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    Thank You

    Just like to thanks everyone who has helped me these past few weeks in designing my first database!!! Thanks for putting up with the stupid questions Si
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    Dlookup error

    thanks for everyones help i think i have got it working!!! cheers again Si
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    Dlookup error

    i think i did what you said (except i have kept the code as there is a fair bit) but no when the form opens i am getting a runtime messge of "Cannot add record(s): join key of the table not in the recordset" argh... please help thanks again
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    Dlookup error

    its Alpha numeric in the form of A123456.... do i still need to remove the wrappings?
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    Validating Primary Key before opening a new form

    thanks for the help... much appreciated!
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    Dlookup error

    no because the studentID is unique...
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    Dlookup error

    i have a form where the user has already enter there student details... they then move onto the next form where they re-enter the student id and the other details appear in the 3 text boxes below.. the problem im encountering is that the Dlookup only seems to return values for the first record...
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    "You cant hide a control that has Focus"

    Thanks very much - i knew it would be something stupid but like i said i am a beginner and this stuff can get really confusing!! thanks again
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    "You cant hide a control that has Focus"

    HELP..... i am trying to set up the intial format of my form which runs on the Onopen event. i am trying to hide all my checkboxes until confirmation is made.. this works fine on all but my first checkbox with the run time error "You cant hide a control that has Focus" appearing.. is there a...
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    Filtering a query...

    i have about 14 fields that relate to subjects, basically i want to be able to run a query that searches for all the people who have choosen the module and report bak who they are.. now i know i can do this 14 times over but is there a way that the user can choose the subject first and the...
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    Validating Primary Key before opening a new form

    sorry new to access how do you do the no duplicates or the Dcount.... cheers again..
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    Validating Primary Key before opening a new form

    Folks, i have two forms with a command button on the first which opens the other... is there a way of getting this button to validate the primary key (i.e. make sure its not a duplicate) before it trys to open the next form?? i've tried to call the next record function (as the button seems...
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    Problems with checkboxes

    thanks i sorted it by just multiplying the SQL sum thingy by -1 and it seems to work..
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    Problems with checkboxes

    i have created both of these using the wizard.. and i cant find anywhere to put the code.... i have tried to use the expression builder in the control source of where the number appears on the form but it keeps giving me syntax errors this is a portion of the SQL code that the query uses...
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    Problems with checkboxes

    yes i thought that - similar to excel - but i havent the foggiest where to put it...
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    Problems with checkboxes

    i have checkboxes on a form and want to run a query based on the amount of times the checkbox(es) have been selected... i have done this and attached a report however because the value of the checkboxes is -1 obviuosly the sum of this is a negative number and so on the report the total selcted...
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    Formatting a form before it is opened

    thanks but the form is being closed between users... any other ideas?
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    Formatting a form before it is opened

    hopefully someone will know what to do... i have a form that has a bunch of check boxes and labels that are hidden to start with,and become visible when a confirmation button is pressed. Wen i set this up in the design view i.e making their visible status = false, everything runs accordingly...
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    opening a new form at a new record

    thanks bones.. somehow i managed to post this thread twice and someone answered earlier that worked but thanks anyhow... now i have a similar question. i now realised that sometimes (i.e. when it is not the first time you are accessing the form) i want the form to be accessed at a specific...
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    opening a new form at a new record

    thank you i have done it now!!! cheers again Si
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