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    Expression question

    What syntax do I use to create a variable that = [ServiceDate] + 1 month? Im trying to make a query that says return all records where [field1] (which is a date) is < [field2 + 1mth]. Can I merely say: = [field1] < (dateadd("m",1,[field2]) ? Any ideas? Ive looked in Help but come up with...
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    SUM in a Query?

    How to I show a sum in a query based on two tables? I have a field in the query for a customer's telephone number and a number for the number of minutes they use. There can be several separate entries under the same number and I want to sum them. How should I go about it? Im the query? In a...
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    Problem with Alphabetizing

    Microsoft Access isnt alphabetizing when I use the A -Z ascending button. I click in my customer name field, then hit the button. It works...but there are always a few stragglers...that is to say a P between D and E....or a Q between L and M. Actually...it works with the actual records, but...
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    Query from report that runs a report

    I need a query based on a search form that runs a report. Basically, I have a form that records a person's name and has a subform with entries that records a date and a name on each line. What I need is to run a query that takes its information from a search form Ive made and automatically...
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    Jump to record action available?

    Id like to put a field in the header of my form that will jump to a record based on partial entries typed in. For example... Jump to: Donh will jump to the Donhoo, Keneeda record. Is this possible? It would help with multiple entries. Im going to search for articles about setting up a...
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    Importing from Excel when fields differ?

    Im trying to import from an existing Excel database, but the fields arent the same..which is causing problems. Since I know its easier to point from field to field in Excel, Im thinking of making a new,blank spreadsheet with the field headings from the Access Database that I ultimately want to...
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    Multiple commands for 1 button?

    Im trying to make a command that closes the form you're in and goes back to the switchboard. The Wizard only gives you one command...how/where do you add another?
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    where is my switchboard?

    Ive looked in Tools...Add-Ins...but theres no option for Switchboard Manager. Id really like to have a switchboard. Is there another way to create/edit one? Thanks
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    Access is auto-corrupting my expressions

    The program is corrupting ITSELF! I was getting help setting up references from one text box to another. Well I got one to work fine then I did another and they both flashed the #error field. I go back into the expressions...and there are extraneous [] marks around certain values...
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    DSUM expression #error question

    Two questions: First I need to put the sum for a range of values in a subform in the master. Im thinking I use the DSum(expr, domain[, criteria]) model. But I get an #error when I use: =DSum([Forms]![ReferralTable subform]![Referral Amt],[ReferralTable subform]) Am I getting the error...
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    A form inside a form ??

    How do I set up a "form inside a form" like in the MS Access example template called "Service Order Manager ?" I say "form inside a form" (see attatched pic) because when I put the "Service Order Manager" db into design view , the object which allowed ongoing entries looked another form. How do...
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    Need a kind helper to teach me like a third-grader

    Ok. Im new to Access and obviously need some help. I've just made a Table/Form to track the free credits my home business gives to customers. Generally, I record incoming credits that customers will have applied to their balance in the future. Each customer has a unique Bill Day, which is the...
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    Help! IF THENs in Forms...should it be a module?

    Heres my problem... I have a number field that I need to have a value based on the comparison of two other variables. Keep in mind each of these variables is a FIELD on the form. Eg. If A > B then C (this field)= D+1 Ive tried editing the Control Source (making an expression) and putting...
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    Help! IF THENs in Forms

    Heres my problem... I have a number field that I need to have a value based on the comparison of two other variables. Keep in mind each of these variables is a FIELD on the form. Eg. If A > B then C (this field)= D+1 Ive tried editing the Control Source (making an expression) and putting in...
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