I have a database set up that utilizes the user level security offered by Access. So basically everyone logs into the database, entering their user name and password.
Is there a way that I can log the currentuser() to a table when they sign in? And is it possible to assign a time stamp as well?
Any help or direction is much appreciated.
Is there a way in Access to logout users from a database in order to make updates without having to setup a FE/BE situation? My company is using Novell Client 4.90.0.0 SP1a. I have read some logs where you choose File --> Open (exclusive), but I do not have that option (using Access 2000). Any other thoughts?
View 6 Replies View RelatedI am trying to implement a username and password system on my DB. What I have done so far is created a table with username, password, permission level and datestamp. So when the db is opened, the form pops up and someone has to sign in. When they hit the 'login' button, there is a field that will populate the time in which they signed in. This will also allow me to see who is logged in. When they are finished, they will end up on the login screen where there is a close button. When they hit the close button, the field with the datestamp will be cleared. This will allow me to know that the user is no longer on the db. Here comes the question, if a user just closes access without hitting my 'close' button, my datestamp field will not be cleared. I have tried using the "onclose" event, but of course i used 'me.datestamp = "" but the form is already closed, so it says 'can not change the value of this field.' How can i clear the value of the datestamp field for a specific user when a user closes the program the "improper" way.
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Does anyone know if it's possible to use the records stored in an Access 2002 database to log users into an ASP.net page? I'm trying to code it in vb.net but im not sure how it could be done. Basically I think I need 2 text boxes on the ASP page where the user can enter their name and password. I then somehow need to retrieve the name and password from fields in the database (using ADO.net i think) and compare them with those entered by the user. If they match then I want to load another page, and if not then I want to display a message saying login details are incorrect.
Any help on this subject would be much appreciated- the fields i have at the moment are called 'User' and 'Password' in a table called PERSON.
Just a question, I am developing a database for the company I work for and being new to Access, I have successfully made a login menu when the database starts up. The employee selects there name and begins data entry. Is there any way to log the activity of each employee, which records they inputted, date and time and so on?
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I have a command button which dials a phone number via the PC. When i cick this button the date and time are written to a table.
Private Sub Call_Me_Click()
Lsd.Value = Date
Ltc.Value = Time
Logged.Value = GetUserName
On Error GoTo Err_Call_Me_Click
Does anyone know how i can get the user name written to the table as well?
I would really like to have a better understanding of the secrurity that comes with access. I would like my DAP to be able to log in with the previleges given for each user. I would also like these previledges to work when someones opens the database with access, however, whenever I set the secureity stuff, copy the database to the fileserver, I can then open it with another computer without any problems. Why is this? Thanks guys, I'n new here.
View 2 Replies View RelatedIs Access set up to handle multiple people entering data into the same table?
We are processing returned mail and enter all the bad addresses into an Access table. The data is simply entered into the bare table. Can two people be doing this at once without the risk of compromising the data?
Hello
I have created a DB which has a front end which is linked to a backend where all my datas kept.
I want to install my database via cd-rom using and install wizard. If i ask the install wizard to c:/user/programs/ would i have any problems with the links between the front end and back end?
If i would how a problem with the links to the front end how would i cover come this?
Hi Guys
I wonder if anyone could give me some advice on a problem i have with an access database.
I have designed a database and a data input form to collect data that is input by workers, the problem i have is that only one person can enter a record at a time.
I curently use 2 replicated database's on two seperate computers and run the synchronisation once one person has finished so that all the changes are replicated to the 2 different databases
If there is any other easier way to accomplish this i would be very greatful if anybody can shed some light on the subject.
Thanks
Brad
I am having a problem that I have never encountered before and thought I start here. Using Access 2003
I have a database that resides on a main computer and my users connect via the network to this database. On my forms I have command buttons that run simple macros to copy and paste data from one field into another. The macro contains a GOTOCONTROL, to copy the contents and then moves to the next field. Then I have SEND KEYS command and wait is set to yes, then PASTE. When they press the command button it seems like the SENDKEYS is not waiting then the macro halts becuse it is saying the COPY command is not available. This happens to all users except for one. That other user is also connected to the database via the network. I checked the OPTION for all the computers that are connected and they all match to the one computer that works. The one computer that does work is the one that was used to write the database but the databse is now on another computer that is always on. The funny thing is that if I were to change any option under Forms/Reports, the macro's will work for a while then stop. I did do a compact and repair several times but this has no effect. Sorry for rambling but I am just frustrated because this databse worked fine at another account of mine and I just can't figure out why this is happening.
Thanks in advance for your reply.
I now haw 2 laptops that work and 2 desktops and 1 laptop that don't.
VAD
I have a small database for doing some tracking and some reporting. I want to be able to allow everyone to view the data and also to print reports. However, I also need to limit who is able to enter data into this application.
I don't want to build a login form for the application...I want to be able to limit users based on their Windows Login name, which I would have in a table. The first thing I would do is compare their Windows login name against the table, and then put in code such as "If table name = suchandsuch then you can't do suchandsuch, but if tablename = blahblah then you can do something."
Is something like this doable? If so, how might I go about getting started with this train of thought?
Thanks to any and all who respond..... I appreciate your time and knowledge!!
The database: is for tracking computer issues (this part is complete), also I need to show the on call roster (mostly complete)... This will also have a time sheet that I need to be completed once a fortnight, however I would like it to auto populate the staff members logged information (I will get into that a little later).
Question 1: I do not want the users to log into the database, however I do want the database recognise who they are from their windows logon details.
I created a database and a form on it that i enter myself right now. I am planning on using this database on several PCs with different users. Currently I have this database on the network, but when multiple people try to access it at the same time they cannot access without saving a separate copy or just having read access.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI need to put my Database to work with multiple users.
1- I already have divide the database;
2- I already have made the file accde of the front-end file;
3- I already have put the two files: back-end and front-end on the network server.
My problem now is that if I open a Form to register data the other User can't open the same form to add data. What I must do to work in the same form with multiple user?
I have my database on a server and i want 2 or more users to access that database from different stations at the same time. I am using MS Access 2010, what do i need to do and how do i do it to allow more than one person on my database? The database contains 2 tables - table 1 has 1,450,00 records - table 2 will be populated with some of the records from table 1.Table 2 is empty.3 sub-forms - 1 main form and 1 report (for labels).
Both tables have the same fields, but not all the fields are filled in and each user will be filling in the fields required.Each record is a case, and no more than one user will be assigned to a case.I need at least 2 users working on my database at the same time, i would like to have 4 users working on this database if possible.
I was wondering if there is a simple way to check if any changes have been made to a record when the form is closed because I would like to create a log of records that were changed. I'm sure I could create some variables to store the fields when the form is opened then check if they're still the same when the form closes, but I figured there's probably already a built-in way of doing this (since the undo button must obviously use it)
Thanks,
Adam
I have a form from which people view records out of a db.
I would like to log the date/time and the key record they view into a table
The usage table has a date/time field & a string field for the viewed record.
I can run an append query to update the Usage table but can't figure out how to get the date/time into the table ?
Is it easier to write the whole lot out to a file ?
I am trying to output the following code to a log file. What I am trying to do is when a user opens the database and the switchboard opens up it logs the user to a log file. The code works fine when run from the modules section providing I leave the DoCmd.Output command out. Any thoughts on what I am doing wrong here. This is my code.
Sub ShowUserRosterMultipleUsers()
Dim cn As New ADODB.Connection
Dim rs As New ADODB.Recordset
Dim i, j As Long
Set cn = CurrentProject.Connection
' The user roster is exposed as a provider-specific schema rowset
' in the Jet 4.0 OLE DB provider. You have to use a GUID to
' reference the schema, as provider-specific schemas are not
' listed in ADO's type library for schema rowsets
Set rs = cn.OpenSchema(adSchemaProviderSpecific, _
, "{947bb102-5d43-11d1-bdbf-00c04fb92675}")
'Output the list of all users in the current database.
Debug.Print rs.Fields(0).Name, "", rs.Fields(1).Name, _
"", rs.Fields(2).Name, rs.Fields(3).Name, "date & Time"
DoCmd.OutputTo ([rs.Fields(0).Name], [""], [rs.Fields(1).Name],[ _
""], [rs.Fields(2).Name], [rs.Fields(3).Name], ["date & Time"]), cn.OpenSchema, acFormatTXT, "c:databaselog.txt", True
While Not rs.EOF
Debug.Print rs.Fields(0), rs.Fields(1), rs.Fields(2), rs.Fields(3), Now; rs.MoveNext,
Wend
I have two databases that have been split, and both back ends are in a shared folder on the server that only a few people have authorization to access. One of the front ends is accessed off another shared folder, and the other is saved to each person's desktop. They have been up and running for months, and I've had no problems with users not being able to access data from the back end.
The other day, I requested access to this protected folder for four people, which was granted. But, since the time it was granted, neither database will open unless the user has authorization to access the protected folder. They get an error that says the database is already opened exclusively or they don't have authorization to view its data.
I've created another test db and split it into the same folder, but my users are getting the same error.
Any help you can provide would be much appreciated.
Thank you,
Mike
how can i change a database to allow multiple access?
is there a downside to doing this?
eg. if two or more people are trying edit the same feild???
I have developed a new database using Access 2003, which I need to roll out across various users. Some have XP, some Windows 7, and each of them has different size screens. I guess I will have to adjust the various forms to size to a particular users screen resolutions and sizes.
Is there any way of doing this within the database itself, or do I have have to adjust each form according to the local users PC specification?
I used to have a handy tool called LDB Viewer or something like that with which I could see who is using my database. Now I've upgraded to MS 2010 is there a way to do the same?
View 10 Replies View RelatedI made an access 2013 application. I want to sell licences per users. How can I know how many users are connected in the database ?
Is there an easy way to know that?
I'm an absolute novice at Access. I have a very simple (yet sufficient) database that lists our company's projects, tasks associated with those projects and when to invoice.
Our company consists of myself and my business partner. We both work from our (separate) homes. Our project files are stored in the cloud. This works well. We have investigated a server in the past, but found it to be cost-prohibitive and unnecessary for our business.
Is there a way that my business partner can have the Access database running at the same time as me, and make additions/modifications? I don't know how this would work in terms of updating/saving.
I am about to allow users to access a database I redesigned for others to use.I am trying to save it as an ACCDE so they can't mess it up. The database is very very simple.6 tables each with only 4 fields or less... and none are related to one another
7 forms.
1 report.
0 queries... it's just a SKU generator.
When I attempt to save as ACCDE I get an error that reads."Microsoft Access was unable to create the .accde, .mde, or .ade file.This error is usually associated with compiling a large database into an MDE file.* Because of the method used to compile the database, a considerable number of TableID references are created for each table.* The Access database engine can only create a maximum of 2048 open TableIDs at one time.* Exporting a database as an MDE potentially can exceed this limit if the database has a large number of objects (table, macro, form, report, etc).
There is no accurate method to estimate the number of TableIDs the Access database engine uses during the process of compiling a database as an MDE.* However, each VBA module and each form uses one TableID, as a result, if the database has 500 forms, and each form's HasModule property is set to Yes, as many as 1,000 TableIDs are used."