Recent content by olorin

I did go with Mark's in the end, but thanks for the pointer. If anyone else is looking at this post for solving the dlookup null thing, the functioning code is here Private Sub btnOK_Click() On Error GoTo ErrHandler 'check quantity is entered If txtQty = 0 Then MsgBox "Quantity cannot be...

Thanks for both recommendations, both worked obviously. Been out of this for a few years and it takes a while to get back into it. Thanks again

Hi, I have some code that I just can't get over the line Dim CompID As Integer 'look for component CompID = DLookup("ID", "tblComps", "Pnum = '" & Forms!frmGoodsIn!tbScanComp & "'") If CompID = False Then 'not found MsgBox "No component found, is this a new Component?", vbQuestion, "No...

I'm getting the same problem when using Access 2007 in Vista. I don't know any technical work around. The only solution I have come up with is to design forms on a machine using Win XP and then put the Dbase on a flashdrive and plug the flashdrive in the Vista machine and use the import wizard...

Like it! Especially the personalised First Name touch. Thanx for the advice.

hi people, I have a module that runs when the Dbase opens. It grabs the windows UserName and places it in txtUserName on a hidden form. I also have a table for users: pkPersonID (primary key autonumber) First Name Last Name UserName etc The UserName field is filled-in using VBA when the Admin...

If you want to see calculated values based on database fields, you should create an unbound TextBox on the form as John suggests, or create a report based on the fields with an unbound control which does the calculations when the report opens. Calculated fields in tables are a big "no-no" in...

Thanx so much for the logical reasons in all of your replies. I agree totally with all of them. It was only after I had deleted a couple, that I realised the value of solved threads. It would be good to have a section where solved threads can be moved to, so as to make it easier for novices and...

Hi People, I started doing some housekeeping on my UserCp by way of deleting threads that were started by me, and that were solved. I deleted three of them and gave the reason for deleting as "Solved". I then wondered if I should carry on and delete the rest, or is it better to leave them on...

Hi people, I have a form for entering details to generate a shipping note. On the form is a subform which updates when the user selects the product to be shipped. The subform shows all outstanding purchase orders for the selected product. Nine times out of ten, the purchase order to be used is...

Thank you so much for such a detailed response. Maybe I should give you some background as to why I developed the Dbase in the first place. I was given the position of looking after the shipping in the company where I worked. They had no database to track any shiping details at all! Only a...

Looks better to me. Although I do have a question. We make more than one product for single customers, and we sell the same products to more than one customer. So I made a junction table to allow for this, "jtblProdCust". The purchase order number we receive from customers may be for one product...

An Excellent book on database design for helping people starting out with Access is "Grover Park George On Access" by George Hepworth. Reading that, will explain everything you need to know about designing a relational database.

Brilliant! Thanx for the tip. I will re-do the table relationships and post it here when finished. Then if you have time to look at it, I would appreciate any further tips. Thanx again for the advice.

Ahhhhh. I get your drift now. You mean a lot of the look-up tables that are linked could actually be just stand-alone tables, to refer to in combo boxes, and then store the selected data into the table that needs it. Wouldn't that amount to storing data more than once in the database? But there...