Hello,
I have few questions so please bare with me
1- i want the text box to change automatically according to date so i
tried this:
if date>text14.text then text30.text=sea else text30.text=port
but nothing happens
2-i made a form but not all the data rows in the table are in the form(there`s still some rows)
so if i delete a data that are in the form how i can automatically delete the data that
are in the other row ?
3-this may sound stupid..but is there a way to stop the access logo from apearing when
loading the database?and how to make access directly open a specified form?
Thank you very much all.
I am designing a database and have a couple of questions.
I have designed a form that I have opening at startup. How do I force this to maximize on opening?
I have set up a report based on a query. It works fine. The query requires a parameter to be entered when it is run. The parameter comes from a list (of teachers in my school). How do I set up the query so that the 'Enter Parameter' dialog box provides a drop down list of teachers from which the user selects their name?
PS I have almost no knowledge of Visual Basic!
Thanks for your help.
Steve
Hi all
I am new to Access and have just designed a new database and was wondering if anyone could help with a few questions.
1/ I am setting up a Macro to send an e-mail on the change of a form. When the e-mail is generated by Access I get a message from Outlook stating that "A program is trying to automatically send e-mail..." and asks you to confirm that it is ok to go. Is there any way to bypass this check or alternatively send the e-mail from a specific e-mail address rather than the database user.
2/ I have changed the background colours on a number of my forms but the Record Selector's and Scroll Bar stay the standard Access Grey. Is there anyway to change these?
3/ I have used the User Security Wizard to setup users, groups and access but I can't seem to see a way to limit the number of simulateous logins a person can have i.e. I can log in more than once with the same user when I only want to be able to login once. Any ideas?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
JC
Hey guys, I'm just doing this database and have suddenly realised I dont know as much about MS Access as I thought!
Q.1 - I need to run a query that displays the top 5 records in a table, how would I go about doing this?
Q.2 - In my tables, I have of numerical data like the following...
http://img276.imageshack.us/img276/2695/11ch1.png
is it possible to make a Totals column which automatcily adds up the data in the Fraud, Competition, Loss of data, etc rows? (similar to MS Excel if possible)
Hey guys, bit of a novice here
Say your got a database that has many users & in which quite alot of information is added to it on a regular basis. Basically its getting slower, what could be the problems & how could you fix it???
Hi all, I built a system in access for my a level IT course a few years back but haven't had need to use access since. just been asked to build simple system at work and i'm forgetting some really simple things. trouble is i think i'm overcomplicating the terms and can't find anything in the help file!
basically the system is to keep track of how many hours various people have worked on various jobs.
I've got 3 tables:
Jobs - job id, location etc etc
Staff - staff id, name etc
link - job id, staff id and hours worked.
the job and staff tables have the id as the primary key, and i've set the relationship to link them to the corresponding field in the link table. which is all fine if i remember rightly?!
now what i'm trying to do is set up a form for entring the hours worked etc into the link table. we use job id numbers all the time so i have that as a drop down box. what i want is to have a drop down for employee names, which will insert the employee id into the link table- basically so we can work with names rather than numbers. for the life of me i can't remember how to do it. i know is really simple but i can't find a way to express what i want to do to search for it in the help or online!
if anybody can refresh my memory it would be much appreciated!
I am still learning and I have 2 questions.
First...I have a table called company rates which will be used to calculate time and materials. In the material field, I need to enter .10 for 10 percent. When I enter .10 the field changes back to zero. I have it set to long interger. Is this wrong?
Also, I am working on the form that will calculate all of this. I have a field that needs to look in a flex price field. If there is a number in the flex price than that is the labor, if not, it needs to multiply the estimated time (Text43) times the quantity, times the CurrentLaborRate contained in the CompanyRates subform. I can't seem to get it right...
=IIf([FlexPrice]>1,[FlexPrice],[Text43]*[Quantity]*[frmCompanyRates.CurrentLaborRate])
I know it is probably something simple but I can't figure it out. Can anyone help?
THANKS SO MUCH!
Allrighty, some questions about replication. I have gotten the Replication Manager from the helpful IT folks here, have made the database, and it works well to synchronise between different files locally on this computer. However, ideally the other people in the department would be able to carry replicas around on their laptops, while ideally the design master and overall database tidying should sit on mine. The setup is typical intranet here - computers are invisible to one another directly, and so are their virtual My Documents drives, while shared network folders are visible to all.
Questions;
1. Since I can't see any of the other laptop drives, and the database would have to be accessible offline, I assume indirect synchronisation is the only choice, correct?
2. Does the Replication Manager need to be installed on each of the laptops that will use the database offline?
3. If yes, what's the process? Do I install RM on each laptop, then use the Create Replica function to create one locally on each? No hidden pitfalls here?
4. If yes, is it sufficient to keep RM shut all the time unless specifically wanting to synchronise? Would happen at least once a week.
5. If Replication Manager doesn't need to be installed on other laptops, how do I move replicas there? I tried moving one through copy/paste, but that broke the link to the Replication Manager.
6. (Optionally - I've seen some references to 'replica farms' - what is that?)
Very much appreciated if anyone is able to answer..
I am trying to build a db for the office I work at. And I have a few questions about how I should design it.
1. My vendor number should be an autonumber, but it has a relationship to the vendor name on a report. I cant create a relationship btwn text and autonumber.
2. Right now I have 3 main tables. Vendor, builder, and job. All of this is for the marketing aspect of the business. But I want to include other aspects, like collections and payroll. Should I add columns to the jobs table, or create a new table? For example, on the jobs table, I already have job info like details on the job and who referred it to us. Should I add invoiced amount, amount collected, etc., or create a table called collections to store all of this info? Im really confused about this.
Hi I'm new to the forum, and i have a question (don't we all)
I need the following, i tried some turorials but couldn't find it..
I'm creating a form, that has 2 fields that I want to relate,
let me explain a little:
the database if for a Church I work for. The church has 3 sites (3 different buildings in 3 different parts of the city)
Each site has it's own schedule of day and time.
I need to create a field that asks for the site, and depending on the site that is selected, it should display in another drop down menu the possible days and time of only that site.
I have no idea how to do this. I have created a table with the sites, days and time
How do i make one field depend on the other.
The other question is regarding a field that I want to add for the Cities of States. I want the field to remember the new ones, and add them to a drop down menu, so that if it is there it can be selected without not having to write it again, and if it isn't there yet, it can be written and then it would be added to the list....
thanks
I want to thank you in advance.
hope i can be of help soon enough:cool:
Hi there...
I've run into a problem with my db :( When I'm trying to create users for it, apparently Access won't accept them when they try to log in from different computers.
Is it a general problem with Access, or is it just me who's a noob with this?
Hi folks
I wonder if you can help with these two questions please?
To compact and repair a FE, does each client have to be logged off or doesn't it matter?
What's the difference between make database replica and make database backup in access?
Thanks a lot,
B
Hey everyone,
I've been working on a database for a while now and I believe the outline of it is complete, all that's left is the data inputting and security.
I tried to make my own security based around usernames and passwords but I was hopeless at applying MD5 encryption on the password field and working with the permissions afterwords.
I went through the user level security wizard and I set up the accounts and there's permissions to read tables, etc.. but there's no good tutorials or help files to do anything more complicated and I wouldn't know how to without reference materials.
Now.. the thing I wish to do is limit users by record, each record has a "worker" assigned to it. I want the user to log on, open the main menu form, open the client's form, then only that worker's clients would be available to go through with the forwards and back arrows, or the drop down list would be filtered.
Is this too complex to do with the user level security built into access?
Are there any alternate methods of doing so?
I can upload my database if anybody wants a better look.
- Luke.
I have a (simplified) table structure as follows
T_Problems
F_ProblemID (PK)
F_Title
F_RelatedProblems (FK to F_ProblemsID in same table)
1. Is having a FK to the PK in a one-to-many relationship in the same table allowed and desirable?
2. How would I ensure that, say, if problem ID 20 was related to problem ID 50 then ID 50 was similarly related to ID 20 or would this happen automatically?
3. Is this the 'adjacency list model'?
Somehow it just doesn't feel right!
Many thanks in advance to responders.
I'm having design questions for complicated business logic. I have 4 tables, Author, Plan, Analysis, and Report. 1 or many authors can write 0, 1 or many
Plans, Analysis or Reports. And a Plan, Analysis and Report (all 3) can all have a 1 or many authors associated with it. So thats the first many-to-many. To make things worst, a Plan, Analysis, or Report can have 0, 1, or many Plan, Analysis, or Reports associated with it. In other words, a Plan be associated with a 0, 1 or many Analysis or Reports. An Analysis can be associated with 0, 1 or many Plans or Reports. A Report can be associated with 0, 1 or many Plans or Analysis. So I have 4 entities with all many-manys between them.
So by following traditional rules I would have 4 tables with 6 linking tables (author to plan, author to analysis, author to report, plan to analysis, analysis to report, plan to report). Is there a way to combine multiple linking tables into one or two linking tables shared between the 4 tables. Say one linking table between from author to plan, analysis and report and another linking table between plan, analysis and report? Any clarification would be greatly appreciated. If I had schema view like in access that would give me so much help. Thanks in advance!