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Previewing a Temporary SELECT Query
14 November 08 11:29 AM
Last night I was working on a database where I wanted to run a temporary query from a linked table that I had. The query was temporary because it's being used in a tool that I'll only run a handful of times. Nevertheless, the data from the query is going Read More...
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Dot or Bang?
30 May 08 05:39 PM
Here's a question that comes up from time to time. The other day, someone internally asked about the difference between using a dot "." vs. a bang "!" for control references in a form in VBA. In other words, given a form - Form1, with Read More...
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Follow up to Transparency Forms
05 May 08 05:47 PM
Renaud posted some comments to the previous post about transparency forms and made some really cool enhancements to the code, along with a note about using a class module to make it easier to use. This is how I use transparency forms in my own implementations Read More...
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Modal Dialogs with Transparent Backgrounds
28 April 08 05:20 PM
If you've taken a look at some web sites recently, you may have noticed an effect where items (usually images or videos) are brought to the foreground using an effect called a lightbox . The effect is used to dim (or sometimes lighten) the background Read More...
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Kiosk Forms
27 April 08 09:23 PM
One of my favorite tricks with forms in Access has always been what I call a kiosk form. A kiosk form is a form that takes up the entire screen and is one that you might find in a store or shopping center displaying information. For example, a real estate Read More...
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