Category Archives: Access 2007 problems/solutions

Access 2007 is really buggy. We at Data Control have to use it because our clients want to use it (or have to use it). So, while we wait for Service Packs to be released that solve these issues, or while we find work arounds to get the job done, we’re going to post our findings on this blog.

Hope this helps everyone!

Security

Posted on January 21, 2011 by rawilken

The first and most important step in creating a security process is to establish and maintain a solid backup process for ALL files! Whether they are only in Access or in Access and SQL Server.

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DLookup

Posted on December 30, 2010 by rawilken

Doing an If clause with DLookup genereally means usin a comparison of the lookup result to a value using the equals function. Most other functions do not tend to work well with DLookup and especially not the IF ISNULL structure.

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File System Objects

Posted on November 12, 2010 by rawilken

Remember to look to use FSO’s such as FileCopy when you are trying to do things outside of Acces from within Access. File System Objects are readily available and require few skills to learn.

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List boxes not populating

Posted on November 9, 2010 by rawilken

If you are using list box(es) and they will not populate with values, check your references in the VBA Editor. Odds are that there is a missing reference to a DLL or two.

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CSV Importing

Posted on October 22, 2010 by rawilken

The solution for importing a CSV file is to link to it instead of importing it. Linking to it, all the fields are correctly formatted and populated. One problem to watch out for; commas in the data. So I am … Continue reading →

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Importing CSV files

Posted on October 4, 2010 by rawilken

Importing files can be tricky in MS Access. The application tries to set the property for each field and even with preset values you can still get data imported incorrectly. I don’t have a complete solution for this problem just … Continue reading →

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Parking Lots

Posted on September 24, 2010 by rawilken

Central Parking System needs a database application to manager the paperwork and finances for the parking lots they operate in the City of Virginia Beach.

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Nuclear Power plants

Posted on August 13, 2010 by rawilken

Now I will be creating a database for four nuclear power plants. The purpose will be tracking the testing and training of the plant operators. From this the company will also be able to assess what a crew would be … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Power plants

Posted on August 13, 2010 by rawilken

Now I will be creating a database for four nuclear power plants. The purpose will be tracking the testing and training of the plant operators. From this the company will also be able to assess what a crew would be … Continue reading →

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File Maker to MySQL

Posted on July 31, 2010 by rawilken

A new challenge is before us. Migrating a FileMaker Pro database on a Mac OSX machine to MySQL on a hosted server. So we can handle Mac and PC implementations.

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