Can a Check Box Prevent Other Fields from Being Used?
Hello, I am using Access 2013. I have a simple flat-file database. My question deals with "freezing" or "locking" two fields in a form, so that they cannot be selected under certain circumstances....
View ArticleAdd New Record Button: How to Get Mouse Cursor in Specific Field Upon Clicking?
Hello, everyone. I assume this is simple, but I haven't figured out how to do it yet. I've created an Add New Record button on my form. I'd like the mouse cursor to move directly to a specific field...
View ArticleAccess "OutputTo" Command HTML Template
I use Microsoft Access 2000 for work invoices. Sometimes a client wants a copy emailed to them, so I use the "OutputTo" command to save the invoice asa html file so that it can be emailed. However I...
View ArticleGame Pad Controller Works As Keyboard Emulator For Access MDE formUnder...
Is there some reason WHY an Access MDE file operating on a Windows 7 PC will not accept keyboard emulator commands—especially when the same keyboardemulator commands function as expected with the same...
View ArticlePull-down Menu -
Hi, I need your help and I hope I did the right thing. I want to select "Hockey" to pick up the list (Hockey A to D). PULL-DOWN MENU: Hockey Hockey A Hockey B Hockey C Hockey D I was not able to pull...
View ArticleThe device 'Generic volume' cannot be stopped right now. Try stopping the...
My MS Access 2007 application has a routine that opens a file dialog box using Application.FileDialog for the user to select a text file then it establishes a connect string in a linked table and...
View ArticleAccess 2007 - How to Ungroup Controls?
How do you ungroup controls on an Access 2007 form? I can't figure it out. Thanks, Mike
View ArticleForcing a date entry format of dd/mm/yyyy
I am building an Access database. A colleague in Tanzania will use the Forms that I build to do data entry. I want him to be required to enter dates on the forms using a dd/mm/yyyy format and then be...
View ArticleValidation in child form
Hi I need help to validate a date field in the child form please. Child form : Autonumkey ID Date Visit1 10 A12 10-10-2012 V1 14 A12 13-10-2012 V2 17 A12 12-10-2012 When i enter Autonum 17, the date is...
View ArticleSetting the number of Tabs in a Tab Control
I am working on a database that will allow the user to forecast replacement parts for a number of final assemblies. I want each final assembly to be displayed on a Tab in a Tab Control. The problem is...
View ArticleHow to create VB code for "Bold" and "Blue"
Hi, I am trying to send a message via Group Wise and want to have a bold and blue subject line. Your help would be much apreciated. strCBO_Subject = Me.CBO_SUBJECT.Value 'Groupwise Email .Subject =...
View ArticleCLEAR MORE THAN ONE UNBOUD TEXT BOX BY CLICKING AN ACTION BUTTON
Hi there, I have a form which I use for working out the difference between a sales price and cost price of items - the answer is then displayed in the 3rd text box. I would like to click on a button...
View ArticleAccess 07 and Win 8 Touchscreen
I have been tasked to see if it is possible to modernize an old Access application we have been using for years as a Kiosk app in Win Xp through Win 7. The app took complete control over the computer...
View ArticleThe check box list control in MS Access 2010
Hi NG, I'm searching for listbox with checkboxes for select. the normal listbox in ms access didn't have the an option property, but I've found this page:...
View ArticleSending a report from access using gmail.
Are you able to switch the e-mail service when sending out a report from Outlook to Gmail on an Access database?
View Articlefiltering a form based on the values of a subform
Hi. I have a form (frmProjDataEntry) which displays project records. The form Record Source is tblProjectData. There is a subform on form which list locations (suburbs). There may be zero or many...
View ArticleDMax on existing record to increment serialized # fails
Hello and happy Cinco De'Mayo! I have a fairly simple form that uses the BeforeUpdate event to execute thecode below. ----Access 2010---- --------------------------------------------------------...
View ArticleSpecial view of form for users
Hi all, I found very useful this group, thanks for that! I'm used to work with excel on a daily basis, however now I have to create a form to be sent to other user, who will be feeding the database....
View Articleform load in accdb is slower than in mdb
Using identical databases, one in mdb format and one in accdb format, I have determined that form loading is much slower in the newer accdb format! In one of my test scenarios, the time between...
View ArticleMicrosoft Access can't save your changes to this bound OLE Object
Hi all, I keep getting this error message whenever i open an embedded PDF in my access form. it only says that i dont have permission to write to the record in which the object is stored, or the record...
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