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    Copying Photos

    I saw a comment some time ago (forgive me if it's a misquotation, but it conveys the philosophy): Tell me and I'll forget Show me and I might remember Involve me and I will learn I think that the vast majority here want the final option - I certainly do! I derive a great deal of satisfaction...
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    Copying Photos

    PMFJI - I've often found the same when searching for something. I do a search using criteria that I *think* will bring up some relevant information - but zilch. After that, I post a question and get a clue from one of the experts here. The clue might just be a key word or phrase and, hey...
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    "Embed" Word or other files within a database

    I guessed that would be the way to do it. I just wanted to avoid having to copy associated files if I copy the db. I suppose I could keep just the db and these files in a specific directory and then copy the directory elsewhere. Thank you for the advice.
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    "Embed" Word or other files within a database

    Hi everyone I know it's possible to use Access to create a Word document and think it's possible to have a button (or combobox) open a Word document saved on the hard drive. If I'm correct with the second belief, the Word file(s) would need to be moved with the Access database if it's moved to...
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    Swiftness of code and evaluation of strings

    I guess that the example that you gave initially is relatively simple and the time differences are likely to be very small. I acknowledge the timer itself may be affected by other processes. I know that, as a relative newbie, I'm happy to create some code that works with a few data examples...
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    Swiftness of code and evaluation of strings

    Interesting question - but I don't know the answer. I saw a similar question quite some time ago in an Excel forum. I think that the solution was to time the possibilities. Some timer code (Start and then Stop) was put around the code to be tested and, as the code would execute very quickly...
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    postcode

    Check this out - it works very well. It doesn't only accept the correct format, but also validates it so, for instance, it wouldn't accept XY34 1PG even though it's in the general format that is consistent with a UK postcode. There is no city with the abbreviation XY...
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    Delete From Combobox

    The opposite of the NotInList Event - I'm interested too! I guess that the query that fills the combobox (assuming you've done it that way) will also have to be reset to give the new values.
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    Always use a query to fill a subform?

    Thank you Pat. That makes the situation clear for me now. I thought there must be a good reason why I'd seen the suggestion to use a query, rather than a table. I'll change my practice now.
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    Always use a query to fill a subform?

    Hi everyone I've seen a number of threads here, as well as elsewhere, which suggest that it's good practice to use a query to provide data to a subform, rather than placing data directly from the table. I can understand the need for this if a special function of the query is needed, such as...
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    Trap the automatic message box for a button

    I managed a workaround - I don't know how efficient it is, but it works. I checked the current record number. If it's 1 or the maximum number of records in the table, it jumps to some code to add a new record. The reason that I check for 1 or max is because I have records displayed in reverse...
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    How to link a Word document to Access?

    Hi I'm not sure what happened because I accessed it via the link about two weeks ago. I agree that it's dead now! Try searching for the words <Access to Word Automation>. I just did that and it brought up the thread which was started by COJMORE at 08:49PM on 01-10-2003. There's a sample...
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    Trap the automatic message box for a button

    Hi everyone I posted this question about an hour ago but I seem to have been logged out by the time that I actually pressed "send", so I don't know whether it was posted correctly - I can't find it! I've created four buttons on a form to negotiate my way through the records. When I come to...
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    I can't set focus where I want

    Hi Peter (again!) I just deleted and recreated the subform and everything works fine now. That's all very well, but I'm intrigued to know why it didn't work in the first place. None of the fields were locked and they were enabled. I could move to the second subform with the mouse to enter...
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    I can't set focus where I want

    Hi Peter Yes, I did and I have no idea why this isn't working. I'm at the early stage of the database design, so I think I'll delete the second subform, save the database and then recreate the second subform. I realise that the code will throw up an error until the second subform has been...
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    I can't set focus where I want

    Thanks for the responses. I can go to the textbox on the subsubform "manually", but none of the code will do it for me! I know that I haven't denied data entry or locked the text box (for instance). This is infuriating, as well as confusing, particularly regarding the square brackets, Form vs...
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    I can't set focus where I want

    Hi everyone I have a main form with two subforms and one of the subforms has a further subform. Lets call them Main, Sub1, Sub2 and Sub1Sub. I have the following code which triggers as soon as I open Main: Private Sub Form_Current() Sub1.SetFocus On Error Resume Next DoCmd.GoToRecord , ...
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    How to link a Word document to Access?

    Take a look at this: Access to Word Automation http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/...ad.php?t=40119 There are several similar threads about this here. HTH
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    Entering data twice for verification

    I'd hope to be able to disable ALL attempts at copy (or, more importantly, paste) whilst the data is being entered. That would include the copy/paste icons as well as keyboard shortcuts and menus. I've done a bit of googling and it seems as if this hasn't been done [ yet :-( ]. I just wonder...
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    Entering data twice for verification

    That's the advantage of posting ideas - others might just think of something that's not been considered before. We just need someone to say whether it's possible to disable copy and paste temporarily and, if so, how!
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