I have designed an application in Access with an SQL backend.
How do I determine the user logged into SQL from within my Access application.
Specifically what stored procedures can i use to determine
1. The user name
2. The user's group(s)
of the currently logged-in user.
I would appreciate any other techniques for solving this problem
Thanks.
Peter.
Nigeria
Using Access's User and Group Accounts or Using a Login Form to access database?
I've been researching on how to make a database secure. How to create User and Group Accounts on access, I see the step by step instructions and tried it out myself.
I also saw some sites where they give an example of a Login Form and how to create one.
My question is do you need to create both. First create the users and groups to permit or deny access to certain forms and then have a login form?
But would that mean that they'd have to login twice? Once when the database opens because it activates the db security that was created and then login again in the login form that was created?
Also when the user logins in and clicks on the cmd button on the form which opens up another from, frmWorkLog, I have an Employee field. This field I want it to have the user's name entered automatically and "locked". So that info, employee name, is extracted from the user's login. So then the user can only see his or her records only and no one elses.
How would I go about creating that. Hope I made my explanation clear.
Thanks in advance.
We have added a new user, following the steps that we always follow, with no probs upto now.
He's showing in the list of users with membership of the correct groups.
However when trying to login with his username and password although it looks like it's accepting username and password as normal and database begins to open we then get the following error message
"operator has not been found call administrator"
and the database closes
Any ideas?
Many thanks
Hi Folks,
I have a table that has Student_ID, Course, and Grade. So each student has multiple records, one for each course they took. But what I want to return is only those people who have All F's. If I just put "F" as a criteria on the grade field then it will pump out those records that have an F, including those who maybe only have 1 F, but all I want is a list of Student_ID's of all of those people who have nothing but F's. Any ideas? HELP..i'm really in a bind with this one.
I want to run an external application (a batch file) ... and want to run it by clicking on a command button on a form. That part is all fine, using the Shell command. I can determine the start time of the application (also fine with now() function) .. but want to find out how long the external application ran and log that "run time" into my database.
The part I don't know about is the .. really the ending time. How do I determine how long the application really ran for / ended ? I imagine I can use datepart to determine the difference in the start and end times. Or would I use a timer control. (but I cannot find the timer control in Access 2010).
Hi I'm a newbie in access, i've read almos all of the threads posted
my problem is that I need to register times
for example
I ask for user number (this is an exlcusive number)
and by the time User clicks on Accept i need acces to record this time
user 19394 time 7:35 am (for example)
can this be done in access??
and another i need acces to display a pop-up message like
"User 19394 Jhon Smith
is this correct?"
can you help me
I stumbled upon the Option Group function just yesterday and, happy as a clam, I created a group with 2 options in radio button style. I assigned the values to a field called Registration_Type as the 2 options are "Confirmed Registrants" and "Prospective Attendees".
[Great. That part works well. When I look at the table, a 1 or a 2 is in that field so it's great to know how to control accidental ticking of radio buttons (previous 450 records or so didn't have this option group functionality so one might easily tick one of the buttons. So one part of controlling option group I know I can handle via the table itself for now.]
The challenge is how to ensure the user always ticks one or the other ... I went back to the main table and tested the 'required entry' option for the Registration_Type field but forcing an action like this is not ideal in my mind. The usual error message vagueness for the average user is no good and I don't want to limit the user so much.
Is there a way to simply have a popup come up warning that neither radio button was ticked? Perhaps something linked to the form - i.e., maybe "after update"?? I only learned about attaching code to before and after update on controls a couple of days ago, so not sure if this would be best approach.
Just something to let the user know that nothing has been ticked in the option group as that controls in which of 2 reports the data will show up in so any record not ticked might mean a registrant being left out, which would be rather disastrous <g>.
Hi all,I'm trying to attach some table from a Sql Server database, but when I take a look to the content, I see all the fields filled by the value "#CANCELLED".I supposed that the matter of such an issue could be the datatype used for some fields, a user-defined datatype. The only table content from the same Sql Server database I can see does not use that data type. I'm using a read-only account to access the Sql Server database. If I try to import the table, the data are imported correctly and the user-datatype is converted to text.Any suggestions for a solution / workaround ?Thanks Bye
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They do have a BT Business Hub providing broadband both wired and wirelessly.
The database is built using Access 2010.
I need to set up user groups/permissions on the database so certain staff can only see certain forms/tables etc...
What are my options here?
There is money available to buy a server or whatever. But ideally if there is another way of storing it and doing it, then I would like to give that a try.
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Is it possible for me to give them access to part or all of the database so that they can run queries to target venue mailshots etc if so how would i do this?Secondly my concern is that the database is valuable and I want to protect myself from potential theft of info, ie what stops them taking the database and using it for there own purposes?
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Would this be fairly easy to do or would it require the assitance of a access database programmer? Thanks for any help.
Well,
I am currently looking into some of the security aspects of Access, as I am still not yet sure how i'll be designing a new database program, (whether to use Delphi to link to the database or run the database through Access itself) however, I was wanting to look into the security aspect of Access itself as part of my education and decision making process. Now I have deduced (correctly?) that some of the user/group access rights are based on the NT/2k/XP User/Group permissions etc, yet I was wondering if there was a little more to it than that.
In some ways I would like the application (through access or otherwise) to initialize with a logon prompt, that would ask for username and password. The database would internally?? retain the password information for security rights. I'm not sure if i'm thinking this through correctly, so i decided to come here for a few pointers in the right direction.
I'd like to set up internal to the database a set of groups and users with different levels of security. I don't want them based on the XP user account passwords and such, but just an internal database login. This would allow, to some degree, a specific master group to add / remove users from the database, as well as control user access rights to the database internally.
More or less, I want the database itself to be self-contained with all security and access rights, instead of basing them off of some external NT based security information.
So to my actual questions:
Is this possible?
Where would I start looking to set this up?
thanks
Jaeden "Sifo Dyas" al'Raec Ruiner
Hi,
I have put my database in a package using MS Access extension but the user and Group Perssion is not included to the package. Does some one know how to include the permissions too.
regards,
SF
This is a database that uses user-level security setup in Access 2003 but it is being run on 2010. An update to the security system is in the cards in the near months, but right now I need to add one more user and I am having an issue with that.
I can add the new user in the user and group accounts form and I can add him to any group except for one. Unfortunately that is the group that he needs to belong to. You can see in the attached image the new user (jschiff) and the group I want to add him to. There already are some other users in that group. What could prevent me from adding this new user to that group?
I have to change a group membership of one user in an multi user access database. As I see its no possibility to change it in the backend (in X.ldb file) nor in frontend.
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Stumbled onto this forum during a google search.. looks like a great forum.
I have a question.
this thread http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=124689
goes into a simple function to group by the name and add their total.. however what i need to do is that plus have a user input of the date.
eg of the table
Date Title Invoice
02/02/07 ABC123 11.00
02/02/07 ABC123 12.50
02/02/07 DEC123 11.50
03/02/07 ABC123 10.50
What i need is a paramater query to be able to work to give me the total of the groups..
Whenever i try to join my Parameter query with my sum query it gets messed up..
heres the code... what am i doing wrong?..
What i want displayed after they input the date is the group by and sum total of the parameter query..
SELECT RawData_tbl.[Title 2], RawData_tbl.[Estimated Value], RawData_tbl.[Date In], RawData_tbl.Quote, RawData_tbl.GST, Sum(RawData_tbl.Invoice) AS SumOfInvoice
FROM RawData_tbl
GROUP BY RawData_tbl.[Title 2], RawData_tbl.[Estimated Value], RawData_tbl.[Date In], RawData_tbl.Quote, RawData_tbl.GST
HAVING (((RawData_tbl.[Date In]) Between [Please Type the first day of the month] And [ Please insert the last day of the month]))
ORDER BY RawData_tbl.[Title 2];
I am setting up a call log for an application. Once a message has been entered, I need to restrict access to the person who created it AND to managers (who have admin privelages to the database). Since the user who created a message needs to be able to go back in and edit it if necessary, I can NOT simply restrict access to the edit form to admins.
The command that opens this form looks like this so far:Code:If ((Me.[Transaction] = "Status Call") And _ (Me.[TransactionBy] = CurrentUser())) THEN DoCmd.OpenForm "frmEditMessage" ...Else MsgBox("Blah blah blah, etc etc.")End IfI need to add something to the initial If statement like this:Code:Or (CurrentUser.isMemberOfGroup("Admins"))but I don't know the correct Access syntax for it.
Any help anyone can give me would be appreciated!
hi to all,
does anyone know the code to close the access program.
That is when i select the close button on the switchboard, the whole of MS access is closed.
Thank
Erm Hi everyone I'm new.
Sorry about the rather striking title, but I have an assignment with the deadline tomorrow and I need to find out how to perform numeric calculations in access with different fields (i.e. adding numbers, minusing etc.)
Well, I had to make a project at school for my GNVQ ICT, I chose the advanced sales database, since its a project we have to add in our own features and find out about them ourselves. Well I thought I'd create one for my company inside school, I wanted to create a database that would print invoices and monitor all the resources we have. The project has to be in on monday!
However all was going well until I came upon a slight problem, I'm not sure how to do calculations in Microsoft Access!
Well basically this is what I'm aiming at, its nothing too complicated really.
I have a table called RESOURCES which keeps track of all of the stock the company has (e.g. how much paper, how many mugs, tshirts etc.). I want the database to be able to automatically take 1 away from the selected resource when a form is used to file a new order.
E.g.
I have a form asking me the details of the design, In the resources table I have set the quantity of mugs as 100, i.e. I have 100 mugs in stock and available.
I use the form and tell the database that I am making a design which will use 1 mug.
The database then goes to the resource table and takes 1 away from the available stock of mugs making the total mugs available 99.
I then the database to be able to do this automatically, when a checkbox is ticked, when the form is submitted I want it to see which text boxes are ticked and take the correct consequent resources from the RESOURCE table.
I have Access 2003, I have attached the file incase anyone needs it, note that the Forms have NOT been made only the resource, customers and orders tables have been created.
If someone could tell me how to do this I'd be extremely greatful, this is very URGENT I have to hand in the project on Monday!!!
I know I'm asking alot but I'd be really really greatful if someone could help me out!!!
Hi
Please answer ASAP, this would be urgent!
I have two tables that need to be updated in tandem from a single access-page, by entering previously non-existent data.
One contains a contractor ID, and the name of the contractor; The other contains details of contracts, with the name of the Contractor selected from a drop-down box that draws its contents from the other table.
I have a data access page with an always visible drop-down box that shows contractors, and if I select one, it displays all contracts entered. This unfortunately means I cannot easily add new contractors, since they have no pre-existing contracts to display the details, and allow entering, and I cannot make the details fields permanently available.
Right now, I can add new contracts to those contractors who have at least one in the system already, but I'm unable to add new contractors. My aim is to have a single page add the contract data, and new contractors. Having a hyperlink open a new page that allows the adding of new contractors is also acceptable, but no coding, please, cause I suck at that...:(
Thanks in advance for your help!
hi to all,
I have a software which links itself to a fox pro database/tables. Now i want to link some of these free tables or database from fox pro to access. Whenever there is a slight change in the fox pro tables/databases they must reflect directly into access database. Is this possible and how?
thanks,
ashley
Please help...
Database Results Error
[Microsoft][ODBC Microsoft Access Driver]
General error
Unable to open registry key 'Temporary (volatile) Jet DSN for process 0xcac Thread 0xcc0 DBC 0x1090064 Jet'.
The code: example.asp
Code:<%fp_sQry="SELECT count(*) FROM TEVPDATA where ((datediff('d', '" & date() & "', DT3PROF1) between 0 and 30)) and (COL2 = 'PROF1/SLM')"fp_sDefault=""fp_sNoRecords="<tr><td colspan=1 align=left width=""100%"">No records returned.</td></tr>"fp_sDataConn="Fabos"fp_iMaxRecords=0fp_iCommandType=1fp_iPageSize=0fp_fTableFormat=Truefp_fMenuFormat=Falsefp_sMenuChoice=""fp_sMenuValue=""fp_iDisplayCols=1fp_fCustomQuery=TrueBOTID=1fp_iRegion=BOTID%>
Global.asa:
Code:'--Project Data ConnectionApplication("Fabos_ConnectionString") = "DRIVER={Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb)};DBQ=URL=data/Fabos.mdb"FrontPage_UrlVars(4) = "Fabos_ConnectionString"Application("Fabos_ConnectionTimeout") = 15Application("Fabos_CommandTimeout") = 30Application("Fabos_CursorLocation") = 3Application("Fabos_RuntimeUserName") = ""Application("Fabos_RuntimePassword") = ""
i'm doing my final year project and i have restricted the toolbar in access. I need it back as i need to make changes to the forms and switichboards, but i can not access them. Does anyone know how to get it back???????????
Please .......
Pamela
Hi All,
What's the best way to go about protecting an MS Access database online? Hoping to launch tomorrow, but no can do without protecting the DB first
Basically, I have a database containing some personal information and I need to block people from downloading it, while still allowing my ASP pages to read/write/modify its data.
Can anyone point me in the right direction here? Any relative links, methods, tutorials, etc, would be a fantastic.
I've looked into User-Level Security Passwords, but am not sure if there's a better way to achieve what i'm trying to do (i.e. setting up specific access rights to the folder in which the MDB file is contained).
Thanks in advance...
I have an .adp file but I'm not sure which tables/mdb file(s) are used. Any easy way to determine this? I'm backward engineering because someone got fired. Any help would be appreciated.
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