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working with a MS Access calendar
Hello, everyone
I'm by no means an expert with Access, and need help with what's probably a small problem....
OK, I've got a calendar on a form. When the user clicks the Go button (next to the calendar), the selected calendar date is...
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Adding Hours
I've been trying to subtract times i.e. 15.40 to 16.10 and cummulatively add these hours in order to track flight hours.
I can complete this if I convert the times to decimal times i.e. 1530hrs become 15.50.
I would like to be able ...
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calendar
How do you have a calender similar to yahoo's calender in Access so I can enter events by clicking on the day and then scheduling info is entered on a form for that day
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Selecting results from query on form
Thank you for this forum.
I am working on a project where I have 133 stagnant questions on a survey (that are grouped within 7 categories) that are to be answered with a Y, N, N/A response.
I am having a difficult time associating the q...
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PLease Help a Novice
Hello i have over the last few weeks tried to learn the basics of access to make a Autocad register
I have now got the basics of what i need sorted but what i need now has completly thrown me!
What i am after is a way to create a button...
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Some fields not updated
I've developed an MS Access application that normally works fine, but there are times when a field in a record cannot be retrieved. The field is displayed when you open the table directly in MS Access, but when you try to run a query agains...
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#Error when requering subform
Hello all,
I have just run across a very strange problem. I have a main form with two subforms in it. One for personel and one for equipment.
I have a button that opens another form that allows the user to add items that are in a ...
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subform and command button
hi,
i have a subform within a main form.
i have create a command button. how do i link the command button with the data in my subform???
help is greatly appreciated!!!
thanks!!!!
nono
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Creating a custom primary key
I work for a small ambulance company and I'm Trying to build an application that will help us dispatch our runs and keep track of times for each call. I have recieved help on here already and I need to ask for more. I need to create a prima...
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changing form from form wizard to updatable form
Hi!
How can I change a from created using the Form Wizard in to an updatable form? Everytime i go to a field and try to change it, it won't let me. It displays a message on the status bar "This recordset is not updateable"
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Delete Command Button
I'm new to Access and VBA and I need assistance.
I'm building a form that has a subform. I have a delete button on the main form that is not allowing deletes from the subform. I used the command button wizard to build the delete butt...
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Automating Reports
I have a query that returns the sales by employee for the week by department. This query feeds a report that I print and distribute to the head of department each week (There are over 20 departments).
I would like to write some code t...
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linked cells integration with vba
hello,
I want to use linked tables to create a database. Now the problem is that i want to add linked tables using a subroutine that can easily do this.
Regards,
Niek
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Database on a web site
Gday all
New comer to working with databases on a web site and the boss gave me the task the other day to do just that.
I have designed it well enough through Access (2002) and tested it - all worked excactly how i wanted it to. Tr...
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How do I ADD to a table from main form?
Hi everyone.
On this 2nd day of snow (ny) I am writing my first question
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I will try to help those, when I can, and if I have an answers to give
I have an access db that has many controls fields on a form.
In the db, I have ...
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Problem opening database in DAO
Hi!
Is there a difference in opening a database and using recordsets in Access 97 and XP?
I'm using DAO and my statements work in Access 97 but not in XP. I get an error message in the part where i'm using the OpenRecordset method.
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Menu list values won't pass to db
Please help me!
I am trying to pass values from a menu list to a db. When I submit the form, the selected value becomes "unselected" and the there is no values being passed to the db
Can someone help me?
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subform update
G'day people,
I know this may seem like a stupid question to some but I have been looking for an answer to my question for some time now to no success. I hope that someone can help me out.
At the moment im constructing a database for ...
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how can i access an mdb through a web page?
I am trying to add a database to my site and I want to know how to make it executable and updateable online, rather than just downloading it at a different site. Can someone help?
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wanna a good help
i wanna make a software to connect to a pbx "phone central" panasonic d1232 by c# the case is that ther is way by using TAPI i have searched in the MSDN and found that control but i cant use it cos i didnt understand it from the M...
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problems with dublicates
Hello,
We have created a database where we run a query and make a table in which we find dublicates (dublicates-function at queries; meaning we have 3 fields, i.e. pupils and instruments which all have been allocated to a teacher --> ...
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using datestamp?
Hi,
I am trying to do a little library script, where a user can search for a book, and then book it out for 1 month.
All is well, exept I don't know how to make the script to start the booking at todays date and to last for one month ...
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updating excel from access
I wonder if anyone can throw some light on this.
I have an excel worksheet set up and i have an access database. I was wondering how to update the excel sheet by entering data into the access form. it is office xp i am using.
thanks
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Line chart in Access
I work in a hospital and the administrator wants me to make a report (with a chart) that shows the number of procedures performed over time.
I have a simple table that includes:
Procedure name
Month
Year
Number of procedures
I p...
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date format problem..help!!
How can i make the dates be displayed all in one format, like 'dd/mm/yy' just like access assigns it when you create the date field and in it's format type as short format ?? rathern then to be displayed in mm/dd/yy format after you insert ...
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Date format problems in Access2000, need your help!
-I have a tblPayDates, and the field DueDate as Date/Time Short format ex..31/11/03 which is dd/mm/yy Access 2000 it automatically assigns it that way
-I have a form æ…ºrmPayDate? with 3 fields clientID, firstdate, period, and an æ…½nsert?but...
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Access Colummn add up
Can anyone help me? I wrote a program in vb, with an access database. I want to create a form with the total of each column in the database. A button will be pressed to get to this form.
Please help if you can
Koos
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Moving values from cell below to the cell next to
Hi,
I have a bit of a puzzling problem.
I have a large set of data in Access part of which appears as follows:
Field 1, Field 2
Data A
Data A1
Data B
Data B1
Data C
Data C1 etc..
I would like to move the A1, B1, C1 etc. fr...
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Grouping an Access Query
I have a Access query that returns many results, but with duplicates in the property_id column. eg:
Code:
property_id date
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1 31/01/2001
1 27/05/2003
1 22/09/200...
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Auto form:data sheet
Hi
I am using an auto form data sheet.Can i get row change event for this if yes than how.
I am getting textbox focus events.
Can i also change the colour of selected row.If yes how.
Thanks in advance,
Amit
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