Hi!
I just found this forum and is exactly what i was looking for!:D
Anyway, i am a new access developer and i am currently starting to get around.
I have a question. I been working on this database for a few weeks and when i created any subforms, fields or buttons some sort of wizard would pop-up and and walk me through setting all the properties and so on. For some reason thats not happening any longer. It just creates the field or button and thats it. So i have to right click, properties and so on but the wizard thing(or whatever is called) was easier. The harder stuff that i dont know how to do was easy. Does anyone know what i am talking about?
I need to make my form prompt me for an account number and have the fields in the form populate with any data that the tables contain for that account number.
If there is no account number in the table like that, I need it to make a new record.
So I read through about 50 posts trying to find one that resembled mine, but unfortunately I couldn't.
What I am trying to accomplish is this:
I would like to set up a database for reservations of meeting rooms at my place of employment. My experience with Access is very limited, and I find myself getting stuck. What is making things difficult for me is the fact that I would like to set up the interface so that people with absolutely no Access background could still use it. This means I am using the calendar tool for people to input the date of their reservation and giving them a command button to submit. That part works just fine, however, I am having difficulty in making a query that works through a form so that people can use the same calendar set up to inquire what reservations have already been made. I also am having a hard time with figuring out how to limit people from double booking rooms (i.e. i don't know how to limit just the time, and not the date or room). I would appreciate any advice on how to get this project started, so that I can move further along and be back on here to ask more questions when I get stuck again. Thanks in advance for your help.
New to Access programing and need help please. I have a main form that requires the input of a building #, this takes the primary key spot for all records. On the main form is a monitors field which calls up a form titled Resource Monitors and allows me to input primary and mutiple alternates information. My questions is, how do I get the Resource Monitors form to automatically look at what record (building) is currently open in the main form and automatically adjust the Resource Monitors (building) field to match. I have created a 1-to-1 releationship between the building field in both forms, and created a subdatasheet in Resource Monitors that correlates the entries from both forms. What is my next logical step to make this work?
I have designed the database i wanted but now i want to link the fields from a access form to a pre designed template i designed in both microsoft word and pdf. When a user types the information in and clicks preview the information typed in access field will match the field in the template any ideas or software programs that do this.
I'd like to display several rows of data (records) on a Form. Each row has 4 fields. One of the fields (field name is Description) could contain up to 150 characters. So I would like to be able to display the first 40 characters of that field and have a "scroll bar" for that field so the user can scroll thru the remaining Description for that row (record) .
Hi all. I am fairly new to access and am trying to do something that shouldn't be that hard. I have a simple form with one text box and a command button on it. I have the command button set to run an update query.
My problem is that when I enter data and press the button, I don't know how to get the entered data into the query?
I know this is simple to do, but since I am new to access, I can't figure it out. Does anyone have a simple example or step by step details that they can share with me?
I am a newbie to Access or any database for that matter. So please be gentle. I'm in the process of writing an automotive invoicing database and have gotten stuck early in the game. On my form I have Qty1 - Mat1 - and Amt1 fields placed from my database. In Amt1 I would like to typein an amount and have it multiplied by 15% (.015). I fiddled with the "On Enter" in the Amt1 property box but got nowhere. Can someone help???
Hello. I have a mdb access file. When I open it, I can see lots of tables. How on earth do I open a form? Do I need another file, if so, what extension should I look for on my computer?? I really dont want to create a new form, since a person who did it has told me that its all have been already done. I just need to open the form and enter the data in. Thanks for any help!!!:)
Here goes my problem, and how I am attempting to solve it, but I am open to advice.
I have a table that contains all of the bird species in the US; (fields: common name, scientific name, species ID) I want to be able to update another table, (birds to chase) with particular bird species that I have not yet seen, (fields: species ID, common name, scientific name) and link that to a sub form that links to another table (chase birds locations) which shows geographic location data as to where I might be able to see new/unseen birds; (fields: species ID, date, other geographic data).
My problem is this. I created a form for the unseen birds table that allows me to only select a bird using a combo box of birds from the larger table of US birds. I want to select a bird using the common name in this box, and have it automatically populate the scientific name and the species ID into the birds to chase table. I link this tables to the location table using species ID.
A workaround that I have used is to close the form, run two update queries that populate the proper fields for scientific name and species ID and to re-open the forms. Although this works, when I return to the form it does not return me to the proper record, so that I can enter data into the sub-form.
Obviously this is a workaround and will work for me in the short run, but I want to learn how to do it properly within Access 2003.
I'm not a programmer and hence do not have access to the .NET tools or Visual Basic. Any hints for me out there?
Okay I've looked around but haven't found an answer to this, if there is one in the forum please forgive me. I've created a database to help track employee passwords for differnt system I placed and Audit Trail on the form (the example from Microsoft) however it updates only the form and not the table and I need it to do both. Please Help!
Hi! I'm a newbie and have very very basic understanding of Access...I'm running a small group of about 19 members that is expected to grow within the next two months to 11 more members...
I haven't been able to find a freeware club/membership database so having the fun of creating my own.
I used the "membership database" that microsoft offers and I figure out (very easily) how to do the page breaks, but I tried to add an option on the top of the form to goto page 3 and have access take my viewer to "page 3" of the form...
I've looked at the coding for page 1 and 2 that is already in place for the form where member info is enter, but it's just over my head and hoping someone can help me figure out how to build an event that when someone clicks on page 3, it will take the viewer to the "third page" of the form for additional information I hope to add.
Here's the situation. I have a Database in Excel (~3000 rows & 7 Columns)
The first Column has numbers like this (3-10-34 or 223-7-45) the other columns have names, addresses and other stuff.
What I'm trying to do is to eliminate the use of huge binders. I want to have a Blank screen with only one input box where I can type a number and retrieve a specific row from my Database. Time saving.
Now, when I'm searching, I usually only have the first numbers before the dash (such as the 3 or the 223) not the other numbers. So I cannot input 3-10-34 for instance. I can only put 3...:confused:
I've already imported it to Access and it works fine but have no idea how to do what I just described!
sorry if this question is answered somewhere else i did check through the forum a bit first
anyway to the question
is there a way in access 2003 so when i change a value in one table it creates a new record in another table
example
i have a table called tickets and one called fixes, when i change a value in a record in the tickets table i want a new record in the fixes table to be created for me
I am not sure if i am supposed to post in this section......
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Using Access 2003.
I am very new to Access and have started off very well building my first project..
My help is that i would like a macro button to delete a record once you have put in to the database if that is possible also i would like a save button if that is possible...
I have put a Tab Contol on and want to change the backgound but i can't see on the properties box to change this. Is there a piece of code that allow me to do so...
I am still very new to Access 2003 and have started off very well..
Just a few help please:
Help 1. I need a macro button that will allow me to delete a record from the database via a form.
Help 2. I need a macro button to save the database if that is possible via a form.
Help 3. I have a Tab Control on my form and i want to change the background of the Tab Control but can't find it on the properties is there a piece of code i can put in to VB which will do this for me or is there another way.
hello guys i m very new to access and i need some help! if i had a form that contains a field like salary and i need to add all the salaries from all the records into one total salary how can i do it? plz take into consideration that i m totally new and dumb:p in access thank you
Alright here is what I am trying to accomplish. I have A, and B. Then I have 6 different tables that relate to the six different things B could be and contain all sorts of other information.
What I want is to make a form that lets you type in A, and B. Then the correct table/form for the respective B will pop in to the subform area. Then as soon as you select or type in a new A and B, the subform will change, or stay the same if the B has not changed, but a new record will have started.
"A" is just an ID... something like AA001, AA002, etc. "B" is the stage each ID is at... like beginning, middle, end, etc.
Sorry if it is a bit confusing, I am willing to explain any details that could help. I consider myself a somewhat advanced Access user, but this just stumps me for some reason.
Im looking to create a frontend and backend for a Dojo (Martial arts center). Basically, it will log in people(record their training time, by day not hour) either by Number or name. Secondly, I want to be able to have all these fields seen by the admin: Dojo Number Date Joined Last Name First Name Male/Female Address City Zip Home Phone Work Phone E-mail Birthday Occupation Adult/teen/child Rank Active/ Inactive status Martial Art Exp. Staff Y/N ASNJ Dues Info USAF Dues Info USAF Membership Number Misc. Notes
So the backend/ admin would be able to update this field and keep records up to date.
There would be around 800 entries/people, and only one admin accessing the db at any time. The frontend would be used to log in..
Can some kind soul help with pointing me in the right direction to a problem below?
In my database (property database), I have some old properties which are now sold. There are relationships between property, rent received, billing, lessees, etc. I want to be able to keep the details of the 'sold' properties.(i.e., who owned it, what they paid in the past, when they paid etc. in case I need it, but don't want it shown any longer on the main working database). I want to be able to delete the properties that are sold from the main table. Any ideas how I go about this? Hope I've explained myself ok.
I have recently created a database which exports a daily report in Excel. The problem I am having is that the reports are sent out in Excel 95 which cannot be opened by Blackberry. We used to create this report from an excel database and send it out but it went out in excel 97 format which was readable. As a complete "Access" novice I am at a loss on how to cure this problem short of copying the excel 95 report which we create automatically and cutting and pasting into excel 97. Over to the experts.
Very much a novice here What im trying to accomplish is so simple its silly, but i cant figure it out for the life of me I have a field id like to restrict entries to the words Buyer and Seller, and i'd like it so that in the form, if the user hits the letter B, Buyer fills in and if S seller fills in ... What can i do in the table to accomplish this? Thanks so much
Hi, I have used access in the past but very little. I need help setting up a table that I can make relationships to another table. Here's what I need.
I need a table(s) that I can log samples of medications into. It needs to have a drug name, dose, lot #, expiration date, and #of samples. As we get samples, these will be logged into here via a form made from the table (I've already done this exactly as stated). I will need to be able to get a total from the number of a certain dose of medication i.e. amoxicillin 500mg (all of the lot numbers added together).
Now, another table(s) needs to have samples signed out. It needs to include pt. name (first and last), date, drug, dose, lot #, exp. date, #of samples, ordering practitioner, and clinic. What I want to happen is when I sign out the Amox 500mg #30 with a specific lot #, it will remove the number from that specific lot # in the inventory table and reduce the number of Amox 500 total (all lot #s).
Does this sound too complicated. I tried to set up one table for the sign out process, but suspect it's too many variables. The primary key I was thinking would be the lot # but i need to be able to use it more than once if I get 100 samples and only use 30 at a time.
Would someone be willing to offer some advice!!!?? Thanks, Robin.
I made a simple Table with a couple of fields.Each record shows what a job needs to be done ...Now I'd like to add simple checkbox and each time I would check this box (that would mean that job has been done) Access would automatically delete or hide that record.
Thank you
Also could you point me to good tutorials?Thanks a lot
I've created a simple access database for my deparment, that I want other departments to be able to query data from. I don't want them to have to open the entire database each time they pull data, because I'm afraid they'd become confused by the program.
The company seems much more comfortable with excel files, and I've been trying to use an Excel-based query to display selected information. The problem is this: Nobody can update their excel queries, because only my department has full access to the .mdb file that the data is stored in. Everyone else has read-only access to the file and the folder it's located in, so they are unable to run an update.
Is there a good workaround for this? I feel like I'm overlooking something incredibly simple.
Ideally, I'd like to create an .xls file with the necessary queries in it, and then just email that file around, allowing other users to just save the file to their desktop and open it/update it when they need to check on something. Other methods of accomplishing the same thing are welcome too, but that's what I'm going for right now.
