I am pretty sure there is a better way to accomplish my search than whar I am currently using. I have database with about 100,000 names soon to be 160,000 names. I had a form that had a simple search button that would search on the highlighted field that I defaulted to be the last name. The button popped up a search box that is the basic search box in Access. It would search to the first match of the last name and then you would just have to scroll through the individual records until you got to the exact person you where looking for (they are in Lastname, Firstname order). I wanted to get some sort of filter/search pop up that would be populated with a all matches to the last name or even something that would search by lastname and then firstname. I am just looking for a point to a tutorial because I just can't seem to figure out what to call it. Any other suggestion would be helpful as well.
I have a search form that uses a query to show results of a search, but everytime I press search everything comes up even though I have entered search parameters, even though my search requeries every time and the search used to work before I added new records today. Also when I press the query alone on the navigation pane it asks me for the parameters and then it actually works but it won't when I use my form.
i need to create a system that can search data using keyword.so i want to create search button that i will create it at form. currently i have 1 table and in that table i have 10 fields which are project_name, doc_ref_no, doc_title, volume, book_no, author, doc_status, box_barcode, filling_location, doc_availability.
i have create 2 forms, one form for user to add new record and another one is to search record. the user can search by enter project name, doc title, volume and box barcode. for project name and volume, i use combo box and for doc title and box barcode i'm using text box.
i want to create search function that can detect from user keyword and even user did not fill in all the form, the system still can search the record.
I have a search combo box to search for a field on my form. But it just goes to that particular record. The combo box is for client id and it has more than one record. How can I have it return just the records pertaining to the client id choosen in the combo box.
I'm trying to figure out, how to make seach form with one text field, that will accept OR statements. I have one table with fields name, category, and description. Is there any chance to make search like this: User will put "part of the string" OR "part of the string2". Result will be the list of the records that include these parts of the strings in any of the given above fields (name,category,description) I hope i'm clear enough
I have a bound form which is from tblEmployee, I'd like to have a dataset below (like a splitform but not a split as they have limits) so when i search in the box it gives me say all the smiths - i select for example david smith and it displays his information in the form objects above so they can be edited?
I've built a PostgreSQL database for some ecology data and am trying to use MS Access 2010 to make a front-end for it.
I've created a form to display site data; it includes such fields as site ID, site name, county, state, landscape, etc. (There are more, but if I can get the idea down with a couple of these, I should be good to handle the rest). One can click through the form and see 14 pages of site details, which is fine because there are 14 sites.
What I want to do now is make a search form in which one can enter values for site ID, site name, county, etc, and somehow get the pages of the display form that match those values. It's not terribly important to me how that output looks - whether it's a list of matches that allows for clicking on a match and showing just one page of the display form, or whether it's a filtered subset of the display form pages that one still clicks through to view them all.
if there is code to write, where do I type it? Do I start my search form by making a form with the search fields as values, or is there some other way? How do I make those search fields into search boxes rather than display boxes?
I have a form with two textboxes called: txtAptDep, txtAptArr.
On their right side there are two buttons (btn1, btn2) to open a form called frmAirportSearch. It allows to choose (from a listbox) the airport to be filled in those two textboxes.
Now, if I search for an airport pressing btn1, I want the airport to be returned into txtAptDep, while if I open the form by btn2, the airport choosen must be returned in the second textbox.
creating a searching form and to show the results inside the form! It's like a Library type searching. u want to search for some type of monument or so and it shows the results, all the info, photos and that!
I am designing a db for a dental clinic. I created 3 tables as follows:
1.T_Patients (P_Code(PK) and other fields) 2.T_Diagnosis (P_Code(Fk), ToothRecId (PK) and 32 text fields for 32 tooth named (UR1 to UR8, UL1- UL8 for Upper left / right Arch and LR1 to LR8, LL1 to LL8 for Lower left / right Arch) 3.T_Pmts (P_Code (FK), PmtRecId(PK) and other fields
I created one main form based on T_Patients tbl and similarly another 2 forms from other 2 tables. In the main form I placed 1 sub-form and 2nd sub-form. Bothe the sub-forms are Master / Child relationship on form over P_Code field in the main form.
Single character length has used for all the 32 text fields in table T_Diagnosis. So only one single B, C, D, F, M could be entered.
Normally we search patient’s profile by patient’s code or by name that displays in the main form. But the client needs to search patient’s record by tooth criteria.
There may many tooth fields in the first sub-form that are null and only some of them with any one of the B, C, D, F, M character. Bcz there is very rare chances of damaging all 32 tooth of the patient.
Now my clients want to search based on the data which are B, C, D, F, M characters. Means once he types C (stands for Cavity) in a search text box then it should bring all the sub-form records that hold value C in any of the 32 fields.
1.How can I do this when the search based on SUB-FORM and not over the main form? 2.The entered criteria value might by in other field also. Like say if entered C then this value may be in any of the 32 fields. So how it would bring all records?
I am confused how to do it. I attached a pic of my form for your ready ref. :confused:
I would really appreciate if somebody could help me.
* This code works to search frmMember for criteria found in tblMember:
Private Sub cmdSearch_Click() If Len(cboSearchField) = 0 Or IsNull(cboSearchField) = True Then MsgBox "You must select a field to search." ElseIf Len(txtSearchString) = 0 Or IsNull(txtSearchString) = True Then MsgBox "You must enter a search string."
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* But this next code which I have copied and Pasted to frmEventInput, then renamed the frm and tbl, retrieves the same criteria as the above (tblMember) instead of the tblEventInfo...
Private Sub cmdSearch_Click() If Len(cboSearchField) = 0 Or IsNull(cboSearchField) = True Then MsgBox "You must select a field to search." ElseIf Len(txtSearchString) = 0 Or IsNull(txtSearchString) = True Then MsgBox "You must enter a search string."
Hi Can anyone can help me with a search algorithm?.... I have a form with multiple controls (textboxes and comboboxes). In one combobox i have 3 values: legal entity, employee and and individual. Basing this values another subform appear for the search: for the person a search can be by its name or ss#; for the employee the search can be for by its contract number and name, etc. I have a button "search". I need a search algorithm based on the values entered in text or comboboxes. The result of the searc will be displayed in another form containing as list with 6 columns containing data about files e.g a file for a employee can have: name,number,data,status,etc and this values are displayed basing on the values entered in those controls.
I am very new to this access coding stuff, please bare with me. I am looking for someone to help me with a small project I am working on. I have the tables and forms already laid out. I need help with the coding part of it. Basically, the header part is where I would enter a search criteria to look up a street address. I have four text boxes and a search button to the right. and hit the search button and it would search and put the results in the "detail" text boxes.
In the Detail part of my form I have several more text boxes I am using for the search results. If anyone has the time to look at it and can give me some feedback on it I would appreciate it. I have attached the file, it is access 2002. Again anyone that can help with this, I would be deeply thankful.
My question is: how can I automatically switch to filter design mode on a form using vba? I'm designing a form which will be used initially for searching, and I don't want my users to have to click on the "filter by form" button. Is it possible to automate this? Can the apply filter be automated as well?
Could some kind sole please take a look at my DB and tell me why the search engine only searches by date. I'm at the end of my patiance with it and I know it's going to be something simple!
i need help with a search form i am trying to make.
i've looked at the sample search db on this site and i want to achieve something very similar to that..but i don't know how to do it :confused:
i have 2 tables: employee department
i want to be able to search a field(employeename) using a textbox - then when i click search button, the names that i have searched should appear in a listbox and all other info related to that name should appear in a query...
its very similar to the sample search db but i dont know how to relate the textfield to the list :p
I'm making a form for searching which opened from a main form, displays results in a listbox and repositions the record of the main form accordingly.
I have the listbox displaying all the results and everything, but I've run into a problem repositioning the main forms record. The results consist of an ID which is the primary key of the main forms datasource.
Is there a way to return a value from a form?
I'm opening the form with the docmd.openform method.
Hi I tried to adapt an example of a search form and Im getting a Syntax error. Ive attached the file so that hopefully someone can point me in the right direction. To get to the error open the file select 'SEARCH' write any letter in the 'EXERCISE NAME' field. then press search then it gives a Syntax error. All help gratfully received. I realise I need to set it up to search all the other criteria but I was trying to get one working first. Thanks!
I have this database with a huge ammount of specs (lots of tables). I had to build a form with two subforms, so I could display ALL the specs. Now I would like to add a command button, so that the user can search among the specs. For example, if he or she is looking for the resistance of the circuit and he or she cannot see it, she or he can click the command, type in "resistance" and find it, highlighted or something.
I really do not know what to do, I just started using Access with this one project.
Iv'e been struggling with this for a while now, and this is the just about the final piece in the jigsaw so to speak. I have a search engine that works well after much help by the guys on the forum. I now need to be able to search between two dates as well, my problem is that I'm having trouble implementing that. I have attached the search engine part of my DB so people can have a look. Obviousley not all of the buttons are working at present, due to the fact that I have stripped lots out for posting. Any help gratfully received!
Considering the search function will not allow searching for 'yes' 'no' '0' or '-1' because they are too short, I have to ask here:
1st Question: If providing query criteria by form, how do I set a query to show all records if the search/criteria source is null? This relates directly to the Yes/No problem, if I provide a checkbox to search for items sold, for example, it will only show items sold when clicked, if it is not clicked, it returns zero results.
Is this better handle by an option group on the form? Say Yes (value is -1), No (value is 0), and Both (value Is Null?). If someone could give me direction in both this specific issue, as well as how to best handle Is Null in a search query by form I oul REALLY appreciate it!!!
2nd Question: How do you set up queries / forms to handle this?
