February 2004 - Posts

• Adding a button and Click event at run-time

  Many developers recognize the need to disable certain controls in their application to either keep from confusing users as to which button to click or to keep users from clicking buttons at an inappropriate time. Usually this is done by programmatically Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 24, 2004 3:53 PM by frice | 9 Comments

• Should I use a bang or dot?

  One of the questions frequently asked by new Access users (and veterans as well) in the newsgroups concerns writing expessions that reference various collections, objects, and properties. When should you use a bang (!) and when should you use a dot (.) Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 18, 2004 1:43 PM by frice | 0 Comments

• Improving Access Database Performance

  One of the areas where I see a lot of questions in the newsgroups concerns the performance of Access databases. Access databases are used for a variety of applications; everything from relatively small to medium records management to proof of concept Read More... Posted Thursday, February 12, 2004 12:38 PM by frice | 3 Comments