Playing audio and video files using the Windows Media Player Control. Access Archon #138 Introduction Since the earliest days of Access, you have been able to sound a beep from Access code, or a macro (the code is simple: DoCmd.Beep). But if you want something more sophisticated, say playing a piece of music or a […]
How to place bar codes on Access reports. Q: Keith Hills wants to know if there is a way to place bar codes on an Access report. A: You would need to get a font that can print the bar codes. I have a Zip font, from an installation of the WOPR Word add-on, that […]
The second part of the article on merging Access data with Word documents. Access Archon #130 The remaining part of the cmdWordDocs Click event procedure is listed below, with the code for the Doc Props, Mail Merge and TypeText methods for merging Access data to Word documents. DocProps: With rst Do While Not […]
A reader’s having problems setting margins to very small. Q: Robert Byrne writes: “I am using Access 2000 to create signs. It’s similar to a mail merge. I have a database with product information and create signs 5.5 x 4.25. It all works great except Access won’t let me change the margins. I need a […]
How to display data from other fields in the same record that’s selected in a combo box. Q: Robert Colum wants to know how to display data from other fields in the same record that is selected in a combo box. A: This can be done easily using the Column property of the combo box. […]