In this article I’m going to first show you how to create and run MS Access queries manually, then I’ll build on that by explaining how to automate the execution of these queries via Docmd.OpenQuery. Let’s get started! Microsoft Access is a database management tool
Microsoft Access is a Database Management System which helps to store and manage data, reporting using forms/queries/various other wizards. As discussed in older posts and articles, queries can be built in Microsoft Access using design view/SQL view/any available wizard. In another post I explain the
An introduction to Windows forms A Windows form is a component that contains many controls. These forms help to insert data, display data, and also to update or delete data in the database. In short, they act as an interface between the user and the
The Instr function in VBA checks to see if a string is contained within another string. This can be useful when trying to extract information from strings of data contained in Excel cells, for example. Instr Syntax The Instr function is made up of 4
Using the ByVal argument in VBA is a way to pass values to a function in VBA while retaining the original value of the variable. For example, you may have a list of names and dates of birth in your Excel sheet, and you wish
By Joseph Maabo New developers are usually faced with the “operation must use an updateable” query error when trying to update records in a database through a local or a web (online) application. Possible reasons for the occurrence of the error There are several reasons
In this article, we will talk about the Data Type Mismatch errors in MS Access. The “Type mismatch in expression” error indicates that Access cannot match an input value to the data type it expects for the value. For example, if you give Access a
In this article, we will see how to update records in Access database through Excel VBA using ActiveX Data Objects (ADO). Let’s say you have a database named “Products”. In that database, there is a table “ProductTable” that contains the product details of your business
The Range.Select method is used by VBA Macro developers for various purposes. These can be as simple as selecting a cell on an active worksheet, selecting one on another worksheet, or selecting a range of cells on a worksheet from a different workbook. Sample code #
The Range.copy method is simply used to copy a range into a specified range or the clipboard. This is commonly used when you have specific data range within the worksheet that you want to copy. It can also be used to copy a formula from