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  1. MikiH

    Getting Excel to work a little like Access

    Hi All. I'm working in excel 2003 and want it to work a little like Access. What I have is two worksheets, the first is similar to a form, displaying a single record. The second worksheet is the table with many records (each with a unique number for reference). What I after is a method of...
  2. MikiH

    Report page header - setting the height

    Hi Everyone. I'm having a little problem trying to set the height of the page header of a report. I'm using textboxs with cangrow on in the report header with no problem then I'm repeating some of the same boxes in the page header (for the 2nd page). I've found out you can't adjust the header...
  3. MikiH

    Newbie Help

    Hi all. Im just stating with Visual basic 2008, downloaded the express edition off net. Done a bit of VBA in access before but new to VB2008. My problem: I've created a from (form1) and added some buttons and a text box. No code just wanted to get it looking something like first. Did a...
  4. MikiH

    Textbox to Jpeg

    Hi All I've got a form with a textbox with unbound text. I want to create a small jpeg file of the text in the textbox. Text will vary in length. Any ideas Thanks Mick
  5. MikiH

    Excel - Repeat rows at bottom of page??

    Hello all In Excel is there any way of printing several rows at the bottom of a page. I know it can be done at the top using page setup, but I want to repeat at the bottom as well. Thanks Mick
  6. MikiH

    Starting a recordset different in Acc2000 from Acc97?

    Hello all I'm creating a recordset in access2000 and I'm having a problem starting it. The code I'm using is Dim dbmydb As Database Dim rsmyRS As Recordset Set dbmydb = CurrentDb Set rsmyRS = dbmydb.OpenRecordset("QRY Email select") I tried to sort the problem by writing the code in access97...
  7. MikiH

    Validate value in a continuous form

    Hi all I've got a continuous form in which i am recording percentage values. In the form footer I've got a textbox calulating the total percentage using =Sum([Percentage]) in the control source. when I update the percentage values I requery the total percentage, no problem. What I...
  8. MikiH

    Borders on listbox??

    Hi all I know this sounds stupid but I cann't turn off the border I've put on a report. All the other controls on the report have borders set to transparent and don't show but the listbox still prints with the border. I've even changed the border colour to white with no change. Any ideas...
  9. MikiH

    Pictures - without bloating

    Hello all I'm trying to get a picture in a database so I can see on my form without bloating the database. This is what I have: 1st I have a folder called photos 2nd a table with one record, this being the path of the folder (save people going into the code to change it) 3rd a frame...
  10. MikiH

    Combo box - not in list - cancel normal error msg

    Hi All I've got a combo box where I'm selecting a suppliers name and storing the supplier-number in the table. I've got the combo set to "limit to list" and the headings are supplier number; supplier name width 0; width 4 when I enter a suppliers name that isn't in the list I run...
  11. MikiH

    Combo box - not in list, 2 different tables?

    Hi all. I've got a list of suppliers and a related table for the projects each supplier works on i.e. Supplier 1 project1 project2 Supplier 2 project1 project3 On a form I've got 2 combo box & other controls. The first combo box you select the project...
  12. MikiH

    Continuous Form with an unbound control box???

    Hi All I've got a form to list customers / suppliers, usual stuff company name, address etc. Then I've got a subform which lists all project associated with each company. On the subform there is an unbound combo box, to pick from a list projects and then update the other project details /...
  13. MikiH

    Listbox with black background

    Hi all Just added a listbox to a form and the data shown has a black background, (as if its has the focus, but it hasn't) how do I make it look like any other text box with black text and a white background? I'm using a listbox as I'm looking up data from another table.
  14. MikiH

    Pages, the right way to go?

    Hi all I've been using Acc 97 for a while now but just about to develop a new database that needs off site access. What I was thinking was developing the database for internal use using forms & reports as per acc 97 so nothing new there. But what I want to do and this is my question; can you...
  15. MikiH

    Runcode from a macro.

    Hi I've been asked to have a look at an old database developed by somebody a lot smarter than me. Anyway the problem I have is, The autoexec macro falls over when the Runcode calls a Function called "start_db()". Access cannot find it. It's hid away in a module called "mdl_start" with lots...
  16. MikiH

    Print screen with mouse shown?

    Hi I'm writing some instruction that include screen shots. I'm pressing print screen to get a screen dump but the mouse is not shown. Any idea how to resolve this. Thanks Mick
  17. MikiH

    Excel - Automatic links

    Hi I've created a macro that opens workbooks, these workbooks have links to other workbooks. What code do I use to set the lookup value to yes and prevent excel from asking me the question 'Do you want to update links' Thanks Mick
  18. MikiH

    Excel macro for print dialog box only

    Hi all I've got a excel spreadsheet which I want to add a button / macro to open the print dialog window, I don't want to print the document just open the dialog box to select the printer. Any ideas?? Thanks Mick
  19. MikiH

    Refresh a subform

    Hi all I've got a combobox on a subform which looks updata and updates fields. ie combo orderno(unbound) orderno (bound) partno (bound) I've set the combo to "limit to list", when new data is not in the list opens new form to enter data...
  20. MikiH

    Setvalue of control to same as last record

    Hi I've got a combo box on a subform which selects a "build activity" from a list (limited to list). What I want to happen is that after I've entered the first record on the subform the next record defaults to the selected "build activity" selected in the first record...

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