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    Graphics anyone??

    Hi all, I am terrible at doing graphics, but I need a logo. Don't know if I'm allowed to ask in here, but would anyone help out?? Please? Just a simple text log0, nothing special. It should only say Parcel Tracking II or if you can do a creative 2 that would be ok. Thanks for listening...
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    Legal rights and stuff

    Hi all, I am in a bit of a troubled spot at the moment. I am NOT a programmer, and I have never had any training. I have always been fiddling around on my own with things like Access. I work for a company, but not at all in the IT industry/Programming or anything like that. My line manager is...
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    Validation rules

    I'm having this discussion ALL BY MYSELF! Is someone gonna help me or not?? Please?? It cannot be that difficult, what's happening is: The msg I want is displayed, when the user click ok, the standard Access msg is still displayed, when they click ok on that, the form closes without giving...
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    Validation rules

    Hi, I am still searching for a way to get the validation stuff sorted out. Anybody, please help! I ask you with tears in my eyes. Thanks
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    Validation rules

    Hi again... I have no idea how to use the Tag field. If I use the before update field, should I do an event procedure? If so, I have never reallly done the scripting before, I guess it should be in the format: Private Sub FieldName_BeforeUpdate() If Me.[FieldName] = Null Then...
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    Validation rules

    Where should I enter this text? In the validation rule box? It doesn't seem to be working
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    Validation rules

    I still seek HELP! PLease, ANYONE! Hi All, I have asked this beore, but none of you replied. I have a form that users use to enter information on. All the fields are set to "required". If they do not enter information in the fields, I want Access to display a custom message. I know that the...
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    Regarding the splash screen

    Hi all, i have designed my splash screen, It appears when the database is opened. I have used the on open event of the Switchboard to activate this, BUT, How do I get it to close after let's say 7 seconds? I know I am supposed to use the Ontimer event, but how?
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    Splash screen

    Don't even bother, Stupid Question!!!
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    Splash screen

    That will work perfect, How do I get a bitmap to be diplayed on the form, What I was thinking of was to create a form, on the form put the company logo, and then something corny like CREATED BY: Yours Truly, and perhaps the date as well. Then I would like to use the on open event to open...
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    Getting Signatures

    Thanks Pat, At the moment I am doing what you have suggested, BUT... We have +/- 600 employees, we are a medie company, so we recieve about 300+ courier delivered parcels per day. It would be absolute chaos if we should every one of them with a password ad user name. The signature is not that...
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    Sorting of records

    Thanks, completely forgot, the button used to open the form with enforced a sortAscending command on the date. Got that sorted, all working in perfect order now. Thanks
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    Splash screen

    Hi All, One last thing...I promise! I work for a company, not at all in the programming industry, not even remotely IT or anything. I have started to build this database. It is very effecient, and will probably be used for years to come. Since I am only a temp here, I would like to leave my...
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    Sorting of records

    I have a switchboard, from there users can click on the buttons to enter new information, every record has got a status field as well. After entering a new record, the user returns to the switchboard. When the status of the record change, it needs to be updated, I have another form, diplaying...
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    Sorting of records

    The form is based on a table.
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    Sorting of records

    Hi All, This should be a fairly simple thing to do, but I am being driven up the wall!! I have a form diplaying records, each record has a date and time (in two different collumns) "attached" to it. When I open the form, I would like it to sort in Ascending order according to firstly date and...
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    Getting Signatures

    Hi all, I have another question: I use my db to keep track of parcels. When something is delivered to my office, I obviously need someone to sign for it, this being a member of the postroom staff. When the person who the parcel is addressed to comes to collect it, they have to sign to...
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    A newbie question about a large table

    Hi, I am not quite sure if this is the answer that you are looking for, but what you could do is: Create a new form in design view, add your own text boxes. Go into the properties of the text box (still in design view) select the DATA tab, and under the Control source, select the ... thing on...
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    Archiving...?

    Hi, I have been told that before, that will sort out all my problems, the problem being, I do not know how to do that. Can you please give me some advice? Point me in the right direction? Thanks
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    Archiving...?

    Hi all, I am still looking for an effective way of archiving records from my db. The data is not very important, but it would be useful to keep it for statistical purposes. What I would like is a button, when the user click on the button, he/she should be prompted to enter certain criteria...
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