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Our Basic outline: We have a multi-user database (about 8-10 people at any time), which contains 50-60,000 records. We are using the back-end/front-end format with the front end on each workstation. Information is entered through forms set up as tabs. The Problem: This problem does not...

I'm putting together a 'quick and dirty' scoring program and am having difficulty with using the update query. Presently, I have two update queries. The first is intended to compare the examinees' answers to the answer string. Each answer has its own field. If the fields do not match, the...

I've been asked to print the field lists for our Access database. My supervisor wants a list similar to the FoxProx field lists she used to get (field name, data type, field length, index). Anyone have any info on how I can go about extracting this information, without having to copy longhand...

Recently, everyone in my company started having difficulty opening their e-mail. After clicking the Outlook icon, the splash screen comes up and stays up for about 3-4 minutes, before the inbox opens. Once the inbox opens there is another 30 sec to 1 minute lag before the user can begin using...

I have a database with 50,000+ records. There are times when we want to do test mailings to a limited group of people (for example, 200 of the 50,000 will receive this mailing). We normally want this group to be a random selection from our database or a subgroup of the database. How can I set...