Need Access Help From The Experts
Jul 28, 2006
I am new to access, so I haven't been able to come up to speed on all of the functionalities that it has. I have a table with a social security number, an effective date, a department, and pay periods. I have seven other tables with a social, a date, and absentee occurances. For any social in the seven tables, I need to subtract one pay period from the original pay period table based upon the max effective date that is less than the occurance date. I am dealing with large amounts of data, at least a million rows in the original table, and 50,000 in the 7 smaller tables. I know access may not be ideal for this solution, but it is what I have to work with. Any suggestions?
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Nov 13, 2007
I need to complete a project for school for my computer class. I am having some problems with this one assignment. I am finished but want to know if anybody can help me. Just verify that the answer is right or wrong. Any input will be greatly appreciated. Here it is... Its just a fill in the blank so if anybody who knows MS access can help me that would be great. Thanks.
The word required are the ones with the underscores around them.
Fill in the blanks:
1. Some developers like to use the _Design View_ property for a field to document its contents, such as identifying a field as a primary or foreign key or providing users with instructions about entering values into the field.
2. A _Query__ is a database object that stores criteria for selecting records from one or more tables based on conditions you specify.
3. To select multiple controls, you could click a control, and then press and hold the _Shift_ key and then click the addition controls you want to select, releasing the key once all the controls are selected.
4. A form?s _Table_ is the underlying object that provides the fields and data in the form.
5. You can view a description of each property in a property sheet by clicking the property and then pressing the _F1_ key.
6. When you select a control, eight handles appear on its corners and edges. The larger handle in a control?s upper-left corner is its _Move_ handle.
7. A(n) _Data Type_ displays a list of values, and lets users select one from the list.
8. Each report can have up to _Over 300_ sort fields.
9. An advantage of using the _Table Wizard_ to create a table is that the sample tables and fields already have properties set that might work well in your database or that are easily changed to accommodate your specific data needs.
10. In Design view, you can use the _Property Sheet_ to set the properties for fields that do not use the default settings.
11. In Access, you can specify restrictions on the data that users can enter into a field by creating a(n) _Validation Rule.
12. If a user attempts to enter an invalid value in a field, the _Validation Text_ property for the field opens a dialog box with a predefined message that explains the valid values.
13. In Access, you define table relationships in the _Relationship_ window.
14. You use _Borders_ around field names to distinguish them from function names or other types of values.
15. When entering the data in a table in Datasheet view, you would press the _Control + Minus Sign_ key to cancel a record that you have just entered.
16. In Access, you can control the format of a value by creating a(n) _Input Mask_.
17. A(n) _Look Up_ field lets the user select a field value from a list of existing field values stored in the database or from a list of values specified when the field was created.
18. The primary objective of creating a(n) _Indexed_ field in a table is to prevent users from entering duplicate records into the table.
19. If an expression is complex, you can use _Brackets_ to indicate which operation should be performed first.
20. To move from one record to another in a main form, you would click the buttons on the _Navigation_ bar at the bottom of the main form.
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Jun 11, 2005
I am trying to merge data with MS Word, but am getting problems. I
only seem to be able to merge a single record. Can anyone help pls as this
is quite urgent
Thanks
barnettpaul@gmail.com
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Aug 10, 2007
Dear Access Chart Expert
I have been trying to figure out how I can make the x-axis show month abbreviation names instead of numbers. Please see attached gif.
Currently, I use the Month([DateField]) function to get numbers of the month because if I use Format([DateField], "mmm") to get "Jan, Feb, March" the chart sorts the months in alphabetical order instead of the correct monthly order.
How can I be able to use the Jan, Feb etc... labels and have the chart sort them in the correct month order and not alphabetical order?
Thanks so much...
greatly appreciated.
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Mar 14, 2008
Ok guys, I've been eyeing this problem since June and I must say that I'm rather sick of it. After months of dredging the web, I've come to the find multiple mocking hits implying that the answer may lay somewhere in the Experts-Exchange, where i understand that some of you have been know to roam.
Without furthur blather, I must admit that im trying to avoid paying 12 bucks for this answer, especially as I've grown suspicious that this is a straight up MS/Adobe collaboration failure... and now for the problem.
When opening PDF files from my database (Access 2003) Acrobat (7 and 8) successfully opens the pdf. When I attempt close the PDF, nothing happens and I get the following Error when i go back to access:
The operation on the Acrobat Document object failed.
The OLE Server may not be registered
To register the OLE Server, reinstall it.
Hit Ok and the PDF file closes. ANNOYING AS H#LL.
I have repaired access, and acrobat. I have reinstalled. I have checked registries. I have updated .dll's. The only help I can offer is that when opened on an IT guys computer the problem seems to be gone. I'd bet this is because he has a pro copy of adobe. Basically I'm trying to figure out if i need to convince the powers that be to put a copy of Pro on any computer using the DB (if thats whats really helped), or if there is still some way I can fix this myself. Thanks gentlefolk! You (plural) are the rule.
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Jan 26, 2006
Create a temporary table to hold the results. Use VBA to open the data table and temporary table in two recordsets. Loop through the records in the data table and place the data in the temporary table in the required positions.
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Jan 6, 2006
Forms used:
frmAnnualService
frmPostCardback
Tables used:
tblAnnualService
tblCustomers
I have a database created containing 2 tables. (tblAnnualService and tblCustomers). I have the Repair Order set as the primary key in both tables since it should never have a duplicate. I have a one to one relationship, enforce referential integrity and I have cascade updated related fields. The join type I chose is 3. Include ALL records from tblCustomers and only those records from tblAnnualService where joined fields are equal.
I have a couple issues ongoing at the moment. I have a button on the master form (frmAnnualService) used to input service information for each customer. This button runs and update query that updates tblAnnualService and all fields on this form are bound back to tblAnnualService.
With the setting on the relationship as listed above neither one of the tables is being updated. When I change my relationship and remove enforce referential integrity and cascade updated fields, change join type to 1. Change only include rows where joined fields from both tables are the same the tblAnnualService updates but the tblCustomers does not.
I have another form (a postcard mailer frmPostCardback) that is bound to the tblCustomers. I need to be able to from the frmAnnualService input the data, click the update query table button and have it update the tblAnnualService and the tblCustomers. I assume I do not have my relationship setup correctly. Can someone please assist? I some background with Access but need your comments to be specific and detailed so I can make sure I am correcting the issue properly.
Thanks in advance for any assistance I receive.
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Nov 22, 2006
I Need to eliminate repeat entries of Names in a Combo pull down list
I have since found out that this is possible with the DISTINCT directive in a simple query like
SELECT DISTINCT [Name] FROM Miracle_Cloth_Main ORDER BY [Name] DESC; as the source
property of the combo box.
It looks like ACCESS needs A primary Key included in the querry for the source property
of the combo for the FindFirst function in the after_update event of the combobox
to work with a code similar to
rs.FindFirst "[RecordNum] = " & Str(Nz(Me![Combo112], 0))
The Wizard generate the following code even if you don't select the Primary Key(RecordNum)
during the creation process.
SELECT Miracle_Cloth_Main.RecordNum, Miracle_Cloth_Main.Name, Miracle_Cloth_Main.Cust_ID FROM Miracle_Cloth_Main ORDER BY [Cust_ID] DESC;
Even if you add the DISTINCT Cluse to the above code
it doesn't filter the repeat data.
Is there a compromise where I can get the Filtering by DISTINCT clause to work with the code generated by the wizard so that I get the FindFirst function as well to work ?
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Feb 18, 2008
Hi there,
I'm creating a database for my computer repair business and it's going to store details on my customers, their computers, and any repairs I carry out on them.
I've created some tables, but I'm unable to create the relationships I require between the tables. Here's what I have:
http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/4724/helpbk3.jpg
I want to create a one-to-many relationship between the tables left to right, excluding the Engineer table, which I will talk about in a moment.
The idea is - One customer has "many" computers, one computer has "many" repairs, one repair has "many" problems. Each repair has just ONE engineer assigned to it, although the engineer will be assigned to many repairs.
I can link the Customer and Computer tables, via the CustomerID, but when I try to connect the other tables, I get the "Relationship Type: Indeterminate" error.
Can anyone help me with what fields I need in each table, and what relationships I need to achieve what I need?
Many thanks :)
Paul
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Jul 24, 2006
My friends,
I am trying as hard as I can to learn Access. I am developing a database for my signage design business. I've been at it for about 5 days already. I know this question would be a piece of cake for the experts in this forum.
When one of my artists finishes with an artwork, he will save this as a jpeg file. I want him to upload it to the database via a form.
1. I would like to come up with a command button that, when clicked, will open a browser on the users remote computer and enables him to find the file to upload.
2. When this file uploads, I want it to be saved in another directory, outside the db, and then linked to a field within the db.
3. And I want this feature also for mp3 files.
Can any one help with this?
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Jan 29, 2007
Hello,
I have installed Microsoft Access 2003 and Microsoft Access 2003 Developer Extensions. I can create Access application by using the Package Wizard.
But after I upgrade from Microsoft Access 2003 to Microsoft Access 2007.
I can't use the Package Wizard.
How can I do to solve this?
Thanks.
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Jul 10, 2006
Hi,
I have been using "fSetAccessWindow (SW_HIDDEN)" in the open event of my
main switchboard to hide the grey Access screen from being visible behind
forms, reports, etc in this db. But when I started using a .vbs script file
to launch the db, the Access window stopped being hidden. (The reason I use
the script for launching is that it temporarily sets the db's security level
to 1 which stops the macro security warning from coming up.) Apparently MS
knows about this happening and released a technique to rectify the situation,
but I don't understand their instructions. It looks like they expect one to
have more understanding than I have. Could someone help me get this
impliemented? Here is the article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/167659/en-us
Thanks!
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Apr 13, 2007
Hi!
This is Kishore, working on VB Project which is using MS-Access95 as backend.
Now, i want to change the Database login Password.
Could anyone guide me in this context.
Regards,
Kishore
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Sep 9, 2005
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.
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Apr 15, 2007
I have two database applications and they are:
- the (A) application is for administration use.
- the (B) application is for normal users use.
the idea is that: I made the (A) application for administrators who have full control over the database objects (tables, forms, queries, and so on ...).
the (B) application I have created for normal users who will have only to use forms to insert some data and display data only.
but the two applications has a respective table called "vacation request" table. where I linked them, so the both administrators and users can share the data.
The real question is that: How can I prevent the users from seeing the database objects in their application. I used the database options which have helped me in hidding the database objectives when the users open the application, but unfortunately they managed to access to the database objects by pressing the special keys.
I would like to have an access to the (B) application when I want to make some modifications to the forms and then lock it from users where they only have to use the forms for requesting vacations and view the vacations.
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May 3, 2014
I have a simple access search form , that's based on a query that fill parameters from the form textboxes, when the access form loads its keeps prompting for parameters value which looks ugly .. I want to open the form, displaying all the records in the table and filter when i click search ..
I have a data entry entry form, that i want to generate success message after successful insert in database. I have done it in the button event if no error happens, still if i left all fields blank and clicked save, it displays the message ..
I need to change that to display please fill the textboxes then click save , and display success message when the row is actually inserted ..
Check the following attachment for sample.
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Oct 24, 2013
I've been using the following code successfully in Access 2003 & now I need to migrate to Access 2010. The purpose of the code is to use the items that the user selects in the list box to build the criteria of a query. Access 2010 keeps giving me a syntax error when I try to run the query & I don't know why:
My code is:
On Error GoTo Err_Command151_Click
' Declare variables
Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim qdf As DAO.QueryDef
Dim varItem As Variant
Dim strCriteria As String
Dim strSQL As String
[Code] .....
The syntax error I get in Access 2010 is:
Syntax Error in query expression 'SELECT * FROM
qryContractListSummarybyDateContract3TYPEBREAK WHERE
qryContractListSummarybyDateContract3TYPEBREAK.Rep ortableName IN('Adbri
Masonry NSW');'
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Jun 19, 2007
Attached is a screenshot of the relationships in a database I built a couple of years ago. It's worked absolutely fine in Access 2003 and currently has over 18,000 customers with associated information in it.
However, when I open the database in Access 2007 the performance is awful. All the forms are very slow to respond when tabbing between form elements. I've experimented by reducing the number of form elements calling on related data on a given page and whilst this improves performance it reduces usability - something I don't want to compromise on especially since Access 2007 should be able to cope with this.
My next question is therefore whether I've got the most efficient underlying table design and I can't see any other way of doing it than my current method so I'd be grateful for any feedback or advice anyone has.
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Sep 13, 2007
I have a stock control database which i have nearly completed. This has Manufacturer, which is linked to products, which is linked to Sub Product(which also has field partCode). i.e. Manufacturer1 can have 3 products, and each of these products could have 5 subsystems and partcodes. Each partcode is unique to that subsystem/product/manufacturer.
I then have a pricing spreadsheet in excel, which has many tabs. A new column has been added for each item for Manufacturer,Product,Subsystem and Partcode.
I need to import these manufacturers,products,subsystems and partcodes, but into the tables with the correct relationships, i.e. product1 and product2 are products of manufacturer1 and so cannot come under manufacturer2, and so on.
I hope this makes sense, Thanks in advance for any help you can give!
Emily
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Apr 19, 2005
I am working on a massave aplication that has been running in Access 2000, but recently several of the file sharing users have installed Access 2003 because of the limited availability of Access 2000. All the users are using the same file off the server.
The problem we are having is that when we reference a subform in the "[Forms]![FormName]![SubformName]![FeildName]" Access 2003 does not recognize it and returns an error. I have found that if I will modify it to "[Forms]![FormName]![SubformName].[Form]![FeildName]" it is recognized in both 2000 and 2003.
To try and change every instance of a subform reference will take forever and I am garuteed to overlook something. We reference subforms all over our program, missing any one of them would be a disaster. Before I went to the tedious task of looking through everything I just wanted to throw the situation out there and see if any of you had any great ideas on how to get it fixed efficiently. I would apreciate any ideas.
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Aug 7, 2013
I have made a form on access which will be used by other employees within the company, however they have never used access before and they are wanting to access only just the form as I feel with Access and all the tools in the background will confuse them, plus I don't want them editing the data base its self.
Is there a way to only bring up the form, unless I obviously need to edit the date base.
I've done some research on Google and it seems I need to use:
SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE
However I can not seem to find how I would use this or where?
and also if i did find a way to only bring up the form, how would I be able to switch it from that veiw to the veiw I edit in?
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Jun 6, 2005
I upgraded a 2000 db to 2003 recently. When I ran the function below it gave me an error on the line in green. Any thoughts? Thanks.
Const FIRSTROW = 13
Dim wsp As Workspace, dbv As DAO.Database, tblResolve As DAO.Recordset
Dim tblVchs As DAO.Recordset, tblImpTmp As DAO.Recordset
Dim ObjXLApp As New Excel.Application
Dim FileToOpen As String, WhereCriteria As String, ImportTemp As String, tmpVch As String
Dim TotalDupes As Integer, TotalGood As Integer, TotalRejects As Integer
Dim TotalBlank As Integer, R As Integer, C As Integer
Dim BadSheet As Boolean, ImpFail As Boolean
Dim tmp, tmpType, tmpCtr, tmpRsn
If Forms![Import Block Vouchers]![Import Program] = "0" Then
MsgBox ("You must select a Program to load.")
ObjXLApp.Quit 'Exit from MS Excel
Exit Function
End If
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Jun 17, 2005
I have an Access DB that I created in Access XP. It works perfectly when used in Access XP. When used in an Access 2003 environment some of the functions don't work anymore. I have users who use Office XP and users who use Office 2003. Does anybody know how to make this DB work in Access 2003 without having to do wholesale code changes?
I have already changed the security to "Low" to bypass the security feature built in in Jet 4.0 but it didn't help. I might have to uninstall Windows XP SP2 to make it work because I know that the application works in an Office 2003 environment with Windows XP SP1 only. But I'm trying to avoid having to uninstall XP SP2 because it's a pain. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
My workstation environment is as follows:
OS: Windows XP SP2
Office: Office 2003 SP1
Jet: 4.0
Raneil
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Sep 14, 2005
Hi,
I've created a database in access 2003 with the default file format being Access 2000. Everything works fine on my computer and many others, all of whom are running different versions of access (2000, 2002 & 2003).
I have not had any problems with this database until recently and in the last few weeks we have had 2 users, both of them being Access 2000 users who have had the same problem.
The problem they are having is that when they click on any of the switchboard items, the buttons depress an then come back up again when the cursor is moved away, but nothing else happens - no action, no error message - nothing!!! Its the same for all of the buttons on the switchboard.
Does anyone know what is causing this? I have another computer with Access 2000 on it and this works fine, as it does on several other computers runiing Access 2000, I just cannot understand why it is not working on these 2 particular machine.......
Many thanks in anticpation.
Steve
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Sep 20, 2005
I have recently installed access 2003 w/access 97 installed both are on my hard drive. When I create a new db in access 2003 it saves it in an access 2000 format. Does any one know why it does this?
Thanks--Appreciate any help
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Dec 7, 2005
i am trying to use access 2000 database onto to access 2003. When i try to click design mode to change something it gives me this message:
You dont have permissions to modify.
If i run it on access 2000 it runs fine.
Someone please help.
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