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. […]
Here’s a code that attaches a saved file to an outgoing fax, using a DDE command. In response to Access Archon #112 (Faxing from Access with WinFax using DDE), Susan S. writes that she needs to fax files as attachments. This can also be done in code. You could, for example, output a query as […]
Here are a couple of codes for passing parameter values to a query. Q:Michael O’neill Johnston wrote to ask how to pass a variable (created from a value in a table field) to a parameter query. A:There are many ways of passing a parameter value to a query. If you are looking for a code […]
How to stop Access auto-correcting your typing when you don’t want it to. Q: Maryann S. writes: “My application uses a number of two- or three-letter codes as field values. Sometimes, when I type one in, it changes to something else (for example, HGE changes to HE). How can I stop this? It is really […]
