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Thank you very much, this has been very helpful. I love this site and use it all the time, but this function dictonary is by far a godsend. Cheers Tanya

Hi, I have a split database sitting on a server and everyone has a shortcut to the mde form on their desktops. This works great, but when I try to change the mdb part of the split database it tells me i'm not the exclusive user at this time so I have to get everyone to close the database to make...

Thank you Tony, I think I will go with the Access Form. Tah. Tanya

I have a word form and the information entered into this form I would like to be able to export it into a existing database. Either by appending it or sending it directly? My other option is to just use a form in my database, but I'm having trouble with the multiuser environment where if more...

Can I take data from a form in Word and send it to a access database?

That worked thank you very much for your time. T

Thank you I'll give that a go. Tanya

Hi, I have a combo box that has a text field where you select yes or no. Can I have an expression that checks the value and if it is no a message box appears. T

Thank you.

I select Import and Export from Outlook and then I select export to file, then it asks the file type and I choose excel then it asks which folder. It exports all fields except my user defined ones and the text connected with them. Tanya

Thanks Mike that worked. Another question, when this form gets completed and emailed to me I need to export the replies to excel. When I do that it doesn't include and of my user defined fields and text.

I did that but it doesn't seem to work. I have all my own defined fields on the form, and i've published it and when i select run form it only show the Standard address fields and then it is all grey with no fields???

I'm trying to create a form in Outlook, I create fields and publish the form. But when I select the form it only shows you the normal email with none of the fields that i entered. What am i doing wrong?

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Thank you very much Dan, with a little help from a friend it works like a gem. Your a legend. Thanks Tanya [sunshine]