Andy Lacey
andy at minstersystems.co.uk
Wed Nov 24 07:44:39 CST 2004
This isn't flexible, this is broken (snapped, bust, fractured, ....) <exit left muttering to himself about standards, world not being what it used to be, and other old fart favourites> -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk --------- Original Message -------- From: Access Developers discussion and problem solving <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> Subject: RE: [AccessD] Remoting In (was: properties) Date: 24/11/04 14:34 > > Andy, > > We talked about how flexible the English language is during the 'English > or Spanish or Something' discussion. > > <grin> > > Dan > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Andy Lacey > Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 7:19 AM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Remoting In (was: properties) > > Jeez what's this new verb "to remote in"? How does that decline? I > remote > in, he remoted in, he/she/it will have been remoted in.... What's wromg > with > using real words? ....grumble, grumble, grumble. Right, I'm going to > keyboard out of this email. > > -- > Andy Lacey > http://www.minstersystems.co.uk > > > > --------- Original Message -------- > From: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Remoting In (was: properties) > Date: 24/11/04 14:10 > > > > > John, > > > > What mechanism or method do you use to remote in to a client's site? > > I'm struggling with this now. > > > > Does anyone have recommendations or warnings about what works and what > > doesn't? > > > > Thanks! > > Dan Waters > > ProMation Systems > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John W. > Colby > > Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 8:24 PM > > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > > Subject: [AccessD] properties > > > > I had a strange occurrence last night and I just wanted to check the > > list to > > see if anyone has ever seen such a thing. > > > > Windows XP / Office XP, I remoted in to a client site and started work > > on a > > FE. At some point I tried to compact / repair the db and got the old > > error > > message that "the database could be renamed" and the copy > was > saved to > > db2. > > I saved the original and then renamed db2 and continued work. I did > NOT > > test editing / adding records etc. The client was asked to test the > > changes > > and came back very upset that two entire tabs of the form were > "locked". > > I > > remoted in tonight and started poking around and sure enough all the > > subforms (controls) on those two tabs have the enabled property set to > > no > > which prevents even setting the focus into the subform. Further all > of > > the > > "allow edits/deletions/additions" are set to no for the > actual > subforms > > themselves. > > > > My conjecture is that something happened at the point Access tried to > > close > > the database to do the compact/repair or when it attempted to delete > the > > original and rename the compacted copy. Given the damage I've found > so > > far > > I certainly don't trust the copy to continue work on. Who knows what > > else > > has been changed. > > > > Has anyone ever seen such a thing happen? I never have, but there are > > so > > many properties changed that I have to think that Access somehow set > > these > > properties at some point. > > > > John W. Colby > > www.ColbyConsulting.com > > > > Contribute your unused CPU cycles to a good cause: > > http://folding.stanford.edu/ > > > > > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________ > Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 > > -- > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2