Queries :: Append - No Records Are Being Imported / Validation Rules Violation
Jan 15, 2014
No records are being imported. I am getting a validation rule violation but I don't have any rules. The forename and surname are straightforward text boxes and the ID is an autonumber.
Code:
INSERT INTO table_candidate ( Cand_ID, Cand_forename, Cand_surname )
SELECT candidates.Cand_ID, candidates.Cand_forename, candidates.Cand_surname
FROM candidates;
1. Is your append query trying to assign values to the primary key field? Could that be the source of the duplicate?
Yes but there are no duplicates
2. Do you have any other fields that are "Indexed: No Duplicates"? Any compound indexes?
No
3. Is the query assigning values to a field that is a foreign key to another table? Is it possible that these values do not match the values in that other table?
No. All child tables are empty.
4. Is there a validation rule on the table itself?
What this means.
5. Does the query attempt to assign a string with no characters in it (as opposed to a Null value) to a text field that has its Allow Zero Length property set to No?
Both fields are text and all records contain information
Required = No
Zero length = Yes
6. Is there a Default Value in one of the fields that is NOT being assigned by the query? For example, a foreign key with zero as the Default Value?
No
7. Is there data that is outside the range a field can accept, e.g. an integer larger than 32767, or a Null to a Yes/No field?
The length of the text in each record is not greater than the set limit
8. Is one of the query fields arriving in a format that Access is not understanding, e.g. for a date, or for a currency?
- I have a module which runs queries on linked sales spreadsheets, to merge them in to one Access table. - To prevent duplication of sales, the primary key merges the sales record and item number fields.
Today, it's found 103 key duplication errors, which is fine. But it's still adding data to the table. The data seems to be fields which aren't even mentioned in the query. It only does this when the query is ran from VBA.
I am building an access database for my college project and I essentially have a quotation form that when I click a button 'Convert to Invoice' it creates a new record in the invoice table and then creates new records in the invoice details table which match the quotation details table. This is working as it should but for only the first 2 customers in my customer table?
On the quote form I have a combo box which is linked to the customer table and updates the quote table based on the selection. If I select customer 1 or 2 and click 'convert to invoice' it works and opens an invoice form based on the inserted data however if I select any other customer it returns an error that the record wasn't added to the table due to key violations?
As far as I can tell I am not trying to update the primary keys in the Invoice Table or the Invoice Details Tables.
I am new user of access and have encounted a key violation from an append query. I'm trying to update a master mail-out list and am having a key violation that doesn't add some of my records.
Here is the SQL vew:
Also, I've checked the properties for both tables and they match, also I have "Allow zero length" set to yes.
The table that it's being inserted into, Loan, has an Autonumber primary key (not included in the INSERT script) and a number of other fields that have no zero-length restrictions, no "Required" fields set to Yes and no Indexes. The table in question is also completely empty, there are no rows (they have all been deleted) - so I have no idea why I'm getting that "Microsoft can't append all the rows in the append query" error. It says its a key violation but I really can't see how its possible.
Wow, this thing is annoying me. I give up! I've attached the database for anyone here to have a look at. I promise there's no nasty code on it, although you should be able to see my code and hopefully pick the problem if you disable macros anyway.
I use VBA to prompt users to enter their staff number, the member's number and the book ID. The same VBA checks to make sure that it's a valid number that they're entering, that's it's actually present in the table it's being referenced from. (Command0 button. Command1 is to return an item)
It then takes these values, the current date and another date variable and inserts into the LOAN table. The loan table has enforced referential relationships with the book, member and staff tables.
All the fields in Loan (except for the autonumber PK) are not required, and have no validation formulas, zero-length is permitted where applicable.
I KNOW that the numbers being inserted are in the related tables! They're the same data type - long integers, and the related tables' primary keys are not autonumbers.
So why am I still getting a key constraint violation??
Can someone please help me??
Correction: I'm trying to attach the database, but it's too big, even zipped. Why isn't RAR accepted? Anyway, the file is hosted here: http://jellopy.com/files/newdb.zip
I want to base my validation rule on the input mask, so I can use the validation message if people are having problems entering data in the field.
I have no idea how to do this. I tried to copy and paste the mask into the validation rule property but that obviously did not work.
PS...I dont know if this will help, but what actually goes in the field is the month in a number format, the year in a number format, user initials with another number behind it. So like 01-05-CG1 is what needs to go in the field.
How do I create a validation rule that instructs people to enter data in this format?
Hey guys, I'm very new to access. I have version 2003.
I want to create a validation rule, that will basically only let me enter values into the table between a certain range:
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I have a question about creating tables in Access with an SQL query (or VBA, I guess, if that's not possible, though my example below is SQL). Specifically, I'd like to know how one adds validation rules programmatically. For some reason, I can't seem to find this information.
For instance, for simplicity's sake, let's say I'd like to create a table (table1) with a single variable (varx), a long integer, and I'd like the validation rule to be "<5 or >10".
I know how to do everything except add the validation rule in. So what alterations would I make to this to add it?
I'm designing a table in design mode using Access 2003. What I want to do is limit a field named "ClassLevel" to only accept the following values: JR, SR, 2BA, GM. I tried the code Like "JR". That seems to work for just JR. But what I need is all 4 to be set. I then tried Like "JR, SR, 2BA, GM" That doesn't work. Please let me know how I can do this. Thanks.
The front end of the database has a form for each table. Once you create an Audit in table 1 you can create multiple Processes underneath this one audit. Underneath a process you can create multiple Risks...... hence a hierarchy.
I am trying to append data to table 4 - controls. I have copied the format exactly into excel. I have also prepopulated the Audit, Process and Risk data in the required tables.
The reason I want this functionality is to enable team members to populate control information (oftentimes up to 25) in excel and then upload them easily into the database.
The macro I have created will work when created a new table. but when I point it at the existing table 4 - Controls I get the Key value violation error.
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Two Tables
Venues pK Venue ID Venue Name Venue Capacity
Booking Venue Name Addr1 Addr2 Addr3 Ect
They have a query call capacity check which does the following Count Occurrences of Venues then takes this away from venue capacity
Essentially they have a standard access form of the Booking table with a drop down box and want it to only validate if seats are still free at a venue eg if the current count for venue is less than the venue capacity.
I would love to perform this validation rule on the table
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=UCase("Y") Or UCase("N")
No matter what I do, the data sheet view allows me to enter a lower case Y or a lower case n. How can I make sure that this field only accepts a capital y or a capital N.
I need to copy over subform contents, for which I use an Append Query (actually, I use its SQL in VBA code to pass it the right parameters).
Now, naturally, I ran into Key Violations, because taking 50 sub-records from the original they would have their own AutoNumber Keys (ID's) and I can't append them into the same table.
My question: how do I copy over the same records (appending FROM and TO the same table) but cause the table to insert AutoNumbers for the records being appended?
Hi, I have the following code which adds text and number fields as required, but I need to add validation rules and text as well within this code, but have no idea how to do this and have not found much help on the net.any help appreciated...tan
Dim db As Database Dim tbl As TableDef Dim fld As DAO.Field
Set db = CurrentDb() Set tbl = db.TableDefs("4WeeksFollowUp")
Set fld = tbl.CreateField("text", dbText, 30) 'for text - 30 is field length Set fld = tbl.CreateField("CO3", dbLong) 'for number tbl.Fields.Append fld
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CREATE TABLE GAMES ( Name TEXT PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, Amount CURRENCY NOT NULL, );
How could I rewrite the above query to specify that the only valid amounts allowed are say between 1 and 10? I'm familiar with the Constraint statement and the Check clause but I can't get these to work in Access.
