I have a system on a network and want to determine if anyone is currently
connected to the back-end files.
An interesting twist is that I have noticed that some users can be connected
(have the front end open at the first form) and even though this links to

I receive occasional notices from the Intel Software Network.  I got
one concerning the Intel Math Kernal Library 8.0.  The blurb is at:
http://www.intel.com/cd/software/products/asmo-na/eng/perflib/mkl/index.htm
Has anyone used this Intel specific software in an attempt to boost

The help file in Access 2000 has entries for Load and Show, suggesting a
usage similar to that in VB6.0.
But code like this fails:
   Dim Frm as object

i have a db that i'm trying to finalized so i can get it out to 3 other
branch offices.  when i was testing it, i found an error that i don't know
how to describe well, let alone fix.  basically, i have one form that i use
to open all the other forms for the db.  this one form, ...

I am making an inventory database.  I have a field InventoryNumber
where I put a specific code.  The code always starts with a particular
letter.  I would like to fill in another field with specific
information based on what that letter is.  Can somebody show me how to

Totally new to MS Access but kind of finding my way around I tried something
simple and it is becomming a pain.
I created a simple table as follows
Field 1 = "This is Fred" , "This is George"

i have a report that tracks customer contacts by salespeople at a car
dealership.  the contacts are assigned several values, one of which is the
date that they came in.  the report is capeable of being run to any date
range specified by the user, which is a key feature for training ...

I don't know how to find a way to connect to access data base using ODBC. I
just want a static library and I know it can be done because I did it on
UNIX and boxes at a company I used to work for. But I also had a hard copy
of the documentation. I have books and admindemo( a ...

I need some help figuring something out. I'm not sure if I heading in
the correct direction.
What I'm trying to accomplish is the following. I have a table that
has id, discrip, and

I have an access database that is being used by others that contains
actual data. The same database is under development by me for new
features and bug fixes. As I fix bugs in tables, forms, etc., what is
the best way to deploy this new database and to merge the changes into

I have held various jobs over the last 4-5 years in Access development.
I think it's time to expand my skillset and learn SQL server.  I would
also like to eventually become earn the MCDBA certification.  My
question is what is the best way to learn SQL server and could I do it

In my partial replica only the contents of a few tables is being updated /
synchronized when I synchronize it with another replica. Is it possible to
find out which tables are synchronized? I took a look at the properties of
the table, but to no avail.

I'd be grateful for book recommendations for Microsoft Access.
I'm already acquainted with relational DB theory and SQL and have created
databases in MySQL.
I need a good overview and reference for Access because I need to evaluate a

I am automating mappoint in access and was wondering what is a better
way to have the mappoint map running all the time:
1.call it as a seperate application
OR

I'm using A97 on W2K.
I've got a form, say "frmMain" which contains a sub form, say
"frmMainSub". This sub form is a "continue mode" style form (traducted
from french. don't know the exact term in english). So I can add,