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In reply to the Zip suggestion. Zipping PDF files as always been a non-starter for me. However I have not turned the two pages into three pages. I will update the files and then continue. I have been successful. A student of mine who I met in 1998, is now running a school in western Uganda...

I am having trouble upoading two PDF files to support my problem. They are 650kb and 680kb respectively. However the system has rejeccted them as being too large. How can I over come this problem?

I have just ended a discussion with ChatGBT. I asked the following question to see the what the response would be. This was my question. I have just completed a School Management Database. The problem I am having trouble with is the following: There is a class of thirty students who have taken...

My problems can be understood much better through the PDF I am sending, than trying to describe the problem. Would it be possible for someone from the UK to respond to this query as it requires an understanding of the UK education system.

I am trying to find a way to leave this Forum. I no longer wish to be insulted by a gentleman from across the pond who when he has never heard of something, castigates the viewer. So how do I leave?

I have just updated a School database originally written in dBASE II, then upgraded to Access 7 and now upgrade to Access 13. I have had to do this becuase of the new grading regulations, which are now 9 to U. The problem I now have is that when a student choses their subjects for GCSE, the user...

What is the size of the largest PDF I can upload? Terence Driscoll

After much searching, it was staring me in the face. To load Access 13 in Exclusive Mode. Options Client Settings You will find the choice to either set in Exclusive Mode or Share. Please see screenshot.

Hello I have already reinstalled Office 13, but the problem still persists. I simply cannot see the BROSE option. Terence London

Hello All I am unable to set a password on my School databases because I cannot load the program in exclusive mode. I am using Access 13. The Browse feature required for this procedure is missing. My original database was written using Access 2003, which is version 11, and since has been...

I am asking all my colleagues out there again for help on Access 13 runtime files, which in the good old days were executables. Now I have a situation where after downloading the .MER file, I cannot find its location even after I have been given its location. I need to include the runtime files...

I have compromised regarding adding text to a textbox plus fields. I think I have spent enough time on this and my latest incarnation looks reasonable. Included are three screenshots showing the correct calculations regarding 12, 13 and 14 subjects taken in the mock examinations. May I take this...

I have recently been having detailed conversations with the fundi's (Swahili for expert) at Access Forums concerning calculating a rolling average when the denominator was unknown. I have to be honest and say that most of the replies were beyond my Visual Basic levels. However, I keep a record...

Just to reiterate my problem. It all began for me this year when GCSE marking was changed to grades 9 to 1 and U. Grade 9 being the highest . The only problem I have is, how do I find the average of the total grades of a student if the total subjects taken can differ with every student. They are...

Hello All I am still trying to resurrect my brain after an absence of 20 years, it is working with a great deal of effort. Here is my next problem. There are 12 compulsory subjects in the UK GCSE curriculum, with the option of two more subjects, which the student can opt into. These are Sex...

Hello All There has been significant changes in the way that GCSE examination are going to be marked/graded. Previously the top grade was an A* and the lowest grade was a 9. Now there are only numeric grades and the grades are now 9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,U. I have had to make huge changes in the way...

I have completed a school database for schools in Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. The problem I am having is updating a class after a class has moved on to the new academic year. At the moment I am having to ask teacher's to do this manually. I'm afraid that my VB is not up to this task. An example...

I have a Field [GCSESUB01]. It is an alphanumeric field. The user will enter either 9, or 8, or 7, or 6, or 5, or 4, or 2, or 1 into this field. There are nine fields altogether to which this will apply up to [GCSESUB09] At a later stage I need to convert these fields to numeric fields using...

In my previous thread, I was seeking help on creating a query that will allow me to update a Class, such as Class 2A to Class 3A. This happens at the end of every academic year in schools when each student moves up a year. So my question is how can I update an entire Class from 1A to 2A, or from...

I have returned to a School Management Database I started over 15 years ago. Due to working in a number of countries in Africa in areas without electricity, I gave up on it. Now during my retirement I would like to return to this project. The problem I was having was updating a specific class...