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Sorry, meant to say it is a "shared" database from a network folder NOT split. Each user opens the database from the shared folder. Thanks.

Hi, it's the "newbie" here, not very technical, but am working with a "shared" database that only has two users. I have set the Access options to "Edited Record" lock status. That seems to work to prevent the users from editing the same record at the same time. However, I thought a user would...

Thanks much Minty, that sounds like it should work. Let me give it a try. I love clever people who are smarter than I am (there are a lot of them.) Minty, I apologize, but I'm much better at singing than I am at coding. I can't seem to make your suggestion work. I think I'm not putting it...

Ha Ha! You're one of the few to catch the name. I sang with a barbershop chorus/quartet for 17 plus years. Nothing quite like it. Getting older now so not quite as active. Retirement is a great thing - but can be challenging on a marriage. I'm have a part-time job at a church which helps...

Thanks Minty. Let me explain. This is a food pantry system, and the pantry produces a report after each food pantry day. That report needs to track the number of "new" families who visited that day. The field called "new family" is on the master intake record form. This form has all the...

Hi, I'm not a programmer, but have developed an access database to be used by church volunteers. One table and corresponding form is used to enter basic information about a family coming for assistance at the church. The first time the family visits the church there is a checkbox called "new...

Hi, I am a non-technical user of Access. I am comfortable with computers and basic access functions, but am not a programmer. I have put together a number of small data base systems for churches to help them with routine activities. I look forward to the expertise of the members of this...