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    Event Procedures not working

    Check your "Access Settings" - "Trust Center Settings" - "Macro Settings" to make sure that Access is not on the highest settings (Disable all macros without notification)
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    Import text file without TXT extension

    If you need to keep all within VBA then the following link explains how to use the Shell command to perform single line commands. http://www.mombu.com/programming/programming/t-move-command-using-shell-in-access-vba-646041.html
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    Import text file without TXT extension

    You also could create a command file (.cmd) to copy the files if you have known extensions. copy C:\DirectoryName\*.pol C:\DestinationDirectoryName\*.txt (add as many lines as you need to cover other extensions) (to make this work without using variables try not to have spaces in you directory...
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    Question Helping a Beginner get on their feet : Linked Tables

    You will need to open the back-end exclusively, no one else can be in or actively linked to the back-end. If you can get everyone else out of the database, open access, goto open, and when the browse window comes up, select the file. The open button will have a down arrow beside it. Click on the...
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    sharing a database over network

    Go into the linked table manager (through the F.E.) and check the location that the B.E. is located. Also, if the mapped drive is not the same on the other computers accessing the DB, you will want to use the server location (\\server\database) for the location.
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    Trick to prevent people from writing or clicking in some form controls.

    This page should help http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/archive/index.php/t-128280.html
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    MSDOS Help

    Are you doing this for all of the files in a particular directory? attrib <directory>\*.* -r or If there is something common about all of the file names that you want to change attrib <directory>\*this*.* -r This will change any file with the word this contained in the file name or if an...
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    Text File Import - mindboggling error

    If you open up windows explorer (or My Computer) goto Tools goto Folder Options goto View (tab) Uncheck "Hide file extensions for known file types" This will show you the extentions on your files. A txt extension is probably not the only one that can be read by notepad. Hope this helps.
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    Form viewed in "Form View" is blank! help!

    Make sure there is at least one record to show. Hope this helps?
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    Problem passing parameter to report [DoCmd]

    Try: DoCmd.OpenReport "rpt_PDP_data", acViewPreview, , "[Name]= '" & Me.CboName.Column(0) & "'" The Column number is the column of the info that you want to use. (Columns start from 0, not 1) Sorry, I missed that that solution was already used
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    Subform always loads filtered

    Your main form might be trying to filter your subform?
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    avoid MS Access message

    You might also want to add an error handler so that you can set the confirmation back to true if there is an unexpected error.
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    Listbox data not displaying correctly

    I would suggest using Combo Boxes instead of List Boxes.
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    Combo box woes

    The Dlookup funtion should work for you. If Project is Text: Me.[Project Description] = DLookup("[Project Description]" , "Programs", "[Project] = " & Me.Project & """) If Project is Numeric: Me.[Project Description] = DLookup("[Project Description]" , "Programs", "[Project] = " & Me.Project)
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    Combo box woes

    I am assuming that your combo box includes both Project & Project Description. In the On Change event (of the combo box) you can use: Me.[Project Description] = Me.[YourComboboxName].Column(1)
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    Enter Parameter Value Box

    This error may be because you have a linked picture or document that cannot be found. Or may be caused by Norton Antivirus. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q295824/
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    Enter Parameter Value Box

    I'm at the limit of what I can suggest without knowing more about the setup of the form and what info you are trying to return. You can try setting break points in your code to find out what is being returned to your fields (FieldA, FieldB & FieldC). Or maybe someone else may have some...
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    Collapse control in subform

    I am assuming your subform is a continuous form. It may be easier to to create a pop-up form to insert your comments.
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    Enter Parameter Value Box

    Take the line out of the query: [FieldA]=[Forms]![FormName]![ComboBoxName] Or [Forms]![FormName]![ComboBoxName] Is Null= True and try it in the Form Load event (or Form Open). You may have to play with the syntax or use an If statement. That line is trying to get information before the form is...
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    Shared MDE gives Exclusive Access Warning

    Ideally, you should split your DB into Front-end and Back-end. But to answer your question, under options, the default open mode needs to be shared.
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