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Help using Access databases

This site contains examples of Access queries and also various visual basic functions and procedures which can be incorporated within a database. Some of the procedures are linked to particular event properties on forms and reports. This is not intended to be a complete Access tutorial but will hopefully stimulate some interesting ideas and possibilities.

Access queries

Examples of many queries for selecting, grouping, joining, modifying and totaling data.

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Reports

A reports manager form to allow users to select a report and choose whether to preview, print or export it.
Creating a report template which can save time and give your new reports a consistent appearance.
Some visual basic code linked to report events

Bits and Pieces

Using an Open dialog box in VBA to select and open other files
Defining some program variables such as a department name or default file locations
Various bits and pieces
Setting status bar messages to be displayed while VBA programs are running
Identifying or removing postcodes from addresses

This site also contains detailed help with using Excel spreadsheet functions, charts and exporting data

Exporting data into applications

Creating HTML web pages from access queries
Generating XML files to export data
Distributing reports via email


You should not place any reliance upon these programs and always thoroughly test all of the code in your databases.



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