Recent content by rana

Hi, I am new to macs and I was wondering if there is a recommended procedure for uninstalling programs. As far as I can tell, the only thing I can do is drag the folder into the garbage which doesn't sound very appealing to me. Thanks!

Hi, I generally leave my computer on all the time and just have it go into sleep mode after a few hours. This morning I woke up my computer but the moniter stays black. The power light is green and I've tried unplugging the cable and power and replugging but it still stays black. Is the...

Hi, I just added a second harddrive to my computer and have a boot disk for it but when I turn on the computer with the boot disk in it says that the boot disk failed almost immediately after the first line. I tried the disk on another computer and it seemed to work fine. Any suggestions?

Hi, I'm trying to create a structure that will make it easier to pass general 2D arrays. I've created a struct: struct matrix{ int rows; int cols; int **Data; }; MATRIX construct_Matrix (int rows, int cols){ int i; MATRIX A; int *Data[rows]; int x[cols]; A.rows = rows...

Hi, My internet explorer has begun shutting itself down recently. If I try to access my Yahoo mailbox, the browser window closes completely. This has also started happening when I visit other random webpages. Does anyone know how to remedy this? Thanks, rana

Hi, How do I make a copy of my database that is like an MDE file but also does not allow users to edit/insert/delete anything... just read the forms and tables?

I have a ms 95 on my computer right now with office with MS Access. I'm wondering if, when I upgrade to office 2000 whether MS Access will be lost because there is no MS Access on this upgrade version.

I'm getting an error that I am missing a parameter in the "Set rstRequests = ..." line. What does this mean and how do I correct it? mySQL = "select * from Requests where Request_ID = forms.[end_request].Item_ID" Set rstRequests = db.OpenRecordset(mySQL) wrkspace.BeginTrans...

You could make a separate form (Form B) that has all the controls for the person to enter in the new data. Then you could make a button on your original form so that when the user clicks it, Form B will open. Or depending on what happens when the user is putting in a new sale, you could put...

hi, is it possible to use recordset on a linked table. I have this, yes mundane i know,: dim db as database dim rstRequests as recordset set db = currentdb Set rstRequests = db.OpenRecordset("Requests", dbOpenTable) With rstRequests .Index = "PrimaryKey" .Seek...

hi, I put some labels on one of my reports that are linked to forms. However, when I go to Report view, I can't click on the label because of the stupid magnifying glass thingy. How do I fix this because the user needs to be able to click on the labels to access the forms that change the...

When you make combo boxes you have the option of hiding the key column, which is usually the ID, and displaying another field (say a description or object name).  when you choose an item from the combo box, the ID, not the description field is saved but the text of the description...

On one of my forms, I have two controls that are combo boxes but I switched them to text boxes.  When they were combo boxes there were two fields: Thing_name and thing_ID but thing_Name was displayed in the control.  Now that they are text boxes only thing_ID is...

I have a form "Requests" which contains a button on it that opens the form "New Request" both of which are bound to the table "Requests".  When "New Request" is opened, it automatically adds a new record to the table.  Then depending on...

On one of my forms, a combo box that contains Item_ID and is filtered by another control which contains a combo box of Categories.  If nothing in Categories has been selected then the value "0" automatically appears.  However, there is no Item with the ID of 0 so if...