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In programs like Excel, Quattro Pro, Wordperfect, dBase and many, many others
I can think of that include a macro, programming or such capability, the user has access to a list of commands. Often the lists come sorted by type (Date, Financial etc.) and have help files connected with most commands. The lists make the task of learning much, much simpler. I think I read on this forum that Access 2007 has such a list. But I can't find that Access 2003 does. I must be missing something, because it cannot be. It can NOT be, that they would just forget to include that when Access was first created. So please, where do they keep it? Thanks. Don. |
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"PlarfySoober" wrote in message
... In programs like Excel, Quattro Pro, Wordperfect, dBase and many, many others I can think of that include a macro, programming or such capability, the user has access to a list of commands. Often the lists come sorted by type (Date, Financial etc.) and have help files connected with most commands. The lists make the task of learning much, much simpler. I think I read on this forum that Access 2007 has such a list. But I can't find that Access 2003 does. I must be missing something, because it cannot be. It can NOT be, that they would just forget to include that when Access was first created. So please, where do they keep it? Thanks. Did you think of trying the help file? After all, of the above other products ALSO have their production documentation in the help file. While in the code editor, try the help menu: The 1st option is: Microsoft Visual Basic Help. Select the above, and on the right see a list grouped by functions, objects, methods..... I guess perhaps it's probably important to point out that access has the help file split into two sections. You have end users that will use access for years and not use any of the programming parts, therefore it would be quite silly to overwhelm these users with all the programming concepts and all the programming commands. So, if you use the help system within the forms, reports etc, you'll not get help for the coding and program development system. And, if you are in the code editor, then you get the appropriate help for all the programming commands you have available in MS access. So not only is context help available in the code editor, but if you use the above help option, you'll see a nice Grouped list on the right with things like functions + methods, it's even alphabetically listed out for you... There is the MSDN documentation libraries online, but perhaps you take a look at some of the grouped list of commands in the help file, and see if there any use to you first... -- Albert D. Kallal (Access MVP) Edmonton, Alberta Canada |
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"Albert D. Kallal" wrote: "PlarfySoober" wrote in message ... In programs like Excel, Quattro Pro, Wordperfect, dBase and many, many others I can think of that include a macro, programming or such capability, the user has access to a list of commands. Often the lists come sorted by type (Date, Financial etc.) and have help files connected with most commands. The lists make the task of learning much, much simpler. I think I read on this forum that Access 2007 has such a list. But I can't find that Access 2003 does. I must be missing something, because it cannot be. It can NOT be, that they would just forget to include that when Access was first created. So please, where do they keep it? Thanks. Did you think of trying the help file? After all, of the above other products ALSO have their production documentation in the help file. While in the code editor, try the help menu: The 1st option is: Microsoft Visual Basic Help. Select the above, and on the right see a list grouped by functions, objects, methods..... I guess perhaps it's probably important to point out that access has the help file split into two sections. You have end users that will use access for years and not use any of the programming parts, therefore it would be quite silly to overwhelm these users with all the programming concepts and all the programming commands. So, if you use the help system within the forms, reports etc, you'll not get help for the coding and program development system. And, if you are in the code editor, then you get the appropriate help for all the programming commands you have available in MS access. So not only is context help available in the code editor, but if you use the above help option, you'll see a nice Grouped list on the right with things like functions + methods, it's even alphabetically listed out for you... There is the MSDN documentation libraries online, but perhaps you take a look at some of the grouped list of commands in the help file, and see if there any use to you first... -- Albert D. Kallal (Access MVP) Edmonton, Alberta Canada Albert, Thanks for the reply. And, of course, I looked first in the Help menu. Well, not really first because I would expect to find it in Tools, but Help is an option. However, my Help menu does NOT show Microsoft Visual Basic. It shows: Microsoft Internet Office Help Show the Office Assistant Access Developer Resources Contact Us Sample Databases Check for Updates Detect and Repair Activate Product Customer Feedback Options About Microsoft Access So, perhaps, the dimness of my approach was not the fault. It ain't there. For that matter, had it shown Microsoft Visual Basic, I wouldn't likely have looked at that item, because I'm used to help menus using standard language. An eponymous menu item made less clear by that quality, is not standard and in fact is vague for no good reason. We seldom miss the fact that the software we are using is produced by Microsoft. If there is another place to find the information I was hoping for, maybe someone can help me find it. Don. |
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PlarfySoober,
The list you show is not in the Code Editor as Albert suggested. You need to go to the Code Editor... look for the little blue square with what looks like a sun in the upper left corner. Usually found when on the Form or Reports section on the Database Container. -- Gina Whipp "I feel I have been denied critical, need to know, information!" - Tremors II http://www.regina-whipp.com/index_files/TipList.htm "PlarfySoober" wrote in message ... "Albert D. Kallal" wrote: "PlarfySoober" wrote in message ... In programs like Excel, Quattro Pro, Wordperfect, dBase and many, many others I can think of that include a macro, programming or such capability, the user has access to a list of commands. Often the lists come sorted by type (Date, Financial etc.) and have help files connected with most commands. The lists make the task of learning much, much simpler. I think I read on this forum that Access 2007 has such a list. But I can't find that Access 2003 does. I must be missing something, because it cannot be. It can NOT be, that they would just forget to include that when Access was first created. So please, where do they keep it? Thanks. Did you think of trying the help file? After all, of the above other products ALSO have their production documentation in the help file. While in the code editor, try the help menu: The 1st option is: Microsoft Visual Basic Help. Select the above, and on the right see a list grouped by functions, objects, methods..... I guess perhaps it's probably important to point out that access has the help file split into two sections. You have end users that will use access for years and not use any of the programming parts, therefore it would be quite silly to overwhelm these users with all the programming concepts and all the programming commands. So, if you use the help system within the forms, reports etc, you'll not get help for the coding and program development system. And, if you are in the code editor, then you get the appropriate help for all the programming commands you have available in MS access. So not only is context help available in the code editor, but if you use the above help option, you'll see a nice Grouped list on the right with things like functions + methods, it's even alphabetically listed out for you... There is the MSDN documentation libraries online, but perhaps you take a look at some of the grouped list of commands in the help file, and see if there any use to you first... -- Albert D. Kallal (Access MVP) Edmonton, Alberta Canada Albert, Thanks for the reply. And, of course, I looked first in the Help menu. Well, not really first because I would expect to find it in Tools, but Help is an option. However, my Help menu does NOT show Microsoft Visual Basic. It shows: Microsoft Internet Office Help Show the Office Assistant Access Developer Resources Contact Us Sample Databases Check for Updates Detect and Repair Activate Product Customer Feedback Options About Microsoft Access So, perhaps, the dimness of my approach was not the fault. It ain't there. For that matter, had it shown Microsoft Visual Basic, I wouldn't likely have looked at that item, because I'm used to help menus using standard language. An eponymous menu item made less clear by that quality, is not standard and in fact is vague for no good reason. We seldom miss the fact that the software we are using is produced by Microsoft. If there is another place to find the information I was hoping for, maybe someone can help me find it. Don. |
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Gina,
Thanks for the reply. "Gina Whipp" wrote: PlarfySoober, The list you show is not in the Code Editor as Albert suggested. You need to go to the Code Editor... look for the little blue square with what looks like a sun in the upper left corner. Usually found when on the Form or Reports section on the Database Container. -- Gina Whipp "I feel I have been denied critical, need to know, information!" - Tremors II http://www.regina-whipp.com/index_files/TipList.htm "PlarfySoober" wrote in message ... "Albert D. Kallal" wrote: "PlarfySoober" wrote in message ... In programs like Excel, Quattro Pro, Wordperfect, dBase and many, many others I can think of that include a macro, programming or such capability, the user has access to a list of commands. Often the lists come sorted by type (Date, Financial etc.) and have help files connected with most commands. The lists make the task of learning much, much simpler. I think I read on this forum that Access 2007 has such a list. But I can't find that Access 2003 does. I must be missing something, because it cannot be. It can NOT be, that they would just forget to include that when Access was first created. So please, where do they keep it? Thanks. Did you think of trying the help file? After all, of the above other products ALSO have their production documentation in the help file. While in the code editor, try the help menu: The 1st option is: Microsoft Visual Basic Help. Select the above, and on the right see a list grouped by functions, objects, methods..... I guess perhaps it's probably important to point out that access has the help file split into two sections. You have end users that will use access for years and not use any of the programming parts, therefore it would be quite silly to overwhelm these users with all the programming concepts and all the programming commands. So, if you use the help system within the forms, reports etc, you'll not get help for the coding and program development system. And, if you are in the code editor, then you get the appropriate help for all the programming commands you have available in MS access. So not only is context help available in the code editor, but if you use the above help option, you'll see a nice Grouped list on the right with things like functions + methods, it's even alphabetically listed out for you... There is the MSDN documentation libraries online, but perhaps you take a look at some of the grouped list of commands in the help file, and see if there any use to you first... -- Albert D. Kallal (Access MVP) Edmonton, Alberta Canada Albert, Thanks for the reply. And, of course, I looked first in the Help menu. Well, not really first because I would expect to find it in Tools, but Help is an option. However, my Help menu does NOT show Microsoft Visual Basic. It shows: Microsoft Internet Office Help Show the Office Assistant Access Developer Resources Contact Us Sample Databases Check for Updates Detect and Repair Activate Product Customer Feedback Options About Microsoft Access So, perhaps, the dimness of my approach was not the fault. It ain't there. For that matter, had it shown Microsoft Visual Basic, I wouldn't likely have looked at that item, because I'm used to help menus using standard language. An eponymous menu item made less clear by that quality, is not standard and in fact is vague for no good reason. We seldom miss the fact that the software we are using is produced by Microsoft. If there is another place to find the information I was hoping for, maybe someone can help me find it. Don. I'm afraid I'm at a complete loss. I see no blue square. I captured a screenshot but now see that this forum has no such facility. Oh, well, to describe: The cursor is on Forms. Same happens for Reports. Upper left I see icons, in different toolbars and vertical to one another: The Minimize/Restore icon (next to "File") The Blank Doc icon The "Open" icon (next to Design) To the right of the Design icon I see a "New" icon, and clicking on it gives me a list of types of forms. But this is going astray. What I need now, seems to me, is to know what criteria I can insert into fields that appear in queries. I know "Is Null", and "", "=" and "", because the latter are sort of standard and the first was told to me. But I don't know any other commands. I'm not looking to start programming. I would like to know what criteria I can use, and how, and how to create multiple criteria and the like. For instance, somebody suggested using Month as a query criterion a while ago, and it made me think there are a lot of other options in the language. I'm sorry if I gave the impression I was anxious to start programming, I'm not. But I want to be able to construct as sophisticated queries as I can manage. Thanks again. Don. |
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"PlarfySoober" wrote in message
... Albert, Thanks for the reply. And, of course, I looked first in the Help menu. Well, not really first because I would expect to find it in Tools, but Help is an option. However, my Help menu does NOT show Microsoft Visual Basic. It shows: I did not just say look in the help, I spent a rather considerable amount of time explaining that there is two help systems.... Apparently, you not bothered to read my post. The help for coding and a nice laid out function list of commands is to found when you are in the code editor. I am not sure, but somewhere along the way you must have stopped reading my post. Try hitting ctrl-g, you should get the code editor...try the 1st option in the help menu.... It not clear what version of ms-access, but the last two 2003 and 2003, the 1st option is a visual basic reference.... I don't have 2002 or 2000 handy, so it is possible that earlier versions don't have that help I am suggesting. Just re-read my post again. I explained that coding and function help is ONLY available when in the code editor. When you are in forms, then you "END USER" help. As I stated, this makes sense as some people will use ms-access for years without writing ANY code, and it would make little if any sense to clutter up the help system for these users. -- Albert D. Kallal (Access MVP) Edmonton, Alberta Canada |
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Albert,
"Albert D. Kallal" wrote: "PlarfySoober" wrote in message ... Albert, Thanks for the reply. And, of course, I looked first in the Help menu. Well, not really first because I would expect to find it in Tools, but Help is an option. However, my Help menu does NOT show Microsoft Visual Basic. It shows: I did not just say look in the help, I spent a rather considerable amount of time explaining that there is two help systems.... Apparently, you not bothered to read my post. The help for coding and a nice laid out function list of commands is to found when you are in the code editor. I am not sure, but somewhere along the way you must have stopped reading my post. Try hitting ctrl-g, you should get the code editor...try the 1st option in the help menu.... It not clear what version of ms-access, but the last two 2003 and 2003, the 1st option is a visual basic reference.... I don't have 2002 or 2000 handy, so it is possible that earlier versions don't have that help I am suggesting. Just re-read my post again. I explained that coding and function help is ONLY available when in the code editor. When you are in forms, then you "END USER" help. As I stated, this makes sense as some people will use ms-access for years without writing ANY code, and it would make little if any sense to clutter up the help system for these users. -- Albert D. Kallal (Access MVP) Edmonton, Alberta Canada Thanks for the reply. I seem to have caused you some consternation unnecessarily, mainly because of a certain clumsiness on my part. I had no idea there was something called a Code Editor until I read your second post. Turns out you mentioned it in your former post, but I took it to be either a change in terminology due to a version change between whatever version you had, and my own, or something of that sort. And folks here have been led down an untoward path, probably because of that clumsiness. The fact is: I had no notion of using the Code Editor, but am now trying merely to filter records using the Query Editor. Only. I don't have the capacity nor the time just now to start creating code. I have to limit my activities to things I can possibly master in an hour or two. So your advice, while detailed and well-written, was something I am unable to reach for at this time. I apologize to all on this thread for the misunderstanding. I just wanted to find commands that one generally finds available in most apps that handle data tables, such as "Month()" "String()", "Contains" and the like, so I can filter by dates and other criteria. IME, such commands are normally available in one or more handy lists, somewhere, often variously by type (e.g., Date, Financial, Statistical) and alphabetically. I am told that the 2007 version has at least one such list in the Help menu, but I have 2003, and it does not appear there. |
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"Steve" schreef in bericht ... Hello Don, You said you don't have the capacity nor the time just now to start creating code. If you meed to complete the application you are working on, I would like to offer to help you. I provide fee-based help for Access, Excel and Word applications. My fee to help you would be very modest. I would work with you to complete the application you are working on. If you would like my help, contact me. Steve You don't have the capacity to understand the rules here... ??? -- Get lost $teve. Go away... far away.... Again... Get lost $teve. Go away... far away.... No-one wants you here... no-one needs you here... This newsgroup is meant for FREE help.. No-one wants you here... no-one needs you here... OP look at http://home.tiscali.nl/arracom/whoissteve.html (Website has been updated and has a new 'look'... we have passed 10.500 pageloads... it's a shame !!) Arno R |
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On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:38:01 -0800, PlarfySoober
wrote: I apologize to all on this thread for the misunderstanding. I just wanted to find commands that one generally finds available in most apps that handle data tables, such as "Month()" "String()", "Contains" and the like, so I can filter by dates and other criteria. IME, such commands are normally available in one or more handy lists, somewhere, often variously by type (e.g., Date, Financial, Statistical) and alphabetically. I am told that the 2007 version has at least one such list in the Help menu, but I have 2003, and it does not appear there. You do not actually need to build any code to follow Albert's advice. The two annoying things are that: 1) you must open the VBA editor (e.g. by typing Ctrl-G) in order for Access to connect you to the right Help file, and 2) the indexing and search features of the Help file are... well... let's be polite and say "somewhat confused", since the description that first comes to mind isn't appropriate for this professional forum. The information is all there, it can be hard to find. And there are no such helpful categorized lists. -- John W. Vinson [MVP] |
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