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    Possibly simple, possibly dumb question.

    Yeah, you're right. Don't ask me. I'm pretty useless with databases and the boss knows that as well. However, he also knows I know enough to get the job done without getting ridiculously overcharged. Basically, yeah, there is no need to merge the two tables. I've made the boss several forms to...
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    Possibly simple, possibly dumb question.

    I've developed a database for a small company but've now encountered a few problems. Initially, I was asked to create a table of customers and a table for business to business trade. However, I was then asked to merge the two tables together. This led to a problem. The primary key was set to...
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    Add record only on button Click

    I was wondering if there is any way to control a user's input in to a form such that data entry does not automatically create a new record. Is there any way to collect all inputs in the text/combo boxes and create the new record only when a button is clicked? Cheers, David.
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    Extremely Newbish Question

    Geez, thanks for your willingness to help elbweb! I've sent you a PM so I look forward to hearing back from you. Cheers again, David.
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    Extremely Newbish Question

    Thanks a lot for that mate, and about the use of forms, to be honest, I have little experience with those but at very least know that they are used for end user input and what not. However, the company's a little shabby and the boss is too tight to splash out on a developer as such, and I, with...
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    Extremely Newbish Question

    Cheers for the response Banana. To be honest with you mate, I have read up on Normalization and the like. I understand how stupid it is to have a field for 'Name' and have spacing in values and inconsistent input, and you're right mate, it is much more problematic!! Hence the reason I'm here...
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    Extremely Newbish Question

    First off, I've gotta apologise for how totally poor I am with Access. I know very little so please retract your laughter if my methods are completely stupid, haha. Basically, I'm using Access to pretty much automate a medium sized businesses accounts with reports, but on top of that, I'm using...
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