I have a form that I am working on. I have enabled queries to be run by selecting on command buttons. All of my queries have a year field. I want the user to enter the year in a text box and then run the queries based on the selected year. I do not want any of the data in the queries to update except for the year field. I am not sure how to link the text box that I put on my form to my queries and get everything to update correctly.
If anyone could give me advise I would appreciate it.
I am trying to figure out how to count the number of Yes's and No's on one record to produce a score. There are 39 total questions and each question gives the user a choice of Yes, No, or N/A. Each record will need to have a score attached to it. I appreciate all the help I can get.
On a continuous form, i have discovered how to enable/disable fields by checking/unchecking a box, but is there a way of enabling/disabling the fields for only the relevant record and not for all records?
Also in a continuous form, i would like no further record additions after the first record until a button is clicked on. Is this possible?
I have attached a copy of an excel sheet that my company has been using since the ice age. I would like to set up an access db, so as to eliminate the multiple files and make it easier to create new orders, rather that saving as a new file name all the time. However, does anyone have an idea of how I could use this same format for order entry? I need to ease our sales staff into this new idea and don't really want to disturb the form they have been using forever. Thanks for any and all suggestions, Chad
Hi all, i got a problem which i hope you guys will help me on. I created several forms, the main form with command buttons that leads to other forms where users can key in their conditions for queries, i.e. parameter forms
After building the SQL string using createquerydefs
i use the code:
DoCmd.OpenQuery "Requests_open_module", acViewNormal to open the query.
all these is assigned to a command button on click event. however when i click on the button in form view, the query result appears in a window behind the parameter form instead of on top of it.
so i tried: DoCmd.OpenForm "weekly_open_requests_result", acFormDS, , , acFormPropertySettings, acWindowNormal
where weekly_open_requests_result is a form linked to the Requests_open_module query. And i get the same result, upon clicking, the form appears at the back instead of on top.
finally i went to the weekly_open_requests_result form and enabled popup in properties window and it worked! however...it doesnt have "File" which i need as the user upon looking at the result, needs to export it to excel.
so what is wrong here? or is there any code that i can use to make the exporting to excel automatically; i will need the form to prompt the user for a name and directory to save to.
First quetion how can i make some form to be with two frames, one is the navugation tree and the second one is a frame that is changing akk the time, which means the navigation tree is not changing ever. i am trying to build somthing like asp with two frames and a record set and i dont know how.
the second question i have is how can i put an html frame in a form? i have some link to sme web site in my database, andd i want this data base to be open inside the form of the access and not with my browser in a new window.
First quetion how can i make some form to be with two frames, one is the navugation tree and the second one is a frame that is changing akk the time, which means the navigation tree is not changing ever. i am trying to build somthing like asp with two frames and a record set and i dont know how.
the second question i have is how can i put an html frame in a form? i have some link to sme web site in my database, andd i want this data base to be open inside the form of the access and not with my browser in a new window.
I am using the following search function to search my database:
Private Sub cmdSearch2_Click() Dim strLastName As String Dim strSearch As String
'Check txtSearch for Null value or Nill Entry first. If IsNull(Me![txtSearch2]) Or (Me![txtSearch2]) = "" Then MsgBox "Please enter a value!", vbOKOnly, "Invalid Search Criterion!" Me![txtSearch2].SetFocus Exit Sub End If 'Performs the search using value entered into txtSearch 'and evaluates this against values in strStudentID DoCmd.ShowAllRecords DoCmd.GoToControl ("LastName") DoCmd.FindRecord Me!txtSearch2 LastName.SetFocus strLastName = LastName.Text txtSearch2.SetFocus strSearch = txtSearch2.Text 'If matching record found sets focus in strStudentID and shows msgbox 'and clears search control If strLastName = strSearch Then 'MsgBox "Match Found For: " & strSearch, , "Congratulations!" LastName.SetFocus 'txtSearch = "" 'If value not found sets focus back to txtSearch and shows msgbox Else MsgBox "Match Not Found For: " & strSearch & " - Please Try Again.", _ , "Invalid Search Criterion!" txtSearch2.SetFocus End If End Sub Which i got from here: http://www.databasedev.co.uk/text_search.html
Question #1
I have my own record counter setup at the bottom of the form via this:
Private Sub Form_Current() 'Inserts current record number and total number of records Me.txtCurrent = Me.CurrentRecord Me.RecordsetClone.MoveLast Me.txtTotal = Me.RecordsetClone.RecordCount End Sub
I would like to have this show how many searchs were found. I really don't care about how many entries at this point... but if you do a search via lastname for "johnson" I have 15 right now.. I would like to let the end user know their are 15 enteries with the last name "johnson"... how can I do this if it is possible with what I have setup..
Question #2 How do I get the search lastname field to go blank after I hit the search button??
2nd: i started doing access about 3 weeks ago. and 90% of my knowledge goes to this forum. ur just great guys (or woman, if any here). cograts. (well to brag a bit, i made a form, subform table on it, can use checkboxes to filter data on the table (4 checkboxes), can add open a new form and add the data while the table subform is refreshed,etc... and like i said, i got it 90% from this forum). Who's da man?? YOU ARE!
3: my problems: a) i want to either: - change a face (pictucture) on mouseover or onclick - use a picture for a button and change it on mouseover or onclick
b) i want to set a default size for my forms. now the problems are: - the unists are in centimeters (or inches). i want pixels. screensize is in pixels so it's easier to adjust the form that way. i know that if i type for ex. 400px and move away it is converted to px, but is displayed in cm. any way to use px as default display units?
- the form has the size of the whole window instead of just the grid. what's the trick? (i mean if i say 400px, the grid is 400px. but if i have a gray area 200px more (design view), then when the form is opened, it will be 600px). huh?
c) can i get rid of the scrollbars if i don't need them? and they will auto appear when needed.
Thanks for the answers. And again, even if i don't get any, this forum is by far the best. (well for access anyway ;)
d) is there a "mailto" function i can run with onclick [command button]?
Bye for now Josh
(oh you can reply here or by mail: joshlyman_slo@yahoo.com)
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?
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. --------------------------------------
Is there any way of adding export fuction to the toolbar using modules or macro
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.
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?
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?
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?
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)
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!
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...
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:
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?
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.
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'?
