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How To Escape Apostrophe In SQL Update Query
If you are looping a table with thousands of records, you’ll probably run into at least one that has an apostrophe in the field name. Like “Mike’s” or “M’cormick”, or something else. Anyway, here is one way to escape the string when you are doing your update query. Option Compare Database Sub YDriveLoop() ‘4/23/24 erik@loeblcomservices.com […]
How To Make An Access Form Time Picker
Here is a relatively easy way to select times for your time entry text boxes. It’s a reusable form that allows you to pick a time from an Access form. There are probably different ways to do this but here is the way I would do it. On the form that has the time fields, […]
How to pick a file to load In VBA
Picking a file to load in your Microsoft App is a very important skill to know. In this blog post you will see how to do it. First you need to set a reference to the MS office object library From VBE editor –> select Tools > MS office object library (click check mark) Sub […]
What is the purpose of the Me keyword in Access VBA?
What does the Me keyword mean? “Me” refers to the Access form currently in focus. Instead of writing out the entire form reference, you can just use the keyword “Me” which is easier. Like: Me.txtbox = “I am a textbox on the form that currently has the focus.” or you can update a label’s caption […]
How do I handle errors in Access VBA code?
I am going to give you the answer to “How do I handle errors in Access VBA code?” In my opinion there are 2 ways to handle errors: 1. Avoid the potential for an error to occur. 2. Handle the error in your code. Number 1 – If you have a control on your form […]
How can I interact with other Office applications (Excel) using VBA in Access?
Need to write your Access data or query to an Excel file? Here is the how to do it: Most people are familiar with Excel and know how to use it well (enough), and when you start talking about Access, they get scared off, and don’t know what to do anymore. Well, here you are […]
How To Create A Parameter Query In Access
A parameter query changes your ordinary static access query to be more dynamic and interactive. It will ask you a question about what you want to search for, allowing you to do a search query multiple times instead of just once. You can do your parameter query straight from the QBE (Query By Example) Editor, […]
How do I run VBA code when form opens
How do I run VBA code when form opens? There are probably several ways people do it, and some may say “He’s not doing it right. It’s done this way…” Good for you. This is the way I do it now, and it has worked well for me. 1. Find the form you want to […]
Simple Custom Progress Bar in Microsoft Access Forms Example
So I had a question come in regarding showing the progress of a task. Access has an ActiveX control that you can use called the ProgressBar and you can follow the guide in the image above to add it to your form. On you long running process you can show the progress bar so the […]