If you need to create a filter string for filtering by a person’s name, or a city name, you may run into this error: This is because single quotes are used as the delimiter for Text strings, and there is a single quote in the city name. To get around
Some great tips on table formatting. Joey Cherdarchuk has a nice posting on a very different table styling to the type that Microsoft prefers. Under the banner ‘Clear Off the Table’ he suggests getting rid of gridlines and colors to simplify the look of tables. In his example, Joey takes a
Access Archon Column #230 – Making Concatenated Strings from Linked Tables and Multi-valued Fields Access versions: 2007-2013 Level: Intermediate Introduction Back in 2001, I wrote an Access Archon article (#89, Flattening Linked Data) which showed how to create a string of concatenated data from values in a one-to-many linked table.
Access Archon Column #229 – Fixing Normalization Errors Access versions: 2002-2013 Level: Intermediate Introduction Sometimes when you take over an Access database created by an amateur (or at least, someone with a minimal understanding of normalization), you will find data such as employee names stored in a Text field in
Finding the location of the Office object model DLL Q: Frank H. writes: “I want to use the FileDialog object to create a browser for selecting a file, but it requires a reference to the Office object library, and I can’t find that library in the list of Microsoft objects.
Access: Disabling a Label control Q: I need to disable a Label control, for a consistent appearance with some other controls on a form. But this control doesn’t have an Enabled property. Is there some way I can do this? A: You can’t disable a Label control, but you can
Exporting Filtered Data to Excel Access versions: 2007 – 2013 Level: Intermediate In Access Archon #200 (Exporting Access Data to Excel), I showed how to export data to an Excel workbook, using various techniques. In this article, I expand on that theme, showing how to export filtered data from
by Helen Feddema I recently had occasion to set up a VM with 64-bit Windows 8.1 and 64-bit Office 2013, and I tested several of my add-ins in that environment, as well as Rick Fisher’s Find And Replace (the 64-bit version). I found that my Extras Plus add-in (an .mda
By Helen FeddemaAccess versions: 2007-2013Level: Intermediate The main menu of the sample database for Access Archon #212 (A New Style Main Menu) has selectors for filtering a report by CustomerID or OrderNo. But sometimes you might want to print a filtered report right from the current record of a form.
A simple way to backup your SQL databases and move them offsite. SQL Server from Microsoft has a built-in backup utility however it doesn’t compress the backup nor let you move it to another machine. That’s where SQL Backup and FTP comes in, a nifty add-on for a reasonable price.
How to get detailed SuperPAC donation and spending information into Excel. Today the US Federal Election Commission (FEC) is receiving and publishing details of the controversial SuperPAC’s showing who has donated and what they spent money on. It’s a good and timely example of how you can get information from
Free training manuals for Office 2007 and before plus Quick References for Office 2010. Mouse Training in the UK has released their training manuals free for all comers plus some Quick Reference Guides. The Training Manuals are for Office 2007, Office 2003, Office XP (2002) and Office 2000. They cover
There are several built-in ways to export Access data to Excel. There are several built-in ways to export Access data to Excel. You can use the Excel button on the Ribbon (or toolbar) to export a report (or other object) to Excel, or the TransferSpreadsheet method in code, to transfer
The distributable code for Access 2010 developers is now available, but beware bugs. The Microsoft Access 2010 runtime download is now available from Microsoft. There are two versions available – 32-bit and 64-bit depending on which type of Windows you have. The runtime download is freely distributable and allows Access
Access Archon #174 The code that does the work of listing, clearing and copying doc properties is listed below. VBA Code Private Sub cmdCopy_Click() On Error GoTo ErrorHandler Dim cbo As Access.ComboBox Dim intType As Integer Set cbo = Me![cboSelectTableOrQuery] strTemplate = Nz(Me![txtTemplate].Value)
A look at a few of the embarrassing glitches in Word 2003’s in-built dictionary function. How do you spell ‘Barack Obama’? Maybe it’s ‘Barrack Osama’ ? Word 2003, Vista or Windows Server 2008 might tell you that. click here for more … See Also Why is an eighth grader smarter
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
How to sort Reports by date in Access. Access Archon #163 You might need to group records by date using another interval that is not available in the Group On list. If the interval is regular, you can create a query field, such as the Decade field in qryMembers: Decade:
A reader responds to the AW article on the new “save to PDF” feature in Access 2007. Tom Van Dam writes: just finished reading your latest Access Watch on the new PDF feature in Office 2007. I have often wanted to save files to PDF format for storage and later
Here’s an updated way for you to add backup capability to an Access database. Access Archon #151 Introduction A few years ago, in Access Archon #115, I described a way to create backups of the current database, using several objects that you could import into a database, to make
How to back up database objects before making changes to them. Q: Jean H. writes: “I am constantly making changes to forms, reports and other database objects, and sometimes I find that a change doesn’t work, and I need to return to an earlier version. I do back up my
How to develop applications using Access and deploy them as standalone applications. Q: Kamlesh Chand wants to develop applications using MS Access and deploy them as standalone applications (i.e., applications that can be run on machines that do not have MS Access installed on them). How can this be done?
How to get text values from the user’s selection of an option. Q: Julia H. writes: “I have an option group with choices for different areas of the country, and when the user clicks on one, I want to get the name of the area. But I can only assign
How to add a specified number of records to a table. Q: Kacie Anderson writes: “I have two tables, one for Orders and one for Loads and both of which contain an OrderID field to link them together (the OrderID is autogenerated). For each order, there can be multiple loads.
