Tag archive for ‘access’

Access and SQL Server – Copy data to Access

Question:
What is the best method to copy data into an Access Table?
We have SQL Server with the table and i know the SQL query needed
It is to be an occasional import,
optionally Import New lines only, Refresh all data.
Solution:
Another example:
UPDATE tblAddress
INNER JOIN tblZipCodes ON [tblAddress].[ZipCode] = [tblZipCodes].[ZipCode]
SET [tblAddress].[City]  = [tblZipCodes].[City],
[tblAddress].[State] = [tblZipCodes].[State]
WHERE ([Country] = ‘US’)

Matching the cells in two columns in MS Excel?

Question:
To begin, I run a business and this concerns my inventory…
I have two columns in MS Excel.
“Column A” has 73,764 cells
“Column B” has 73,864 cells
It’s a 100 cell difference between the two. Simple, right? Well, “Column B” not only has 100 more cells been added to the column–but 100 other cells have been DELETED in [...]

Citrix Web Interface Authentication Error

Question:
Hello All,
I recently deployed a Net Scaler acting simply as an access gateway to secure external to inbound citrix traffic which is attached to a XenApp server for the active web interface. My problem is that towards the end of the day if we attempt to login we receive the following message after logging into [...]

How do I count rows in a table and then append the table starting with the next row number

Question:
I have an update query that counts the number of rows in table a, then fills in the row number in table a.
However, I would like my query to count the numbers in table b, then starting with the next number in table b, update table a with sequencial numbered rows.
table b (existing)
row1
row2
row3
table a (being [...]

How do I refer to tables in VBA and correct an error caused by a null value

Question:
Hi, I have created a query in Access with a VBA function to determine the changing behaviour of a value named “R” over time.
Where the value in the field is null, an error message occurs in the corresponding query field.  Is there anyway VBA can recognise the null value and continue with the if statement [...]

Splitting an Excel File into Multiple Access Tables on Import?

Question:
Hello! New around here. I’m learning more and more as to how badly the data is set up where I work, and coding isn’t exactly my fortay.
Currently, I have many excel files containing 256 columns of data (these are actually coming from .sav (SPSS) files containing 600 or so columns). Here’s the kicker: there are [...]

SBS 2008 Firewall causes DNS failure for workstations

Question:
I have a fresh install of SBS 2008 x64 – single nic.  My workstations are joined to the domain and have full access to the server and its resources.  I can ping the server and resolve the server name…but when the SBS 2008 firewall is enabled I can not resolve any outside name.  Pings of [...]

internal network clients and servers cannot access 1 website which can be accessed from outside our network

Question:
I have a network that up until a week ago could access a website that we use daily, and last week without changes to our network we were unable to access that webpage and have not been able to since.  I have accessed this website from outside the network from many different points and it [...]

Need to add Numeric Field representing Hours and Minutes

Question:
I am pulling data from another table and at a loss at how to add the field correctly.
It is called “Duration” representing the duration of the session each person might be seeing a patient.  The results are in the format of 1, .3, .05, or 1.3 representing one hour, thirty minutes, five minutes and ninety [...]

Link Excel Workbook to Access

Question:
Hi Experts,
How to link the excel workbook to Access 2003. I would like to use this workbook to update the data into the Access database. Hope Expert can assist me. I have the xls workbook for Experts perusal.
Solution:
Theva,
The consensus opinion of Experts here is that using ’share workbook’ should be assiduously
avoided.  This is a poorly [...]