For debugging, I edit them in a separate text editor that lets me format them sensibly. When I find I need to make changes, I edit the version in the text editor, and paste it back to Access, never editing the version in Access. Still a major PITA.
To Decompile an Access database you’ll need to create a shortcut with the following elements: Path to the MS Access Executable (MSACESS.exe) Path to the database you would like to decompile The /decompile flag All together, then, the shortcut would look something like the following: “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\MSACCESS.EXE” “C:\users\tim\documents\Mydatabase.mdb” /decompile Obviously, the paths will be … Read more
There are many ways to use parameters in queries. I will try to provide examples for most of them, and where they are applicable. First, we’ll discuss the solutions unique to Access, such as forms, reports and domain aggregates. Then, we’ll talk about DAO and ADO. Using values from forms and reports as parameters In … Read more
UCanAccess is a pure Java JDBC driver that allows us to read from and write to Access databases without using ODBC. It uses two other packages, Jackcess and HSQLDB, to perform these tasks. The following is a brief overview of how to get it set up. Option 1: Using Maven If your project uses … Read more
Change it to an update query. For Field: put [Net Income] For Update To: put [Net Income] * 1.1
In the cmdUpdate button’s on click event, you need to place a procedure that will generate a sql command, then execute it. Private Sub cmdUpdate_Click() ‘Create a string variable to hold your sql command string Dim strSQL As String ‘Fill the variable with your sql command, plucking values out of your ‘form as shown using … Read more
I can see a number of issues with your statement. string sQuery = @”UPDATE ch1 set ch1 = ” + true ; I don’t have MS-Access handy, but it seems that it uses -1 for “Yes”. So you could try: string sQuery = @”UPDATE ch1 set ch1 = -1″ ; or if the boolean value … Read more
You can’t use Count as it will do just that – count the number of records for each Name ignoring the value of tap. But you check for the values of tap and sum these matches. However, while SQL Server returns 1 for a match, Access returns -1, thus – for a universal solution – … Read more
For a start, you need something like: SELECT TOP 5 ID, [Case ID], [Owner], Rnd(-Timer()*[ID]) AS RandomRecord FROM [Cases] ORDER BY Rnd(-Timer()*[ID]); to be used as a subquery filtered on OwnerID of your Owners’ table. I once posted an article on this with a lot more details: Random Rows in Microsoft Access