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?
View RepliesOkay so I created a database inventory. I know I can turn it into a "application" making it a EXE file. I was wondering after that being done could I burn that into a CD? So it would boot from the CD. Pretty make it work like a program application as in word, excel, etc..
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(The reason for this is so that the Database can refresh itself from Sharepoint on another users machine so that the excel reports on his machine are up to date).
I am having difficulty importing a large txt file into my database, due to the first column containing a * prefix. normally i would just go through the document and delete it, but this file is quite large at over 100k records.
Is there anyway of importing this file in access 2010 and telling access to ignore the first column?
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.
I'd like to import an excel file but the data begin from cell "A10", above there is a "privacy text".Is it possibile import or link the excel data in an access table directly from the cell A10?
View 1 Replies View RelatedI am currently using Access 2010, and have successfully split a database, using the Access wizard.However, whenever a second or third user opens the database - with their front-end database file - they encounter the following message;The Microsoft Access Database engine cannot open or write to the file ". It is already opened exclusively by another user, or you need permission to view and write its data.
I have researched the internet and see that it has something to do with network permissions. I have worked with my IT department and this appears to be resolved!
Is there a setting I need to check in the front-end and/or back-end copies of the databases?Why is there no file name in the error message?
I have limited programming skills but a basic understanding of databases.I want to create a database in Access that links to contacts in an Outlook pst file, and in the Access database I want to create a series of date dependant tasks or processes that I can apply to the relevant contact.The object being to to save that collection of tasks to apply to different contacts within Access.
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Now i have an Access 2013 file on my computer (with office 2013 and windows 7) other users have office 2007 and windows (XP) on their computers. now i want to give a copy of this file to other users without save as that to 2007.
I would like to know how i can do that with creating an application shortcut , if it is possible because in the book I could not find the way if there is?
Just wanted to confirm which is the best way to create an automatic back up of a access DB. (Split DB, backing up the BE - Access2010)
Firstly I was thinking of just creating a batch file to copy the file to a new source directly with a task scheduler set up.
Ideally I'd like it to run daily and have the date of the back up added to the end of the filepath.
I have one Access Database and i want to import the flat file coming from Cisco Phone Logs, its a comma delimited that contains the column names in the first row, and in the second row, its the data type, then the succeeding rows contains the data of the logs which are in Comma separated values, I want to put it to my created table programmatically,I used Docmd.TransferText but this will not let me define the row which i wanted to start at row 3.
DoCmd.TransferText acImportDelim, , "tblImportTextFiles", Me.txt_SelectedDirectory & "/" & Me.lst_FilesInDirectory, -1
Attached is the text file i received from Cisco Call Log Applications.
Hi,
I have created two databases to try and speed up some data manipulation. One database is acting a a 'sniffer' and runs make table, delete, append and normal view queries. the append and make table queries will either write to the other database (the receiving database) or to itself. I have therefore managed to reduce a run time for these queries from 10 minutes for all queries, to less than 1 minute (as previously all in one database using forms).
The problem is these databses contain only about 10 tables to which I am adding data (non of them contain more than 5000 records at the moment) and I also have approx 50 ODBC linked tables (about 30 MB worth so I can retrieve data i want to write to the tables).
The databse has run through my 10 queries about 50 times (each time pasting new info to my receiving tables - still no more than 5000 records) however both database have increaed from a few MB to over 900MB - Is there any way I can stop this from happening as this seems to be a rediculous increase in size - i am also having huge problems compacting the databases.
thanks
Hi all
I have a database I built for my employers that is accessed by up to as many as 50 users at one time. It is a relational database. I did a compact and repair this morning which changed the BE from 215MB to 45MB. I went to lunch and came back and the database is now 58MB. Does anyone have any ideas as to why it has increased by 13MB within an hour? There is no way this is caused by geniune data records.
Thanks
Gareth :eek:
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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Table tTrades
. Key field: idTrade: auto-number
. Field: Code: Text 10 characters
Table tData
. Key field: Code: Text 10 characters
I get an error message when I try to change either of these Code fields from size 10 to 16 characters
Error message - you cannot change the data type of field size. It is part of one or more relationships. Te change the data type of this field, first delete its relationships in the relationships window.
I deleted all relationships in the relationships window. But I still get the same error message.
If I click on relationship window > "All realtionships", Access reproduces all my relationships in the relationship window. Somehow it knows them. I deleted them all again and saved. But I still get the same error message.
I have a form ftTrades which generates automatically when I click on table tTrade and create a form.
I deleted this form ftTrades. But I still get the same error message.
How I can increase the size of this field.
I often create contract using mail merge. I have an access file that I want to use as data source for word file. But it does not automatically.
Please download the attached file !
If there are 1 customer and 1 property, I do not need to do anything. Conversely, if there are many customers and many properties, I take time to manipulate.
Firstly, I open the word file. I have to copy and paste paragraphs that I want. Highlight of the original paragraphs is blue.
Secondly, I click 'Insert Word Field' -> select 'Next Record'.
In short, I wish to use VBA in access file to automatically perform the steps that I have outlined.
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?
I am trying to do some different things and want to experiment at this time. You may think this is a C# question, but I have searched everything I can and can't find an answer. Everybody seems to understand it differently and do not give good answers. I have found that Access people are more creative, are willing to take a chance, and will understand the question.
I created a C# project. I created a database with a table in C#. Now, I would like to dump my data from Access into that table. The database is an .sdf file. If I can do this, I may use this as an Access FE BE later on.
Cannot Open Database". It may not be a database that your application recognizes, or the file may be corrupt. I have a colleague that is using Microsoft Access to import objects from SQL server but he's getting the above error. I've checked the login my colleagues uses and it has all the right permissions ect but I cannot seem to figure out why this error is still happening. Is it something to do with the SQL server or Microsoft Access?
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I want the code to copy a new mdb file over the database I am using (!) and then automatically start the new mdb file...
I have this code that I want to close the database when a file is not found:
Option Explicit
Dim boolCountDown As Boolean
Dim intCountDownMinutes As Integer
Private Sub Form_Open(Cancel As Integer)
boolCountDown = False
[Code] ....
A form with this code is opened when the database is loaded. The form refreshes every 10 seconds. When the form refreshes, it searches (is supposed to search) for a file name and if not found, close the database. but if it's found it does nothing. I rename the file when I want the database to close. But the code runs no matter what and closes the database even if the file is in the correct location with the correct name. the file path above is a network drive but it doesn't work no matter when I put the file. I bolded the parts that are supposed to be searched.
All of the sudden I get an error message when I try to open my database from a file rather than through Access. If I open Access first and open the file that way, there is no problem but if I click on it from Windows Explorer, I get the error.
See picture.
Im seeking for a solution to prompt all user with windows alert for Notification
Case 1:One staff applied leave and clicked "Submit" , after clicked I want the system will prompt his/her Supervisor for his/her leave approval or like a notification that the Supervisor need to go somewhere to approve (Selected Supervisor)(Maybe the Supervisor need to 7x24 Opening the access database).
So a while back I created a database which I use to keep track of my companies large list of products. It is very simple only 3 tables, 1 query and 1 form. After running into a problem with copying and pasting updates on each computer in the office I decided to split the database on a network drive. This worked for a bit, however I had to add new fields and modify the form, which corrupted the file. Luckily I had a backup before the split.
As far as I could tell all I had to do was modify the backend file and make a new front end. However it seems like it is not as easy as I thought it would be. How do you modify a split database without corrupting the files or using a non-split copy?
Can someone tell me how to get that inline frame inside the message for the code so it doesnt take up too much spaces.
I could not get the MS Access database to update from ASP when a user update the moditfied information. When clicking the 'save' button, it suppose to update the changes. Also, the 'delete' button is suppose to delete a record but it doesn't delete. It just reload the page with the original information and no error message is produced. I checked the permission of the database to 'read/write' but didnt seem to have any affect. Then I checked the code to match up to the field name in the database. I am moditfing the code that was used for same concept except this will have long list of people.
[CODE]<%
dim RstSave 'As ADODB.Recordset
dim frmItem 'As Request.Form.Item
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write Request.Form("cmdTopic")
select case Request.Form("cmdTopic")
'***** Paragraph Text *****
case "Edit Paragraph Text"
if len(Request.Form("cmdSaveRec")) > 0 then
Set RstSave = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
SQL = "SELECT * FROM tblText ORDER BY ID;"
RstSave.Open SQL, Conn, 3, 2
if RstSave.BOF and RstSave.EOF then
else
RstSave.MoveFirst
'Step thru Recordset
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "Starting Recordset<BR>"
do While not RstSave.EOF
'Check each Item returned by the Form
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "ID: " & RstSave("ID") & "<BR>"
for each frmItem in Request.Form
'Is it a Record?
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "IsNumeric Results: " & Isnumeric(mid(frmItem,6)) & "<BR>"
if isnumeric(mid(frmItem,6)) then
'Does it Match the Current Record?
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "ID: " & RstSave("ID") & "-" & mid(frmItem,6) & " = 0 ?: " & (RstSave("ID") - Cint(mid(frmItem,6))) = 0 & " <BR>"
if RstSave("ID") = Cint(mid(frmItem,6)) then
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "Saving Record with ID: " & RstSave("ID") & " | " & Request.Form(frmitem) & " | " & Clng(Request.Form("txtHT" & mid(frmitem,6))) & "<BR>"
'Write the Form Field to the Recordset
RstSave("Text") = Request.Form("txtID" & mid(frmitem,6))
RstSave.Update
end if
end if
next
RstSave.MoveNext
loop
end if
RstSave.Close
set RstSave = Nothing
end if
'***** Patient Services *****
case "Edit Patient Services"
if len(Request.Form("cmdSaveRec")) > 0 then
Set RstSave = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
SQL = "SELECT * FROM tblPatientServ ORDER BY ID;"
RstSave.Open SQL, Conn, 3, 2
if RstSave.BOF and RstSave.EOF then
else
RstSave.MoveFirst
'Step thru Recordset
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "Starting Recordset<BR>"
do While not RstSave.EOF
'Check each Item returned by the Form
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "ID: " & RstSave("ID") & "<BR>"
for each frmItem in Request.Form
'Is it a Record?
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "IsNumeric Results: " & Isnumeric(mid(frmItem,10)) & "<BR>"
if isnumeric(mid(frmItem,10)) then
'Does it Match the Current Record?
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "ID: " & RstSave("ID") & "-" & mid(frmItem,6) & " = 0 ?: " & (RstSave("ID") - Cint(mid(frmItem,6))) = 0 & " <BR>"
if RstSave("ID") = Cint(mid(frmItem,10)) then
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "Saving Record with ID: " & RstSave("ID") & " | " & Request.Form(frmitem) & " | " & Clng(Request.Form("txtHT" & mid(frmitem,6))) & "<BR>"
'Write the Form Field to the Recordset
RstSave("Service") = trim(Request.Form("txtServID" & mid(frmitem,10)))
RstSave("Description") = trim(Request.Form("txtID" & mid(frmitem,10)))
RstSave.Update
end if
end if
next
RstSave.MoveNext
loop
end if
RstSave.Close
set RstSave = Nothing
end if
'***** Physician Directory *****
case "Edit Physician Directory"
if len(Request.Form("cmdSaveRec")) > 0 then
Set RstSave = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
SQL = "SELECT * FROM tblDoctor ORDER BY ID;"
RstSave.Open SQL, Conn, 3, 2
if RstSave.BOF and RstSave.EOF then
else
RstSave.MoveFirst
'Step thru Recordset
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "Starting Recordset<BR>"
do While not RstSave.EOF
'Check each Item returned by the Form
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "ID: " & RstSave("ID") & "<BR>"
for each frmItem in Request.Form
'Is it a Record?
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "IsNumeric Results: " & Isnumeric(mid(frmItem,13)) & "<BR>"
if isnumeric(mid(frmItem,13)) then
'Does it Match the Current Record?
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "ID: " & RstSave("ID") & "-" & mid(frmItem,13) & " = 0 ?: " & (RstSave("ID") - Cint(mid(frmItem,13))) = 0 & " <BR>"
if RstSave("ID") = Cint(mid(frmItem,13)) then
'*** Debug Line ***'Response.Write "Saving Record with ID: " & RstSave("ID") & " | " & Request.Form(frmitem) & " | " & Clng(Request.Form("txtHT" & mid(frmitem,13))) & "<BR>"
'Write the Form Field to the Recordset
RstSave("LName") = trim(Request.Form("txtLName" & mid(frmitem,13)))
RstSave("FName") = trim(Request.Form("txtFName" & mid(frmitem,13)))
RstSave("Title") = trim(Request.Form("txtTitle" & mid(frmitem,13)))
RstSave("DEPT") = trim(Request.Form("txtDEPT" & mid(frmitem,13)))
RstSave("Phone") = trim(Request.Form("txtPhone" & mid(frmitem,13)))
RstSave.Update
end if
end if
next
RstSave.MoveNext
loop
end if
RstSave.Close
set RstSave = Nothing
end if
end select
%>[CODE]
I had a massive Access file of almost a GB in size. and I deleted all records off the tables hoping it would shrink and my purpose was to have the tables alone in their structures. However despite deleting all records, the database file size seems to stay the same. anybody knows why this is so? I don't think we can "commit" changes to databases done in access as it is done in other databases. anybody knows why this is so?
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