Search results

Thanks again, It is much better and I will take advice from anybody whoon this forum are obviously much more experienced than myself because I am very new to databases. I like the way you explain everything youve changed in your posts becasue Id rather that than somebody just changing my db and...

Hi all, I was just wondering if it is difficult to enable a cmd button when a text box has been filled in. I have a button that allows users to add a file which displays the filepath in a text box. So what I wanted to do was when the path appears in the text box then this will enable the...

I think Im gonna try and go with checkboxes because from reading up on them I think I understand them a little better for the purpose I want. Im still struggling to get the result I want so maybe I have been trying to go too advanced with this bieng my first database after all.

Still no joy with this it changes once but if I then change it again it stays disabled - I thought this was going to be the easy part of building the database lol

I still can't get this to enable and disable depending on if yes or no is selected - is there any chance you could show me an example on that attached file. Thanks J

here it is - I am getting confused with it now - Its my first database so you will probably notice other errors Ive made but what I am trying to acheive now is to allow CV documents to be affed for employees because I have a view cv button but if there is not a cv present It throws up errors so...

yep hang 5

no sorry what I meant to say was that It needs to be disabled on yes but when I click no it enables the button, but if i change it again to yes it ill not disable it again is there something else I need to add. thanks J

Thanks I got it working using this code If Me.cboYourCombo = "Yes" Then Me.cmdMyCommandButton.Enabled = False Else Me.cmdMyCommandButton.Enabled = True End If but if I select no it disables the button but if I then select yes it stays disabled - any ideas anyone? thanks J

for some reason my button isn't becoming inactive/disabled???

can it not be doene using the yes no because it needs to go int the table as yes or no thanks J

Hi all, Im back again for more advice. What it is I hava a combo box yes/no and I was wondering how to disable and enable a button depending on if yes or no is selected. Hope someone can help thanks J

Anyone got any info on how to add a word doc and open the doc in access

Hi all, Just looking for some more advice I am creating an application that contains employee details in access. I have the majority of the database working but I am stuck on a couple of thins, Firstly I would like to add the option to be able to add an employees CV to the databse and an option...

Sorry I got it working I made a typo - I really appreciate all your help on this :) :) thanks very much again for the help J

Right OK I have just done that but when I try to view the report i get an input box asking me to Enter Parameter value for tbDOB - Im not sure what this means. Any Ideas what Ive done wrong? thanks

THANKS VERY MUCH AGAIN FOR THE EXCELLENT RESPONSE :eek: :) Everything you talked about in your last post helped me understand it a lot more. It is my first database and I realised things would be wrong but its the classic learn by doing which is why there were probably a lot of mistakes on my...

Ok thanks, Here it is don't all laugh at once LOL. :) Right I have attempted to create a database that will acheive what is included in the first post of this thread. I am not very advanced with acces because I haev only skimmed the surface before trying to make this. S any input and...

If I sent you a link to download my database would you have time to take a look at it and give me some advice regarding the design of it? Thanks John

just one more quickie on my form I am getting an error in the text box that the age is displayed in before I add the date of birth. Do you know if that can be removed in anyway until the dob is entered. If not I can live with that I just thought that may be easy to do. Again thanks very much...