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    Changing Range Scope

    Anyone know how to modify a range from being sheet-level to workbook level? I'm importing sheets into a new workbook, and the ranges are copied over as well, but they are only sheet-level, I need to make them available to the workbook. Any ideas?!?! Thanks in advance.
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    Automatic dialling

    I simply want to know where you can find info on the 'auto dialer' or something along the same lines. Ideally what I want to get done, is have a program run through a list of phone numbers and dial each one, one at a time, and as soon as the person or voice mail picks up, I run off an automated...
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    Autosearch function

    I need to find a way to search through all our existing databases and retrieve all the links. I need to know what database has linked tables in it, and where these links point to. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Erik
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    Creating tables on AS/400

    I created my ODBC and can link to tables from Access to our AS/400 mainframe. I can update, append and delete to and from any of the tables. My question now is, I would like to create a table from an Access database to our AS/400. I simply want to know if this is feasable. If so, any ideas...
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    ODBC Connectivity to AS/400

    Does anyone know where I can find some valuable information on a step-by-step process on how to link as/400 tables to an Access database?? TIA, Erik
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    Generating barcodes

    Is there anyway to have MS Access generate different types of barcodes upon user entry??
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    Automatically unzipping files

    I have over 500 winzip files, does anyone have a clue how I can unizip this files without having to do this manually. Thanks for your help, Erik
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    Printing huge report double-sided

    Hi there, I have to print a report that is over 7500 pages long. It was be a waste of paper to print it single-sided. My printer is capable of double-sided printing, that's not my problem. My problem is this. My page numbering on the report resets itself when a store number changes...
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    Avoiding compact and repair

    Is there any way that we can avoid having to compact and repair a database?? I know there are certain ways to be able to bypass this step and still have the size of the database remain stable when importing a bunch of files and then deleting them (eg creating dummy dbs to hold the blank...
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    How can this code be translated to VBScript??

    I have this little bit of code which I extracted from VBA. I need to convert it to a script. The VBA function 'WGetComputer' is not available in VBScript. What this code does is it simply returns the name of the current computer. Dim lngLength Dim lngActual Dim strComputer lngLength = 16...
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    Retrieve computer name

    I would like to know the function that would return the computer name that is currently running the database. Any and all held is greatly appreciated. TIA, Erik
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    Search within queries and/or forms

    Is there any way to search through SQL statements and/or VBA code without having to open the actual form or query?? TIA, Erik
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    Opening Excel through Access

    I would like to open an instance of Excel, but no workbook in particular, therefore, by default, Book1 would be the worksheet to open up. Upon opening excel, I would like to run an excel macro, and then close excel. I've searched for this but haven't found a way to open up excel. Any and all...
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    renaming files in a DOS batch file

    I know this is a little off topic, but you guys have all the answers!! I need to rename a file as such: current file name: puro.88344 to be renamed to: puro.20031015.88344 Does anyone know the command line to execute this renaming? Also, I have about 300 files like that eg.(puro.94323...
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    Automatically zipping a file

    Is there a way, I'm sure there is cuz Access can do it all, to automatically zip a specified file. I would like to zip it as soon as I export it. Any help would be greatly appreciated Thanks, Erik
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    shrink to fit

    I know the property exists in Excel, but can I shrink the font of a control depending on the size of the text, while keeping the control the same size?? TIA, Sparx
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    converting julian dates....

    I need a function that will convert a julian date into a regular date (ie 2003-03-06). Anyone have any ideas. TIA Sparx
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    Text align left

    I am creating a query where fields are all fixed width. When the field is numeric I fill the field with zeros, when the field is text, I fill it with empty spaces. The problem here is that the empty spaces get added before the text, but I want the empty spaces to get added after the text...
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    Getting rid of final carry return

    I am writing to a file, and VB automatically put a carriage return after the final line of the written file. I cannot allow this. How do I get rid of the blank line? TIA, ERIK
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    Writing to file

    I am running code in vba that is using the Write command, and I am creating a text file that is delimited by * and is also fixed width. After every line, there is a separate delimiter which is the semi-colon. But the problem I have is that by default, quotations get added at the beginning and...
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