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Microsoft Access Audit Report

I have an audit with an "Action Taken" field and all of the fields in the original table. If the action is "Changed From", the action in the very next line will be "Changed To". I want the Audit Report to show 'before' and 'after' values for only those fields that changed, with all else blank. I...

View Answer   |  Jun 29 2009  8:56 PM GMT
Audits, IT audits, Audit Reports
asked by WayneW1947

  20 pts.

Access Reports to PDF file

Greetings, I have an objective that's been driving me in circles.... Windows XP Office 2007 I need to figure out how to convert "multiple" Microsoft Access reports into one pdf file through vba. Access 2007 has easy way to convert one report at a time to pdf, however, I cannot figure out how to...

View Answer   |  Jun 29 2009  7:22 PM GMT
Access 2007, PDF, VBA
asked by SeenFresh

  25 pts.

Filtering a Subform

How do I filter a form based on a value contained in the subform?

View Answer   |  Jun 29 2009  3:16 PM GMT
Subform, Microsoft Access subforms, Microsoft Access
asked by Johnandy

  5 pts.

Showing a substiute value in a report if conditions are met - Access

In one of my tables, there is a date field which shows dates of an event happening (called "Issue Date"). This gets input through various measures. Input form or directly into the table or query. One of the reports I am trying to design is a report that will show all materials that have been...

View Answer   |  Jun 26 2009  10:54 AM GMT
Reports, Access 2003, Microsoft Access
asked by Gbullo

  70 pts.

MS-Access

Hi all, I'll try to describe the problem in a simple way: I once created an Access DB with everything necessary, e.g. mdb, mdw and then put them all in a shared network file something ununderstandable happened: a colleague, whom I granted ONLY read-access, click on the DB he could write in the...

View Answer   |  Jun 24 2009  2:47 PM GMT
Access 2003, Microsoft Access, Windows XP
asked by PIEGR

  10 pts.

Access Database Capacity

What is the data volume that an Access Database can effectively handle?

View Answer   |  Jun 24 2009  2:42 PM GMT
Access Data Volume, Microsoft Access, Access Database
asked by Tlee

  10 pts.

Disconnecting a Crystal 8.5 report while report is open in VB6

Hi I am developing an application which is written in VB6 and uses Crystal Reports 8.5 and has MSAccess as its database. The Users connect to the database via ODBC and the reports also use ODBC to connect to the data source. I have simply added the Crystal Report object to the forms which...

asked by Slscheer

  5 pts.

How to show two query results in one Microsoft Access report

I have two queries saved, one shows the record that match a criteria and the othe query shows the record that do not match the criteria. ie. query1 in the feild lastname the criteria is "jones" in query2 in the feild lastname the criteria is Not"jones". What I want to have is a report that shows...

View Answer   |  Jun 18 2009  9:55 PM GMT
Access 2003, Microsoft Access, Micrsoft Access reporting
asked by Leilo

  5 pts.

What backend works best with Cognos frontend?

Our company is looking to install Cognos as an upgrade from the Access reporting system we currently use. What is the best backend database to a Cognos frontend? We are considering SQL Server, but aren't sure if that is the best option. Any suggestions?

View Answer   |  Jun 17 2009  8:19 PM GMT
Cognos, SQL Server, Microsoft Access
asked by Jayne4624

  5 pts.

Query showing vbCRLF in string data

Can someone provide SQL code that would generate a table showing any instance where a vbCRLF character can be found anywhere in my table? IOW, I'm trying to list records where the user input 2 or more lines of data in a simple text field. E.g., "John Q. vbCRLFSmith" as opposed to just "John Q....

View Answer   |  Jun 17 2009  4:25 PM GMT
Microsoft Access, Access Database, Access 2003
asked by Sandisk

  25 pts.

How to publish a MS Access application as a regular web page in Internet Explorer.

I'm publishing a Microsoft Access application, on a Windows Server 2008 machine, with RemoteApp. I want to know if there is a way to access this application over the Internet without using the web access feature. To be more precise, I want to publish my application as a regular web page in Internet...

Answer Question   |  Jun 15 2009  6:47 PM GMT
Microsoft Access, Windows Server 2008, RemoteApp
asked by WindowsServerATE

  195 pts.

Lotus Notes Calendar to Microsoft Project or Access

I want to be able to track the current meetings in my Lotus Notes (LN) calendar. Am I am able to link my meeting entries to Project or Access to track them. I realize there are CRM databases and etc. However, I do not want to re-write the information that is already in my meeting calendar. Any...

asked by Hillars77

  5 pts.

Access database table linked to Excel file question

Can multiple instances of the same access database be open when linked to same excel file?

View Answer   |  Jun 12 2009  7:38 PM GMT
Access 2007, Access Database, Microsoft Access
asked by SeenFresh

  25 pts.

How to use an form field in a SQL from a combobox

I build an Ms-access application. In a form i selet project information based on project-nr. In that form I want to select in a combox records that are based on the project selected in the form. I think somethink like [forms]![<formname>]![<fieldname>] but it doesn't work. what is the...

Answer Question   |  Jun 12 2009  5:45 PM GMT
Access 2003, Microsoft Access, SQL Forms
asked by Haro

  5 pts.

Update Microsoft Access database from VB6

Using an MS Access database. From a list box I get a record into a text box. Once it is edited it shows in the listbox but the original is there. I have a refresh button which removes the newest record in the list (before the one I am updating) and leaves the original and the new version there? I...

View Answer   |  Jun 10 2009  10:44 PM GMT
Microsoft Access, Database programming, Visual Basic 6
asked by Codeless

  5 pts.

enter key behavior on forms

when my user hits the enter key, i want it to return to the first field (which is hte id entry key).

View Answer   |  Jun 9 2009  6:46 PM GMT
Microsoft Access, Access forms
asked by Komita

  5 pts.

Duplicating Form FieldsAccess 2007

I need to duplicate all fields in a form based on a table based dynaset. The duplicate record will then be modified and given a new pk.

View Answer   |  Jun 9 2009  4:03 PM GMT
Access 2007, Microsoft Access, Access forms
asked by Garyh

  5 pts.

Excel to Access conversion

Accounting came and asked me if a very complicated Excel spreadsheet that they are using for cash receipts could be "moved" into Access. I explained to them the difference between a spreadsheet and a database and that Access could definitely be used to better handle transactions etc. but it would...

View Answer   |  Jun 9 2009  3:20 PM GMT
Excel 2003, Data transfer, Microsoft Access
asked by KSoniat

  610 pts.

Toggle button in Microsoft Access form

Hi, in an access form I have included a Toggle button which when "on click" imports an excel spreadsheet. What I want is to block this toggle button after clicking it the first time so if someone clicks on it again, it won't import the same database. Thanks

asked by Codino

  10 pts.

Access Subform Repeating Data

I have brought in a subform into my main form and link the child and master fields, but under each page the subform repeats the information down the page, but in the report on its own (i.e. before it is a subform) it doesn't repeat - what do I need to do to sort this?

Answer Question   |  Jun 3 2009  8:10 PM GMT
Microsoft Access, Microsoft Access subforms
asked by SJJ

  5 pts.

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