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FTP files using Microsoft Access

I have an import/export client that runs their entire operation with Microsoft Access as a backbone application. This company has been in Fastcompany for a couple of years now. Today I had the opportunity to go back and slightly modify … Continue reading

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Finding data holes and filling them in Microsoft Access

Finding data holes and filling them in Microsoft Access So you are running 20 lines of production and you have 3 shifts a day. But some times you don’t run a shift due to a variety of reasons. You decide … Continue reading

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Calculating travel time between two locations

You need a way to automatically calculate the time to get from one location to another location. You might use this for giving your drivers directions to your clients. Or expand to be an efficient route because you are going … Continue reading

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Beginning a new Database

I’m about to begin the development of a database for the Navy (Military Naval Base Client in Maryland). The purpose of the database is to track inventory on the military base. I’ve already had interviews with the client and gotten … Continue reading

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Manpower resource scheduling and communication with an Access Database for commercial contractors

I recently wrapped up database development for a commercial mason, Masonomics, here in Richmond, VA.  Masonomics is a large masonry outfit that works on a variety of government, educational, and commercial projects across Virginia.   They regularly run 10 or more … Continue reading

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Populating a combo box with a new value

I really am not a fan of the code examples out there for adding an item to a drop down list.  I’d like to give you a simple example of how to approach. So here’s the scenario: You’ve got a … Continue reading

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Data Comparison/Change made easy?

I do a weekly download from a .csv file (for my client). They want to visually compare the orig data (in a form) to the new data.  Then they may or may not want to accept any data changes. So … Continue reading

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