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    Drop down menu "summarising" options

    Hello, I would like to add a drop down menu in one of my forms that shows all the options that have already been used in this field. For example, if the field was language and I had already entered people speaking English and Polish, I would like to be able to choose English or Polish or enter...
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    Open form with same columns visible on startup

    Hello, I am using AutoExec to always start with the same form. This form has a header and then a table. I have added a button to the form that allows people to hide and show columns, this button was a predefined button that was available. However, the selection is then saved. I would like to...
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    Count records in subform

    Hello, I am trying to either hide a subform if it contains no records using a macro, since unfortunately my place of work does not allow using Modules. I have been trying the following in my If-statement: DCount("*", "subformName") = 0 However, I get the error that ms-access cannot analyse...
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    Unique values of a field as semicolon-separated string in another table

    Hello, I have to two tables, one with people and one with the orders that people have made. I have a form which is basically a pretty overview of some of the data in the people data in table form. I want to add a column that has all the unique values of a field, let's call it order type, in the...
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    Form to create new entry: how to check uniqueness of value immediately

    Hello, I have a form that I use to create new entries for my data table storing information on people. Each person is assigned a unique alphanumeric code. As soon as the user has entered an alphanumeric code into this field, I would like to check if it is unique. Right now, I have set the...
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    Inserting temporary variable into a field

    Hello, I just started my first larger ms-access project. I am using a button to open a different Form with data mode set to "Add". When the form is opened, I would like to automatically insert a temporary variable into one of the fields. A bit more context: I have two forms, one that shows...
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