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    And do we wonder why the worlds fish stocks are running out?

    Nearly $400,000 for ONE fish !!! http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/01/05/3107009.htm as a bye the bye, how much do world governments pay for ONE human?????
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    Passing variable from subform to popup form

    I have a form with a (continuous) subform - against each item in the subform I have a control button to open a pop up form related to that record. All works well except the foreign key in the pop up is not being populated. I have had this problem before and was solved by setting the default...
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    Sporting Favourites

    With all the doom and gloom in the world currently, I thought it was time to get back to simpler things. Sports performers who have taken my breath away on how easy they amke it look: and in no particular order. Running - Sebastian Coe. The final kick, with no obvious effort glides past the...
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    Copenhagen, the wash up

    Pass or fail??? Who were the real culprits? http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/23/2779498.htm and the next step should be ?? My suggestion, is anybody who owes money to China does not pay up until they join the rest of the world (except those lying, cheating Indians who colluded...
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    Passing Variable to another form (Access2007)

    I have a form which contains a subform (continuous data). In the subform the is a command button that opens a new form (to a specific record). All functions normally except when I try to add a new record on the second form. The macro created on the command button is 2frmSightDetails, Form, ...
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    FIFA World Cup 2010

    OK, the draw has been made - anybody brave enough to tip a winner? My hope is one of the African countries gets up, because of their great entertainment over a number of years, Cameroon would be nice
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    Australian 'bludgers'

    Could this idea catch on? http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/11/18/2746481.htm
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    The grass is always greener....

    Spending a while contemplating the nature of the universe, where would you rather be? Having spent 2 visits to to Sweden at the peak of their summer, this is my choice. Consistently one of the highest living standards in the world, and yet one of the highest suicide rates - what's the catch...
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    Assistance required, search records

    Scenario: A group of 6 (but can grow) animal species with records giving results of sightings. Requirement: Search records and find where any 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 of these species where found. I have a solution - a whole stack of individual queries which are combined to give the report. This...
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    On Load event (Access2007)

    Working with a fellow member on a project and have come across a strange problem. I have built several forms that have a simple On Load event (sets a few variables to "*" so all records will be shown on start up) that can be filtered by various combo boxes. All works well my end, but when...
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    Sort Order from Subform

    I have a subform based on a query - Can I change the sort order of the query by multiple fields from the the subform? To make it tougher, the data is locked down in read only mode, so the toolbar sort option is not available Thanks for any tips
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    Open to new record in subform

    Can anyone point me in the right direction in getting a subform to open to add a new record when the main form is opened? Can do it for the main form, but having grief getting the subform to work Thanks in advance
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    The worlds most interesting personality

    Haven't given much thought to my own reply to this, but the best description I ever saw was for Bulgarian soccer player Hristo Stoichkov: "The genius of a Da Vinci and the temprament of weeping gelignite" Who intrigues you?
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    Wildcards Access 2007

    I have tried several solutions propsed in searches of the forum, but can't get any of them to work. I have a form with a text box and combo box, with subform derived from a query. If I enter value in textbox and select from combo box, all is right with the world, I am after all records if I...
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    For ANZACS

    Is this the end of civilisation as we know it? http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/22/2633505.htm
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    North Korean Nukes

    (Yes, after several drinks too many, another anti US spiell) Intersting that George W was quite happy to manufacture evidence that Iraq had WMD, while North Korea not only quite hapilly admitted it had them, what's more, they were quite happy to use them! GWB invated Iraq, ignored North...
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    Use of calendars

    I'm reasonably OK in Access, but a complete novice at VBA and I'm trying to get to grips with making a calendar work. Objective: To be able to click on the calendar date and then refresh subform(s) so that the data is refreshed to the selected dates. I've done some searching (and seen an...
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    Australia's greatest rugby team

    This may well morph into a world's best, but I'll start with what I know 1. Ewen McKenzie 2. Phil Kearns 3. Tony Daly (there are others that would qualify, but these 3 as unit ruled) 4. John Eales 5. Rob Hemming (before lifting was allowed, one of the great jumpers) 6. Greg Davis...
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    Swine Fever

    If I contract Swine Fever and Bird Flu, does that mean pig's can fly?
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    G20 - Gee Whiz

    I notice a lot of countries (Obama, Brown, Rudd) are taking action on executive salaries, but seem quite happy to dine with the Queen, with Jamie Oliver as their chief (and their wives included) Do I sense a note of double standards??
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