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    Question Database Splitting

    Hey guys, just wondering if you could clear a few things up for me. I'm splitting a database so that multiple users on a network can use it. I know how to split it both manually and using the wizard. My questions are: 1. Is the end product different depending on whether you split it manually...
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    Grand Total Calculation

    Hey guys, just a quick question, I have a report displaying ordered items. The fields shown are [item number], [item name], [units ordered] and [unit price]. In the report design view I've created a calculation so that for every item there is a subtotal using this code: =[units ordered]*[unit...
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    E3 2011

    So, I was watching E3 last night with my housemates, and I am really impressed with some of the stuff. We have an Xbox Kinect and although it's good, the number of games and the quality of the games are pretty crap, no better really than Nintedo Wii (ew). However watching E3 and seeing the new...
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    More Calendar Problems

    Hey guys, I have a calendar form and I'm having a small problem with it. There is a date field (dd/mm/yyyy) above the calender which shows the date I've selected, however, when I choose a date on the calendar I have to click on the field afterwards for the field to update with the right date...
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    Question Calendars >_<

    Hey guys, a friend of mine is having a problem, not sure which category it should be in so just chose general. He'set up a calendar with "calendar control 12.0" and used the control source to link to "JobStartDate" 1ST PROBLEM: The"JobStartDate" field linked to the calendar wont auto update...
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    automatically insert data

    hey guys, not sure if there's a simple answer to this. I have a table storing information on materials, so material codes, descriptions, cost per unit etc. I have a form relating to this table. I wanted to know, if I select a certain material code in one field, can the cost per unit for that...
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    URGENT multi-select list box help!

    Hey guys, On the database I'm working on, the company has a list of material codes. For every job that comes into the company they need to add what materials will be needed for the job. As it wasn't user friendly to have 20 different material code fields on a form I have used a multi-select...
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    duplicate autonumber & combo box error

    hey guys, not sure if these have already been covered, could't find anything relevent when i searched. First of all, I have a form that's for entering new jobs. The primary key is in the "Job Reference" field. I want the job reference to be automatically copied to another field on the same form...
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    Introducing Myself

    Hi everyone, I've been on the forums for a couple of days now, not introduced myself yet. My name's Rachel and I'm 19, soon to be 20 years old. I'm a university student from Lancashire, UK studying FdSc Computing and in September I'll be moving onto BSc Information Systems. I'm currently on a...
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    Battlefield or COD?

    I used to be a huge fan of COD, I thought it was amazing. However after getting the new maps on COD Black Ops it's becoming obvious that they are just using old maps from Modern Warfare 2 and revamping them slightly to make money. After playing Battlefield 1943 and loving it I have now got...
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    Brink?

    Anybody played Brink? Is it worth buying?
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    Question Multiple users

    Hi guys, I'm building a database and by the end of it I want to be able to have multiple users updating on it simultaneously. Reading up on Access, it looks as though at the minute if one person is updating the database, anyone else who opens the database can only view it as "read-only". Would...
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    read-only fields

    hey guys, I'm creating a form that has fields from multiple tables, however i want the fields from certain tables to be read-only once saved. I think this could have been done with Access 2003 and earlier versions using User-Level Security but I'm using Access 2010. Is there a way of doing this...
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    Question Duplicate Fields

    Hi guys, I was wondering if you could help me with a problem I'm having. I've created a database and I have one table named "Engineer" and this is linked to the table "Job". "Engineer" contains the information of engineers, ie name, address, phone number etc. "Job" contains information of jobs...
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