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VBA - Access 03 - Iterating through a list box, with an if statement to evaluate

So I have a one list box with values like DeptA, DeptB, DeptC & DeptD. I have a method that causes these to automatically populate in this list box if they are applicable. So in other words, if they populate in this list box, I want the resulting logic to say they are "Yes" in a boolean field in the table. So to accomplish this I am try...

Insert Row in the excel

hai i am populating the data from ms access to excel through vba .My db contain number of group detail i wants to seperate the group members during the population time the problem is that at the end of the each group i wants to insert 2 row in the excel sheet i am using the below mentioned code but i does not work is any possible ? Di...

converting tabular structures in a Word document into an actual table or reading data from the tabular structures using VBA code

I have a macro which can read the last cell/column of all tables in a Word 2003/2007 document and store the data in an MS-Access table. But, some Word documents have the data in structures like a table format but are not actually tables. The structure looks like a table, but the table borders are actually line connectors. These documents...

drawing an X on a report at runtime

is it possible in access 2007 to draw an X during runtime at a specified point on the report during runtime? ...

Custom buttons in MS-Access 2k7

I'm adding some custom buttons to my forms in MS Access, but somehow I can't make them work. In buttons properties Event tab I've changed 'On Click' event to call 'Event procedure'. Then in VBasic I'm selecting my button and from what I know this code should give me prompt, and if Yos is selected the form should close. But when I click m...

best way to read string into a table in ACCESS

i have a string like this some_string= "something, something2, something3, something4, etc.." i would like to read this string into a table like this: field1 = "something" field2 = "something2" etc what is the best way to do this in vba/sql? ...

reading into table: comma values and quotes SQL

i have a string like this something = "something, something1, "something2, something else", something3" i need it to be read into a table like this: field1 = "something" field2= "something1" field3 = "something2, something else" field4 = "something3" please notice that the double quotes in the something string signified that the s...

Docmd.TransferText question

b'h i will be programmatically importing a text file into a table. i have saved the import steps. i will use this: DoCmd.TransferText(TransferType, SpecificationName, TableName, FileName, HasFieldNames, HTMLTableName, CodePage) to do the import. this is what SpecificationName means: Specification Name The specification name for the...

MS Access: Why is ADODB.Recordset.BatchUpdate so much slower than Application.ImportXML?

I'm trying to run the code below to insert a whole lot of records (from a file with a weird file format) into my Access 2003 database from VBA. After many, many experiments, this code is the fastest I've been able to come up with: it does 10000 records in about 15 seconds on my machine. At least 14.5 of those seconds (ie. almost all th...

Docmd.TransferText to update data

i am using Docmd.TransferText to import data from a text file into my access table. i would like it to do the following: if the record already exists, then update it if the record does not exist then add it how do i accomplish this? currently i have this line: DoCmd.TransferText acImportDelim, yesyes, "table3", "C:\requisition_dat...

How to insert hyperlink into access database via sql?

I have a fairly simple MS Access Database that contains some metadata about a bunch of documents and a hyperlink field that links to the document on our network drive. However, when I use a SQL INSERT statement to populate the hyperlink field, the value I give it only becomes the display text, not the actual link. How can I make the va...

General ODBC Error in VBA

Hi am populating the data from MS Access By Using VBA i am using below mentioned code.if i am run the same code in MS 2007 then It run properly but if i am run the same code in MS 2003 it gives the "General ODBC Error" how to solve this problem Any help would be appreciated!! Thanks in advance Sub Button2_Click() Dim varConnection As S...

sequence of events in ACCESS

what is the proper way of doing the following: getting DATE as user input running a query generating a report that uses the query this is the solution i was thinking: have a form that takes user input run the query open the report what is the correct way of doing this>? ...

Cursor position at EOF and BOF

Where is the Position of cursor in recordset.EOF and recordset.BOF. Any explanation or link info is appreciated much. ...

AES Encrypting a Microsoft Access Field Via VBA

I need to create a Microsoft Access database, but have a need, in one of my tables, for a single field to be strongly encrypted. Since AES requires both a key and an initialization vector, I've decided to solve this problem by requiring a password to access the database (as the key), and a field in the table to hold a SHA1 hash of the ...

How to execute stored procedure from Access using linked tables

I have an Access 2003 database that connects to a SQL Server 2008 box via ODBC. The tables from SQL Server are connected as linked tables in Access. I have a stored procedure on the SQL Server that I am trying to execute via ADO code. The problem I have is that Access cannot seem to find the procedure. What do I have to do within Access ...

Access: Data Type Mismatch using boolean function in query criteria

I have a VBA function IsValidEmail() that returns a boolean. I have a query that calls this function: Expr1: IsValidEmail([E-Mail]). When I run the query, it shows -1 for True and 0 for False. So far so good. Now I want to filter the query to only show invalid emails. I'm using the Query Designer, so I just add a value of 0 to the C...

Converting DAO to ADO

I am working with an Access 2003 database that has a subroutine using DAO code. This code loops through the table definitions and refreshes the ODBC connection string. I would like to convert this to ADO so I do not have to reference the DAO object library. Here is the code ... Public Sub RefreshODBCLinks(newConnectionString As String) ...

access 2003 parent/child recursive search

How do i create a parent/child relationship that VB6.5 will put into a tree like view using a recursive search. I have a simple table structure that I'm experementing with before I begin using the main database. ID | Part | ParentId -----+-----------+--------- 1 | Tire | 0 2 | Door | 0 3 | Break | 1 4 ...

How to access SQL Server scalar funtions in MS Access VB

Hello, I'm trying to find out how I can access scalar functions from the SQL Server database of my adp file. I have an adp file in access 2007 and a SQL Server 2005 DB. In access VB I try to get the result of a scalar function with parameters. I tried with DAO, but it that case currentdb = nothing: Dim dbs As DAO.Database Dim sq...