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  1. DAmoss

    Excel 2010 Charts - Change a specific bars colour based on its label value

    Hi, Can anyone help me achieve the following? I want to be able to alter the fill colour of a specific bar (say to Red) depending on the label name which I want to choose from a from a dropdown list. eg. I have a list of wards which have population values attached and are shown in a bar chart...
  2. DAmoss

    Excel 2010 - Ribbon bar button

    Hi, Can anyone show me how to disable / enable the 'Protect Workbook' button using VBA, the button is located under the 'Review' menu option on the ribbon bar. I've looked at the official Microsoft Control Names list and I believe the one I'm trying to toggle is the following: Control...
  3. DAmoss

    Excel 2010 VBA - Disable Ribbon Button?

    Hi, Can anyone show me how to disable / enable the 'Protect Workbook' button using VBA, the button is located under the 'Review' menu option on the ribbon bar. I've looked at the official Microsoft Control Names list and I believe the one I'm trying to toggle is the following: Control Name...
  4. DAmoss

    #VALUE! error when trying to use 2 criteria in SUM() function

    Hi, I'm using the formula shown below (Excel 2003) to generate some required total figures, but I keep getting the dreaded #VALUE! error even though I can see the correct value being generated in the function arguments box when it is opened. I know it's giving this error because there are text...
  5. DAmoss

    Excel: Return the neighbouring cell ref using a formula

    Hi, I have written the following little formula which works well except for a known problem which I've now discovered whilst trawling the net: =OFFSET(INDIRECT(CELL("address")),0,1) The above formula always checks the last cell that was processed and not the one I always want it to check, in...
  6. DAmoss

    Referencing field via a given string value

    Hi Can anyone tell how to convert / use the value stored in a string field for directly referencing another given field value? I have a grid of textboxes (A1, A2 ... M1 etc) and I want to be able to put an 'X' in the chosen field which is passed via string value (ie. B3) My other thought is...
  7. DAmoss

    Search Form - How do I move Main Form record pointer

    Hi, I've created a popup subform that contains a couple of my main forms data fields, when i click on a given subform record I am able to store the RecordID chosen, but what I want to do is move my main form record pointer to the same chosen subform record. Basically I'm creating a popup...
  8. DAmoss

    Percentages Query - Totalling Problem

    Hi, I have an Access 2003 query which generates a set of percentages, it's working nicely and correctly. As a quick check I thought I would total all the generated percentages together to see that they do indeed add up to 100% This is the expression in my query: TotalPcent...
  9. DAmoss

    Subreport has no data - Print 'No data available' if empty

    Hi, Can someone explain how I go about printing 'No data available' in place of my subreport when it actuall returns no data? I'm 99.9% sure that I need to use the 'On No Data' event, but what do I need to do? Thanx in advance
  10. DAmoss

    Excel - Form textbox shrinks when created!

    Hi, Every time I create a new form textbox (using the Control Toolbox) in my Excel spreadsheet, it automatically resizes itself to just four dots instead of being the size that I want! Does anyone have any ideas as to what is happening? is this a bug! I am using Excel 2003 (with SP2...
  11. DAmoss

    Disabling unwanted Check Boxes

    Hi, I have a set of 19 questions in my database, each question has a set of 5 choices (5 boolean fields) which are all defined as Check Boxes (True/False): [Ans1], [Ans2], [Ans3], [Ans4] & [Ans5] When I tick one of these [Ans] checkboxes on my form I want to be able to make sure that all the...
  12. DAmoss

    Vertically merge two similar queries into one list?

    Hi, I'm trying to join to queries together into one vertical list, but I seem to be failing miserably! Can some one help and tell me where I'm going wrong? I really need to create one long list from both sets of values Both of my queries have the same fields: [Gend] [PCR Output Description]...
  13. DAmoss

    How do I show all matched / unmatched records in a linked table?

    Hi, I'm trying to get my query to show all of my QUAL.[PCR Descriptions] that are contained within a linked table, even if my main [INDIVIDUALS Starter Info] table has no values matched against them. Can someone help me please and tell me where I'm going wrong? Basically, I need to show the...
  14. DAmoss

    Excel VBA - Create Worksheet Dropdown List?

    Can anyone give me an example of how to create a worksheet Dropdown List in Excel VBA which can be attached to a range of worksheet cells. I'm interested in seeing the difference in the file size as compared to creating them using the usual Data / Validation / List method. A simple day list...
  15. DAmoss

    How do I Not Print field labels in a report?

    Hi, I have 30 outputs which each consist of the following detail, when the tickbox is false I want all of details to be ignored and not printed, I have set the fields to shrink if there is no data. Tickbox & label Text field Date field But I cannot do the same for the tickbox label. I can set...
  16. DAmoss

    WScript.exe - Entry point not found?

    Hi, I've just updated my Win XP pro to Service Pack 3 and now I'm getting the following popup error message every time it boots up: WScript.exe - Entry point not found I can click on the 'Ok' button and the popup dissappears, but it is very annoying to see everytime, it also appears to have...
  17. DAmoss

    Percentage Calculation - Vary Colour On Result

    Hi, This is small but annoying problem that I just can't seem to get my head around, help! I have the following in my 'PcentNINO' Textbox control source: =Format(Count([NINO])/[TotMisBensRecs],"0.00")+0 This gives me a calculated percentage figure that shows up in the above mentioned...
  18. DAmoss

    Synchronised Subform Scrollbars - Is It Possible?

    Hi, I have two subforms placed on a main form (popup / modal), they each allow me to see a given record so that I can compare them side-by-side, I use this to look at possible duplicate records and merge their details into one record before getting rid of the obsolete one. My question is: Is...
  19. DAmoss

    DB Design Problem (fixed fields or flexible records?)

    I have created the following 'Outputs' table which has a one to Many connection to an 'Evidence' table, the structures are shown below: OutputsID ProjectID OutputReq (T/F) OutputRef (Text) Output (Text) Definition (Memo) EvidenceDesc (Text) DateChecked (Date) EvidenceID Evidence (Text) Checked...
  20. DAmoss

    Excel - Missing Textboxes Weird!!

    Hi, I have an Excel worksheet which uses various cells and form textboxes to collect certain project information. The worksheet works great on all our computers bar one! On this particular computer the textboxes all dissappear, even though any previous entered data can still be seen in a...

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