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    Can I copy files and folders with VB...

    Just as I would, say, with MSDos? The reason I want to know this: I want to write a simple backup application that simply copy files from the HDD to a DVD. Preferably, a date label should be assigned to the DVD. Any suggestions?
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    "Do you want to save the record?" message.

    Certain fields in my form are required before a record can be saved. I have a "save record" button and a "quit form" button. When the form is quit before a record is saved, all data entered into the form are lost. This resulted in people entering data that were never saved, because they are...
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    CheckBox.Visible = False

    Greetings. I have a ComboBox and a CheckBox on my form. The ComboBox gets its values from a table called Colors. I want the CheckBox's Visible property to turn False when the ComboBox has a certain value. This is the code I used: Private Sub Product_AfterUpdate() If Combo75.Value = "W/Blue"...
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    Gridlines.

    How can I make the gridlines on the forms smaller, more dense? Thanks.
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    Alphabetical sort orders.

    Hello. How can I preserve the user-defined sort order in a column in a table? Every time I exit the table, and go back, my items have been alphabetically sorted. This results in my Combo Box displaying the list in alphabetical order, rather than my custom order. Thanks ahead.
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    Combo Box default value.

    Hi guys, In my form I have a combo box that is bound to a product/specification table. When clicked, this combo box displays a list of products, each with its respective set of specifications (although I configured it so just the product column can be seen.) The reason I do this, is so that...
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    The notorious error message: Can't set value to NULL when CheckBox property = FALSE.

    Hi, My problem is this: Whenever I enter something into the form other than first choosing the date from the DateTimePicker's drop-down list, I get the notorious error message: Can't set value to NULL when CheckBox property = FALSE. What I can conclude is that the DateTimePicker can seemingly...
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    Data from a serial device, via ActiveX Control, into a form.

    See http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=93328 I've tried using an ActiveX Control with the name of Microsoft Communications Control, version 6.0. Does anyone perhaps know how this control works? Any code or property advice that will get me on track will be appreciated...
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    RS232/Serial communication with Access

    Is this possible? I have a Mitutoyo device that can be connected to a variety of Mitutoyo measuring instruments (in my case, it's a micrometer.) When triggered, the device obtains a measurement value from the instrument. One can view this value via serial communication in a program like...
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    Core Testing Database

    Hi, I hope someone can help me. Thanks ahead for taking the time to read through my post. I am new to Access (I know the basics,) and will ask my question by hand of describing what I want to do with my database. I work as a laboratory technician, where I need to test UTP cores (cores are...
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