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    Completely Out of Context (Not Access)

    I've used code that looks nearly identical to this. And yes it works (at least in Excel 2003), it exploits the way Excel passwords are stored, and will give your password as a series of A's and B's, with a symbol or other letter at the end. This password also correlates to the real password...
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    Adding records into multiple tables at a single moment

    As stated above you should only have one table tblUsers. In this table include FName, MName, LName, Gender, Type, Username, Password. Type field should be used with a dropdown as Admin, Teacher, Pupil. You no longer need tblTeachers, tblAdmins, and tblPupils. Anytime you only need one or the...
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    Please support these forums

    Added both links on my personal website. You guys rock, keep up the great community!
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    Audit Database?

    Based on your clarifiction, I would recommend the table approach for the questions, especially since you brought another note to light. Your audit isnt really for the user and the file, it's for the file, which happens to have multiple users. If I understand this again, you could have...
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    Audit Database?

    If I get this correctly, you just record the username, the file number, and answers to a series of questions. Some questions that may help clarify: Do both audits have the same questions? Do both audits use the same number of questions? Are the questions always static? Or do they vary on...
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    Linkign Excel Sheet t look up data

    You want to look at just importing all that data into the database, but if you wish to do it as you described. You need to create a new "Link Table", referencing that Excel file. In the table window, click "New", Select "Link Table" and press Ok, change the "Files of Type" to Excel and...
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    Mulitple User Issue

    If you each record in the table can be accessed by only ONE person (never two people or more can access the record), then make a field in the table called UserID, or CreatedBy, AccessedBy etc, whatever name you feel is appropriate. Everytime they open the view/edit form, it must filter to show...
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    Question Split DB Running Slow in Design View

    Design view will run slow if a linked table is being accessed by someone else (that's what I find as well anyway). If you create a persistent connection to the backend this should resolve the issue. I create a tblConnection in the backend with a single field, and a single record "dummy". When...
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    Access 2007 Slow on Network and Locally

    What is the size of the backend? What is the size of the frontend? How many records are in your biggest table? If you create a very basic report, just generic one field to list something, is it still slow to load? (Try the report on frontend, AND try on the backend too, see if both are slow...
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    Access 2007 Slow on Network and Locally

    Just one additional note, even though you had the front end on your desktop, were all your other users off of the system? (Even if you have it on your desktop, if SOMEONE has the frontend open on the network drive, it'll slow everyone down) Just checking incase you tried to test it only...
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    General Question about VLOOKUP equivalent in access

    The query method described above will work. If you have a form already that shows the exact data you want, and all you want is to have it filtered you can use the following code: I'm going to assume you are opening the form and want it filtered. Dim strWhere As String 'SQL Syntax for Where...
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    Structure of tables/database to reduce overall size of file

    There are a few ways to do this, depending which you prefer. I tend to alert my users "hey, this file already exists, are you sure you wish to overwrite it?" Dim fs As Object Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") If fs.FileExists(newPath) Then 'Insert code to ask question...
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    Please don't just ignore me, please I need your help :(

    If this is your profession, you're in the wrong profession. If this is an elective, you're in the wrong class. You should have a textbook, or you should be listening in class. Experts aren't here to help you do your school work. Here are some hints for you to find your solution: Look up...
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    Access 2007 Slow on Network and Locally

    This is where the problem comes in. Your backend is where all the data is stored in the tables, so there should be only one copy of the backend, on the server. Each person who needs to access the data, should have a front end. That frontend needs to be a copy on each person's machine. The...
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    Access 2007 Slow on Network and Locally

    Just to make sure, is your front end located directly on the local machine? Frontend should be on the local machine (not a shortcut, an actual copy), and the backend on the server. If you're accessing the frontend on the server, with the backend also on the server, this will slow the database...
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    Calculating Stock Amounts

    Bob, As lagbolt has already suggested in his first post, there is a definite design issue in the way your database is built. Quantities should never be stored, but calculated. Although this code helps you do what you want to do, the data can easily desync if any inputting errors are made (for...
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    Structure of tables/database to reduce overall size of file

    What you could do is store only the filename in the field for the attachment table. Then in a table (I call mine tblServer) which includes server specified fields. You could have a field for AttachDir. All frontend's will attach to the tblServer for global variables/fields you wish to use...
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    Structure of tables/database to reduce overall size of file

    When you embed a file in the database, the size of that file balloons generally. So a 50k pdf cuold turn into 500kb attachment (have to do testing on the size difference of pdfs inside the DB). The best way is to always store the link to the file on a shared drive as suggested, and make the...
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    Form States and User Access

    Just curious how many others go about building databases this way, and if they notice any slowdowns due to excessive code. In regards to form states (form in edit mode, add mode etc.). I run code in the OnCurrent event that checks if the current record is a new record, if it is then "Save" and...
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    What do you do in your spare time?

    Hello again, It sounds like you have a bit of issue with some of the flow of tournaments. Different stages really require sometimes different skills, many times you go from a big stack to a short stack playing fast, then work back up and you need to slow down etc. It sounds like you do fine...
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