Hello,
I am new to the world of databases, and I would like to know the easiest way to have a column with auto incrementing numbers.
I want that everytime a user enter data in a form, the new record goes into the database with a unique number.
thanks in advance
Hi
I have a table within which I store data showing the results of tests.
I wish to create a certificate(as a report) which displays these results. The certificate should have a unique number which is then stored with the original record within the original table, called 'Sample Results'
I have created an append query(CertDetailsQuery) to pull the appropriate date into another table(CertDetails), using criteria etc, however I am struggling with the creation of a field which creates the unique reference for the certificate. I have tried autonumbering inthe "CertDetails" table but this gives a unique number for each record selected by the append query, whereas I want each record selected to have the same reference (as they will be on the same certificate together).
I hope this is clear, help if you can,
Many thanks
Richard
Help needed on Access development.
I am endeavoring to develop a set of tables and forms to control a fireworks display. Here is my problem Master form hold display data (IE Location and date) and customer info (no problems here) the sub form holds the the products and how they are fired. This is my problem This form shows several fields Auto number for key field, number for child link (Display ID), number for data, number for data, text and the next is also number (This field needs to be consecutively numbered for each display) therefor on setting the form property to open as new form (Display)the first row of the record set begins with the first shot. How can I code the procedure and what property of the control box should be used.
So I have a table tblPO2006 with a field PO that contains a number.
Currently I have 100 records and the curent number in this field is 10804
What i want to do is when a new record is created the field updates with a +1 increment to the previous records number.
Thus the new record would be 10805 and the next 10806 etc
I dont want to use autonumber... can someone point me in the write direction of code to do this.
thanks
I have a table, Purchases, which has a 1:N relationship with another table, Items. Each purchase can have multiple Items.
'PurchaseID' is the primary key of my Purchases table.
The Items table has a composite primary key, made up of PurchaseID (making it an identifying relationship) and ItemID.
As you can see, I have ItemID starting reverting back to 1 each time PurchaseID increments. PurchaseID is an autonumber on the Purchases table, however ItemID is just a Number and has to be entered manually. If I set ItemID to an autonumber, it will continue to increment even after PurchaseID changes.
What I am trying to do is to get ItemID to auto-increment but revert back to 1 each time PurchaseID increments.
The entry form for both looks like this:
The Record Source of the main form is the Purchases table, and the subform is a Multiple Items Form based on the Items table. Filling out the form will create a new Purchase record with an auto-incremented PurchaseID, and a number of new Item records with that same PurchaseID, and whatever ItemID's are specified in the subform. Currently the ItemID's have to be entered manually as 1, 2, 3, etc.
Is there a way to get them to auto-increment, but begin from 1 for each new Purchase record?
I have used priamry keys in my tables and these are set to auto numbers on the advise of fellow forumites.
One question if at the end of every year I need to upload batches of data to my tables, this would mean I would need to go through each record and manually enter the foreign keys in the linked table.
Surely Access has a better way of dealing with this issue?
Hi There,
I have a table that has two numbers, both require incrementing with each record.
These take the form of "00"0"/05" and "Book11 Enc"0.
I want these to update automatically but Access won't let me use two autonumbers in same form. Does anyone have a suggestion to get round it ?
Thanks.
Alex.
I have a field for SSN. If the SSN has a 0 or 00 as the first numbers it auto deletes those numbers. Is there a way in access that when the record is visible the 0's are relpaced so that the SSN will read the 9 digit. Also i have another fiels EIN with 7 digits an i need for there to be 2 9's in the beginning. I was goingto use vba but when i go to yp it i only get .value <
Code:
Me.SSN.Value
Value is tho only option to get. IDK y it does this or how to get it to shop if there is a ay.
Ineed to track Trailer security seals that are sequentially numbered with 8 digit numbers...They are physical seals and no efile with the numbers to upload into Access...is there a way I can put in a range and Access will populate the rest in a table?
View 5 Replies View RelatedMy autonumbers are not in order for tables.As in for example for a customer
customerid customer first name customer last name
17 john parker
18 james johnson
19 alex scott
This is right at the top of the table the first sets of data,i want it to be
customerid
1
2
3
4
5
,etc
Why does it have a random number like "17" when I DO NOT have the first 17 customers !
I have an Access DB with a VB 6.0 front-end. I have a table with a PK that uses an auto-number. I deleted from data from this table in the past, then re-added it back in again just now. However, now when I go to enter a record in this table from the VB executable, I am getting an error for duplicate keys--as the auto-number tries to use a number that already exists. This happens when I just enter a record directly in the table in the DB also.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI would like to expand on this questions. I would like to generate a number based on a reference I use, a format like "14/000" where I use "14" with the last 2 digits of the year. However i want the auto number to generate the the last 2 digit automatically when the year changes i.e. when 2015 comes the field generates "15/000" without any prompt from the user.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have a very basic application to manage the tasks. In the main form "Tasks" one of the field is the priority (Order by) and I have this example:
Task Priority
B 1
A 2
C 3
E 4
D 5
If the user change one priority, I need a code to automatically change the others too respecting the new priority order. For example if the user change the priority 3 to 1 for the task C, the other numbers have to change to become:
Task Priority
C 1
B 2
A 3
E 4
D 5
There is a way to do this?
I have inherited an Access DB that is supposed to be kept "alive" but not made much better. On a weekly basis I get an Excel CSV that I'm supposed to import into one massive table; that works just fine.
However, there is another query that takes values from a table named "New Users From Import Table" and appends them to the current "User" table.
But before running that query I have to manually update a field called "Display Name ID" with the next highest number from the User table but only the highest value that isn't in the 9000 number range.
For example, my next highest "Display Name ID" is 1144, which of course does not include the records that range between 9000 - 9008.
I had to manually enter 89 "Display Name ID" values yesterday and I know there has to be a way to update that field when I pull the data over from the temp table without having to do it all manually.
Here's the query that pulls the data into the "User" table (after I've manually entered the incremented values).
INSERT INTO Users ( [Display Name ID], [User Type], Organization, [Display Name], [Alias Name] )
SELECT [New Users From Import Table].[Display Name ID], [New Users From Import Table].[User Type], [New Users From Import Table].Organization, [New Users From Import Table].[Display Name], [New Users From Import Table].[Alias Name]
FROM [New Users From Import Table];
how to auto increment one field based on the value in another field. What I have is a table with six fields. There is a foreign key assigned to each record and linked to another table. Four fields in this table are number fields indicating accordingly a number for a category, a number for a subcategory, a number for a subject for a subcategory and a number for an instruction for each subject of subcategory. The last field is the text field for each instruction. Numbers are required to be included in the report. Also, number of categories, subcategories, subjects and instructions vary by each record in the the table which this table is linked to. What I'm trying to accomplish is to have numbers in the subcategory to auto increment starting with "1" for each number in the category field, numbers for each subject field would auto increment starting with "1" for each number in the subcategory field, and numbers in the instructions field to auto increment for each number in the subject field starting, again, with "1". I also need these numbers to restart with "1" for each new record in another table.
Basically, the table would look like this:
cat subcat subj instruction
1------1-------1------1
1------1-------2------1
1------2-------1------1
2------1-------1------1
2------1-------2------1
3------1-------1------1
3------1-------2------1
1------1-------1------1
(if the record in another table is a new/next table)and so forth..I have been looking for anything that could remotely work for me. Every VBA code I've tried is either don't work the way I need it to work, other codes making the field to continue increment numbers if the number already exists in the other field.
I need to create a MemberID field that autonumbers and uses a prefix.
EG: YearJoined+0001
I want this as a the PK as well.I tried a default value Year(Now())&format([ID],"0000") but it gives me errors.
I have the auto ID number set up set up on my Access database which gives me membership numbers. How do I have a supplementary auto numbering column to give me invoice numbers. You used to be able to do this automatically up until a few years ago. Now I have to enter them manually.
View 8 Replies View RelatedI have a table, at the table I'v got these fields:
ID | num1 | num2 | sum
I want that the user put numbers at 'num1' and 'num2' fields and then the 'sum' field will calculate automatically the operator (sum=num1+num2).
I've tried to put any combination at 'Default value' of the sum field (all the fields are numbers , also tried to change the sum field to text...nothing works).
I'm getting a message that 'num1' field is not recognize at the table
(I tried =[num1]+[num2], without the '=', num1.table+num2.table , ...nothing works)
I also tried to do it with SQL command but it dosn't work.
There is any way to do it, is it possible? Or other way to do it at least at Form or at Report ?
Hello there, some help would be nice! Say i have a booking field. If people wanted to book a number of seats, how would i make it so that when the number of seats that was entered on the booking form was entered it would add on to the exsisting number of seats taken?
So say for film A There is 20 seats available and 4 of been booked, then someone wants to book 2 more, how do i make it so now, the number of seats taken shows up as 6 as apposed to 4?
Id like this done without VB if possible?
Thanks!
Hi everyone,
My name is Stuart and I am from the North east of England. I am a total beginner in using access.
I am a bird of prey conservationist involved in numerous breeding projects for endangered species of raptors. Currently I am looking to set up a breeding programme which will involve a daily report log involving diet, weight, activities, equipment used, etc, etc.
What I want to do is create a table whereby each day I create a new form with its own unique incrementing reference number. Say I create a form today and it is recorded as 000001. Later on today I may create another form with all of the same information fields but with varying levels of information. I want that second form to be recorded as 000002. Tomorrow I may create a third which is 000003.
Is this a process that can be created in access and if so would you know how to do it? I would greatly appreciate your help if you could, please.
Sincerely,
Stuart
Hi all
I am adding two records to an empty table using an append query (or make table query). I would like the first record to have 1 in the ID field and the second to have 2. I will then delete 2, append 1 elsewhere and empty the table and start over again.
Any suggestions? It needs to be 1 and 2 each time not just an autonumber.
Thanks
Greg
I'm having multiple problems with my database like things such as -
i'm currently working on the Query 2 - On the Phone database (ignore Query 1) and i want to search for multiple plot numbers preferably in one parameter prompt with a comma to seperate numbers. (this could be a multitude of numbers so i would like to be able to input as many as needed). Also when i do search on this query since the Criteria is a 'Between' Value i would expect everything between the 2 numbers input to show up - but a lot of numbers out of the range show up too - why is this? (The Numbers are like "69 to 136" and they will show up - but 1-69 and 136-170 would too
I would also like to implement the search results from Query 2 into the Form i currently have made but it just opens up a access table when the search is made?
i cannot link my database as it is too big for the server - But here are the Criteria for Query 2:
Plot No - (criteria = Between [Enter First Plot No:] And [Enter Last Plot No:])
Site - (criteria = Like "*" & [Enter Site:] & "*")
Product - (criteria = Like "*" & [Enter Product:] & "*"
The Query is the one im most concerned about , i can live without a form.
Hey, long time reader, first time poster.
I have a database created that is used to catalog different projects. When the user adds a new record and that project is already in the database it gives the user a message stating that that project already exists. It gives the option of cancelling and goes back so the user can name it something different. Or the user can continue and it creates a duplicate copy.
Instead of creating a duplicate copy, I want it to increment a number field named [Duplicates] by 1.
Example:
If project 'A' is already in the database and the user adds it again it increments the duplicate field by one. So now the properties of project 'A' shows that there is 1 duplicate. Does that make sense?
Here's my duplicate code so far:
Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)
Dim Response As Integer
If Not IsNull((DLookup("Project_Name", "Development_Projects", "[Project Name]= '" & Me.Project_Name & "'"))) Then
Response = MsgBox("That Project already exists" & vbCr & vbCr & "Select Yes to duplicate record, No to cancel.", vbCritical + _
vbYesNo + vbDefaultButton2, "Duplicate Data")
If Response = vbYes Then
[Duplicate] = [Duplicate + 1]
Exit Sub
Else
Cancel = True
End If
End If
End Sub
I created a database for my parents last summer and it has worked perfectly for a year now, then all of a sudden when they try to add an entry to the database its saying that it can't because it will create a new field.
Turns out my parents have added 45000 entries and it has just randomly reset the autonumber and is trying to add new entries at 25000, now my parents company is in a gridlock till I can figure out what the heck access did!
The autonumber is only used when I need update or delete entries.
If I compact and repair would that fix it?
edit:
Access 2000
Hi,
I am reasonably new to access and i am having a little trouble with what i would expect to be a simple problem to fix.
What i am trying to do is this...
I have a table set up to work with an asp web page. each record in the table has a unique ID which is set to autonumber.
I also have a field which hold the URL of an image used in the asp file. The address remains the same for all of the records except that the file name it points to increments by one each time.
example:
the record ID is 173 and the file address is:
http://www.berkeley.tv/thumbnails/thumb_173.jpg
Basically, if i could automatically take the ID number and enter it after 'thumb_' it would all work fine.
Hope someone can help me out,
Thanks in advance.
I have 4 tables on my dbase. On the last table underlies all records pertaining to customer payments.
tblCollectionData
ColID - PK
PolID - FK
Amount
ORDate
ORNumber
I want to add another field which i would name -- CollectionNumber. In this field, i need an incrementing number for each PolID.
For each PolID (no duplicates), there could be 1 to 6 records of payment. I need the number to start at 1 for each unique PolID.
Please help me on this. I've been looking at different posts but i still can't find answer. :-(
Thanks!
Sheila