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  1. mikecollett

    outlook folder list in reverse order

    oops i am using outlook 2k and acess 2k on a 98se system cheers mike
  2. mikecollett

    outlook folder list in reverse order

    hi anybody know how to sort the folder list in outlook in reverse order? ideally i would like to sort specific folders in reverse reason being, i create a sub folder for each customer order and store ina and out emails. the folders name starts with the order number. currently i shift the folder...
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    missing field list - going nuts!

    hi! i tried playing with the creen settings, but didnt work :-( cheers
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    missing field list - going nuts!

    where the hell is my field list in form/report design!?!?!? the toggle button is on, but the list is nowhere to be seen. I got two new lcd screens the other day and havent seen it since! ive tried swapping the monitors around and on/off in the settings, but that doesnt seem to help. i am...
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    Multiple users using my host!

    Hello and thanks for the reply! Does that then have any effect on network traffic/speed , or is it simply an alias thing? Could you please explain how to set access up to show the acutal host machine rather than mine - or does it not make any difference anyway?? Thanks again :-) Cheers Mike
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    Multiple users using my host!

    Hello - I may have just discovered how far out of my depth I am! When I look at the Current Activity - Process Info thru enterprise manager and list the host column in order so i can see all of the stuff for my pc, I notice that there are a number of users listed against my host (pc). Some of...
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    Downtime tracking

    Hi All :-) Ahhh, downtime - my favourite topic. rrajarat, form my experince with electricians, you are looking at a very expensive system here. To get the most use out of a downtime recording system, you are going to need to know why you are suffering downtime. A plc may be able to tell you...
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    User Form Basics

    Helo Adam! No sorry - I havent even looked at custom forms since then. I got my SQL server shortly after my last post on this thread, so have been totally absorbed with that. The email custom forms were (are!) part of the master plan, but I have yet to finish the database migration / rewrites...
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    Absolute NOOB! What do I need for ASP?

    Thanks folks! I installed the pws (I think!) as per some instructions I found the other day. I have a directory on c: called \Inetpub that happened as a result. The tuts talked about pointing the browser to http:/www.localhost/ (or something - Im sure that will be familiar to you experts) to...
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    Absolute NOOB! What do I need for ASP?

    aha ha ha ha! Thank you trollacious! I also tried a different search - "getting started" and found the following about 6 pages deep (for those in a similar boat to myself). ASP 101 What is required to run ASP faq333-669 Thanks Heaps Mike Now to hit IT up to see if it si on, or to put it...
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    Absolute NOOB! What do I need for ASP?

    Hello and apologies in advance for this. I wish to start playing with asp to see whats involved. My experience is with access and more recently SQL server (I understand the basics of html as well). I have got to grips with the theoretical concept of asp and now wish to start playing. I am not...
  12. mikecollett

    getting visio shape attributes with vba

    never mind - solved it myself. MsgBox ActiveDocument.Pages.Item(1).Shapes(1).Cells("height") took a whhile though!
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    getting visio shape attributes with vba

    hi all i am reasonably proficient with vba but visio has got me beat! how on earth do you get an attribute of a shape? I have only just started playing and i made a button to pop up a message box to tell me the info i can work out from the object browser (stuff like shape area and shape...
  14. mikecollett

    microsoft query and parameters from within excel

    yes - that was it thank you i knew it would be simple cheers Mike C
  15. mikecollett

    microsoft query and parameters from within excel

    i am sure i am missing something basic here. how do i point a microsoft query that for instance has an insertion starting point starting at cell a2 to look at cell a1 for its parameter. cheers Mike C
  16. mikecollett

    User Form Basics

    YES YES YES YES YES Thankyou i unticked the separate read layout and it worked and i whacked together another one with read and compose pages and they both worked. now i get down to the nitty gritties! i did a combo box and then created a feild through the properties box of the combo box...
  17. mikecollett

    User Form Basics

    hello all! Today is my first foray into the realm of custom forms. Needless to say I am having problems - i cannot get the simplest custom form to work. 1 - we do not have exchange server. 2 - we have outlook 2000 3 - i have managed to get as far as designing a form, publishing it to my...
  18. mikecollett

    open a .pdf file to a bookmark, from a WORD file ?

    a bit huckory i know, but what about sending a series of sendkeys commands??? would that work?? i havent even begun to think about the code. Mike C
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    Waiting In Access Problem

    apparently "Doevents" will fix the problem as i understand it. stick it in your code directly after the bit that does the drawing. the help file alledge that access will wait until all cpu tasks are completed and pick up where it left off. i cant get it working on a chart update, but...
  20. mikecollett

    After update list box, making global string?

    hello egglar! i noticed that you build some sql from your list box. i too want to use the after update to create an "X or Y or Z or..." string but cant seem to figure it out. all i need is the correct syntax and ill be away laughing. im lost at the question marks for this...

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