How to edit Value Lists in Access 2007. Access Archon #169 In Access versions through 2003, if you selected Value List as the row source type for a listbox or combo box, you had to type in the list values as a semicolon-separated list, which is a tedious chore for a list longer than three […]
Q: Fred Kerr writes that code for importing data from text files that worked fine in Access 2003 doesn’t work in Access 2007. Why? A: If you are using a saved Import spec, it won’t work in Access 2007. There was a significant change in Importing/Exporting in Access 2007; import/export specs are now saved in […]
How to get basic system specification info from the PC. Q: Briant Manix writes: “Do you know how to get basic system specification info from the PC? I would imagine that the function would either use a Windows API or e look up in the Registry. I want to get an Access app to use […]
Charles Hui writes: After reading your article “ACCESS Archon Column #44 – Merging to Word from Linked Access”, I have expanded my WORD template to include a table and have successfully created letters using custom doc property and table together. In our letters, the fixed Borrower Name and Address are printed at the top of […]
The phantom breakpoint: what causes it and how to solve the problem. Q: Don R. writes: When I click a command button to print a Word letter (this button runs VBA code to create the letter from a Word template), the code stops on a certain line, which is highlighted in yellow. What is causing […]
