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    searching for the character "

    I have a database that I rescently imported a lot of text. every time it imported the symbol (") it has altered the data by wrapping it with extra " eg drill bit 3/8" is now "drill bit 3/8"" There about 7000 of these little data corruptions so it is impractical to fix manually ( really big...
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    table of contents concatinated to a report

    hello, I have a very large report ( more than 1000 pages) with picture of about 7000 items it . The items are all seperated into categories( about 100 categories) I have written a seperate report to generate a table of contents both reports work well, but i am sick of joining the two pdf...
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    Splitting A database

    I have solved the problem I simply upgraded it from access 2000 to access 2003 and the problem went away obviously an implementation problem in access2000
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    how to change the name of field in a query

    how about as you contruct the query in design mode The simple way is: testabc: [test] * 1 This is generating a new fieldname testabc by using an existing field from a variable [test] which would have come from a table or another query
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    Question table relationships question

    not quite sure what u are saying..... Table A and Table B are related with a common field ...fine what kind of relationship (1 to many)? I suspect that what you may be trying to do is cascade the tables. when you look at table A, in the first column do you have a "+" sign if you enter any...
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    Splitting A database

    I have an unusual problem again, I need to split a database that has cascading tables. The problem is when i split the database, everything still works except I loose he "+" signs in the beginning of the table I have tracked that down to the table properties being set to [auto] my real...
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    FE/BE problem

    Thanks very much for your reply, Forms Yes I do have the forms already in place, its just its so much quicker for me to use it this way, and i can manipulate data at ease. Table Properties I have done as you suggested, but not very successfully I have gone to the front end and edited the...
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    FE/BE problem

    I have a little program which i have written. It records the history of cheques that a buisness accepts There are three tables one is customers a second for accounts and a third for chque details Each of the tables is link by a "one to many relationship" When I view the first two tables...
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    New to Access

    I would suggest that you might like to set up one table ( as you already have)It would contain the details for each employee. Another table with type of work or leave that they are on or work they are doing A third table could collect the data that you are trying to record eg Employee id...
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    searching for strings of *****

    thanks again the correct sollution, as you suggested, is Like "* *" Which i would not have guessed in a million years Thanks :)
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    searching for strings of *****

    Hello I have a small problem which i am sure somebody has come accross before. I have a comments field in a table somebody has been writing comments preffixed and suffixed with stars for example "*****hello world*******" I need to write a query to find thess string of stars "*****"...
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    Question cant open shared access file

    Thanks Bob for your quick reply I have split the database and yes the problem has gone away. Thanks for your idea, I had considerered it earlier but guess i was sort of interestred in why. I guess the reason does not matter as long as the problem has gone Thanks again Geoff
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    Question cant open shared access file

    Hello, I am having trouble opening a shared database (access2000) in a 6 machine network All other machines can open it, and share it properly...except me I cant open it at all unless i have exclusive access to the database once i have the file open on my computer ,then everybody can get...
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