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    Question Can an Access DB Auto-Backup On Load

    I have inherited an Access 2003 database and I don't know too much about MS Access. I need the db to back itself up, in the same folder it's in and also affix a date stamp to the end of the file name to avoid confusion. I need this all to happen when someone opens the DB. Can this be done...
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    Input Mask/Default Value

    I'm using MS Access 2003. I have a date field and I'd like to add an input mask and a default value to it. My "input mask wizard" errors out when I try to open it. Could someone please post the text I'd next to put into the input mask field to produce and input mask of "DD/MM/YY"? Also...
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    Question Need to take backup of DB on open

    Hi I have an Access 2003 database and I need it to take a back up to a different folder than the one it is in each time it is opened. I have no idea how. I'm kind of a newb.
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    Forms/Queries - Get The Sum of One Column While Filtering It Against Another

    A little background... I'm an Access newbie and have inherited a pretty sloppy DB from whomever originally built it (the guy is no longer with the company). The database is in Access 2003 and has two forms and a table. The table is comprised of various projects that my company is working on...
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    This Is And Easy One -- Auto-Highlight Text in Cell

    How do I set a cell to auto-highlight the text inside of it when it gains focus? I don't want to have to highlight the text manually to delete/alter it each time as this is a fairly big form.
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    Newby Question - Pulling data from tables

    Hey guys, I have a form that is set up like a spreadsheet. I didn't create this form, it has been handed off to me and I'm not exactly an Access expert by any means. What I need to do is add a new row to the form for "totals" and pull numerical entries from a few different tables and get the...
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    Simple Scroll Bar Question

    When I open my Access form, the scroll bar thumb is positioned about 30% across the scroll bar. I want it to be positioned to the far left of the bar when the form opens. I have tried looking through the properties, but maybe this is something that has to be coded in an event procedure when the...
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