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ADODB.Recordset error '800a0bb9'
Hello,
I am new to asp so if anyone would be kind enough to help me i would appreciate it.
I am using macromedia dreamweaver to connect to an access database
This is the error i am getting
ADODB.Recordset error '800a0bb9'
Argumen...
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Keep focus in Listbox
I am working in a county jail and we are doing a database where you select the living unit location (example: 1A,1B,2A,2B) from a listbox. The problem is that most entries are multiples on the same unit. I would like the unit selected to st...
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newbie needs query help
I work for a nonprofit. Everyone has 10 jobs. I am the only person who uses/has used access. I have a donor database listing names addresses, and different fields for donations made/not made for each year. I do simple queries to pull names ...
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Left Join
Hi,
I am trying to do a left join in ASP but getting error message saying "Syntax error in From clause"
The query runs fine if I have a record for a country in all the tables. But I have certain countries that do not have a
matc...
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Linking a calendar control to a query
I want to be able to click on the date in a calendar control and the jobs scheduled for that day appear on the screen. Is this possible and how would I go about this. I created a query to pull the information I need and I attached that qu...
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Error 438 on Error-handler!
I have the following code as error handling in a form that gives me Run-time Error 438 "Object doesnt support this property or method" with "Msgbox..." highlighted...
Code:
'Error Handling
On Error GoT...
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Option Group reset
I have an unbound form with an option group among several other controls. I also have a "Clear" command button which resets the form and removes any entries in any controls.
How can I reset the value of an option group (with ch...
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Running Reports with Criteria
How do I run a report based on a table, but with criteria? For example, I have a few check boxes on my table and I want to run a report of all the people who have the boxes checked. Thank you!
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Firefighter needs help with access problem
Hello, I am a firefighter and am trying to create a database for storing fire hydrant information and the yearly inspections that we do on the fire hydrants. The tables below are simplified, but should work for an example:
Table1: Hydran...
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Form auto fill?
I have a database with a table of all our records. I created a form, and would like to be able to type in the last name in the last field and have it bring up the record. Also, this could be a problem because there are several people with t...
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Weird!
I have 2 unbound boxes in the footer of my continuous form. Both total up separate sets of fields using DSum and do it correctly. I have used Conditional Formatting on Total1 to make the numbers turn bold and red whenever Total1 is greater ...
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Formatting Data in List Box
I have a phone number field defined in a table as text and use the input maks !\(999") "000\-0000 for entering and editing data. Is there a way to use a mask when using this field in a list box? It would be nice to be able to sh...
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SubForm Criteria
I have a form with subform which use six fields on the form to determine
what data is returned in the subform. As long as every field has a valid entry the data is returned
correctly. What I would like to add to this is if a particular cri...
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A form w. critera for a query/ODBC Call Failed
Hi! I have a query setup that feeds off of three combo boxes on a form. It is setup to allow a user to search and calculate revenue for a selected time period by company, then department, then page. If all three or just company are selec...
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looking for good tutorial on feeding a site with a database.
I am very new to ASP and Access. I need to learn how to create a database full of images and text to feed dozens of webpages for a new site I am doing. I have googled many times and can't really find what I am looking for. I've come acro...
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Message Box and After Update event
Hi
I have form with a series of text boxes in which users can edit the data that is populated in them. For one of the text boxes I want to add an after update event, so that if the user changes the value in the text box, a message window ...
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excel dao upgrade
Please help?! We just upgraded from 97 to 2003 version. This is a scheduler routine which auto imports an excel spreadsheet into our main db. After I upgraded it stops on with "compile error variable not defined" Also after the co...
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declare variable
we upgraded to 2003 access. Now in a code getting the msg that I need to
declare a variable for:xlexcel9795
here is how it is in the code. what do I put?
FileFormat:=xlexcel9795
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Form height
I've many items to be put on a form. However, I can't expand the height of the form. The max height I can get is 55.873cm. Could anyone please teach me to expand it?
Many thanks.
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Populate an unbound text box
Hi,
I have a form that has a list of sitting on when you select a sitting I would like to produce list of centres that are registered with that sitting. I would like to do this by having an unbound text box. I need to do it this way for pa...
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frontend 2003 - de-bug keeps popping up
We have a backend of 97 version and frontend of 2003. When the users try to cnt-break out of a query that is taking a long time the de-bug window pops up and then they hit yes and the database shuts them out. How can I keep this from coming...
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Row Colours in Report
I got the following code from:-
http://www.microsoft-accesssolutions.co.uk/alternate_row_colours.htm
This is to give me alternating row colours in report detail section but cannot make it work.
Please could someone tell me where I am...
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text field problem
Hi I need to insert some number into MS Access 2003 database as text.
My problem is when I insert "3.8-4.0" it shows value "-0.2" and when I enter "1.0" it shows "1" in the database
I am using ASP b...
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Complex Combo Box Filtering
Ok, so I invoke your help once again.
Here's the situation: I have a list of Crew Leaders. Each crew leader has the option of being the leader of up to three different types of crews, which is determined by checkboxes. In a separate for...
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Find and Update
I currently have been set the task to update our inhouse database (Access 2003)
with data from downloaded XML files. I have the database importing, and extracting
the data into a new table. My problem is now I need to query the main table, ...
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DateDiff decimal problem
I have a field on my form that uses the DateDiff function to calculate the difference between a Date Of Birth [DOB] and the current date. The only problem I am running into is that it inclides the age and a decimal point followed by up to ...
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Adding new reords
Hi all! I'm new to this forum. I have a question regarding adding additional records to my subform. I have an order form that contains a main form and a subform and they are link with a child and master link. The main form is where I input ...
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Combo boxes?
If I have 3 combo boxes that have autocomplete turned on, is there an absolute limit on how many records I have? Right now, I have approx. 30K. I expect to be at 40K in a couple months.
Originally, I just wanted fast data entry. I did...
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Combo box selection triggering 2nd combo box tables
I'm trying to get one combo box control what tables are available from another combo box. Example, combo box (a) includes numbers 1-5. Selecting (1) makes the data in combo box (b) specific to that selection. Selecting (2) makes the data in...
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search for barcode with scanner as input
I have created a form that I would like to search for a barcode by using a scanner as an input device. Does anyone know how to go about doing this?
The form basically holds a subform of textboxes that have barcodes. I want the user to b...
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