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Hi,
first of all I have to say I'am new to MS Access, I'm used to database
systems like Oracle or MySQL.
I created a simple database consisting of a single table and a form to
fill in new entrys and search for existing entrys. But the search
function that Access generates as I created the proper button is way
to simple, I need a function that enables to search in several
columns.
I saw a few quite simple examples where this was done by DAO, but this
doesn't work with a .mdb database, does it? (Access allways replies
'Unknown user datatype' once it gets to the line: 'Dim db As
Database')
Now, is it possible to generate a new query for .mdb file from a form,
or at least with CurrentData Object, or not?
And if it is possible with the CurrentData Object is it still a
database request then or would it be faster to search through a text
file?

Regards,
Björn Keil
Nov 12 '05 #1
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Assuming you are running AK2 in the modules you need a reference to the
Microsoft DAO 3.6 Object Library

So open any VB module
Goto Tools->References and select the Microsoft DAO 3.6 Object Library

Phil
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Hi,
first of all I have to say I'am new to MS Access, I'm used to database
systems like Oracle or MySQL.
I created a simple database consisting of a single table and a form to
fill in new entrys and search for existing entrys. But the search
function that Access generates as I created the proper button is way
to simple, I need a function that enables to search in several
columns.
I saw a few quite simple examples where this was done by DAO, but this
doesn't work with a .mdb database, does it? (Access allways replies
'Unknown user datatype' once it gets to the line: 'Dim db As
Database')
Now, is it possible to generate a new query for .mdb file from a form,
or at least with CurrentData Object, or not?
And if it is possible with the CurrentData Object is it still a
database request then or would it be faster to search through a text
file?

Regards,
Björn Keil

Nov 12 '05 #2

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