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  1. kbdci

    modify individual controls in design mode for form

    When I create a form in Access 2007, all of the controls for the fields in the table the form is based on appear (in orange) the same size and shape. If I select one control and try to modify its shape or size, all of the controls are modified in the same way. How can I set Access 2007 so that I...
  2. kbdci

    Refreshing items in a combo box list based on a query

    I have a user entry form in Access 2007 that is causing me difficulty. I am having a problem refreshing the data in a combo box that is based on a query that lists all of the current items in a field in the table on which the form is based. An example of the query is shown below: SELECT...
  3. kbdci

    Change default for find or replace operations in Access 2007

    In earlier versions of Access, I was able to change the default search method for a database in Options. I can't find any way to do this in Access 2007. Is there a way? I want to search on "any field" and "any part of a field" as the default. Thanks.
  4. kbdci

    Windows Explorer slow

    I am running Windows 7 (64 bit). When I bought the PC about 2 months ago, everything ran fast, but now the Windows Explorer seems to have slowed to a crawl. Can anyone tell me why this happened or how to fix? I have a very large disk (600g) with512g free. I have checked to see if it needs...
  5. kbdci

    Sorting Search Results in Win 7

    When I perform a search in Window 7, the folders column is sorted by the lowest level subfolder instead of the highest level as it was in Win XP and earlier. Is there any way to sort those folders by the highest level subfolder? For example, the folder is shown and sorted as: Taxes -...
  6. kbdci

    Run an Insert query into another database from code

    I want to run an Insert query to insert records from one database into a different database using VBA code in Access 2007. I have set each database using the names WorkingDB as the source database and ActiveDB as the target database. The SQL is something like this: strSQL4 = "INSERT INTO...
  7. kbdci

    Data update from local to online db

    I have an MS Access database that I update on my local PC. I would like to use ASP.NET to run queries that will extract data from specific fields in the local database and use that data to update only those fields in a similar database at my website. How can I do that? Do I have to run the ASP...
  8. kbdci

    PDF hyperlinks from Framemaker work incorrectly

    I am using Framemaker 7 to create a document with hyperlinks to URLs at my website. When I save the book as a PDF and open it in Adobe Reader 8, the hyperlinks show up correctly. However, when I click on one of these hyperlinks, two instances of IE7 open. One instance is blank and the other...
  9. kbdci

    How can I run code every time the database is closed or exited?

    I would like to run code to copy my .mdb backend files when a user closes the database or exits Access. I can't find any way to kick off the code. Can anyone help? Thanks.
  10. kbdci

    Print formating details

    Is there any way to print the formatting details for a document so that I have a record of what is being used and how the formats are set up?
  11. kbdci

    Copy one format to a different document

    I want to copy one paragraph or character format to a different document. I don't want to copy all the formats from one doc to another. How can I do that?
  12. kbdci

    Right align numbers in list

    I would like to be able to right-align the numbers in a numbered list so that the right characters of the numbers 1, 10, and 100 line up on the right. Can this be done? How? Thanks.
  13. kbdci

    Count by Grouped Item in Report

    I have a report that shows the number of products sold by each salesperson. The report is grouped and sorted by salesperson and I want to show how many salespeople are included in the report in the header of the report. If I use count(*), I get the number of all of the records on the report...
  14. kbdci

    shortcut keys other than Alt-

    Is there a way to assign a shortcut keystroke combination other than Alt plus an alpha character to an Access control? I would like to be able to use some other combination, like Ctrl-Alt plus a character or even Alt plus a non-Alpha character. Thanks.
  15. kbdci

    Problem populating multicolumn listbox

    I am trying to populate a 3 column list box from code. It works fine except when a string contains an ampersand or a comma (and possibly other characters that I haven't tried). When one of those characters is in the text column, that character and everything following it are placed in the first...
  16. kbdci

    IIF statement in SQL as row source in code

    I am trying to create a string for a SQL statement in code that gives the same results as the following built in a standard Access query: SELECT tblContributor.ContributorKey, [tblContributor]![LastName] & IIf(IsNull([tblContributor]![Suffix]),"",(", " &...
  17. kbdci

    getting contents of a field before updating

    I want to be able to display the entire contents in a field when the number of characters exceeds the number that fit in the display area. When I try to do this using an On Change event, the field (variable = fieldname) contains only the characters (if any) that were there when the cursor...

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