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bob, thank you both for the very simple response as well as its speed. much obliged! ed

OK, i think i'm missing something incredibly simple here. i have a form that opens when a command button is pressed. i want for it not to open when [criteria] is met (based upon winusername). i can get the winusername w/out any trouble, but i don't understand how to tell access to use that...

kicks self repeatedly alternately, i could just update the original PK value to the new value in the tables depending upon that... nevermind! [kicks self a few more times for good measure] ed

version: access 2000. OK, i have what may be a fantastically stupid question. i did a search on this and didn't find anything that seemd to address it. my issue: autonumber field, sole primary key. i am adapting a legacy (non-access) db into access. it was originally an autonumber field but...

heh...who knew the level 1 support old chestnut would actually work? :D ed

you know, i haven't really studied access formally, nor am i a developer, so i'm finding this very helpful, actually. thank you. :> ed

if that's the issue, then yeah, i would presume whoever has admin privileges can do so. if that was changed--and i agree that seems awfully strange--then changing it back should be pretty straightforward. i'm concerned however about the prospect of someone having been able to do so, however...

wayne, i'm experiencing the same issue as chronic fear. i'm an access novice and i don't know if CF is having this complication or not, but here goes: b/c of the way i'm structuring my audit process, i would prefer the fields remain unbound, so that when a user presses a command button, only...

what version are you running? i'm using 2000 and am getting that prompt. is it possible something was changed in the options for that particular mdb? ed

wow i'm absolutely blown away at how giving the regulars are here! when my friend suggested that i google for problems i'm experiencing, i had no idea i'd hit such a gold mine of information! i'm learning access (2003 but really only learned 97) and am working on a project for which i need an...