ms access vba update memo field on form with date and additional text
using ms access 2k10. have an app with a form containing a memo field which is added to by various users from time to time. I would like to keep these running comments, add a date of entry on the form itself. Would to do the following
when form is opened, add line break and date and line break
set the cursor at the end for direct data entry
would like to use same form field without another form for text entry if possible
when form is opened, add line break and date and line break
set the cursor at the end for direct data entry
would like to use same form field without another form for text entry if possible
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FWIW, ....This is a bad way to store this type of data.
If these are separate "date" entries, ...then they should be stored in separate "Records"
Having all of this info in one record/field will make in near impossible to extract certain date info.
Example:
Show me all the notes for March 20, 2014?
Show me all the notes from last week
Show me all the noted between May 6the and May 14th.
They way you are asking to do this violates basic relational database theory.
I would normalize this data out to a new "Comments" field.
With the text and the current date as the fields.
Then set the default value for the date field to: Now()
Then relate this table to the main table.
JeffCoachman
If these are separate "date" entries, ...then they should be stored in separate "Records"
Having all of this info in one record/field will make in near impossible to extract certain date info.
Example:
Show me all the notes for March 20, 2014?
Show me all the notes from last week
Show me all the noted between May 6the and May 14th.
They way you are asking to do this violates basic relational database theory.
I would normalize this data out to a new "Comments" field.
With the text and the current date as the fields.
Then set the default value for the date field to: Now()
Then relate this table to the main table.
JeffCoachman
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divided points evenly, all responses were good. Tks
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