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Old January 12th, 2005, 12:43 AM
Taika Bilbo
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I am updating the Word feild by right-clicking on the field and selecting
"Update Feild".
Below is an example feild I am currently using in MS WORD to extract data:

{DATABASE \d “C:\\FILEPATH\\My_Access_Database.mdb” \c “Table My Data Table”
\s “SELECT [Data X] FROM [My Data Table] WHERE (([Data Section Heading] = ‘My
Data’)) ORDER BY [Data Number]” \l “20’ \b “55” \h \* MERGEFORMAT}

Now, in MS WORD, this would be highlighted in gray due to it being a Word
field. To update the field, I would right-click and select "update field",
here is when some built-in, automatic office code goes to work, and grab to
stuff out of Access.

Now, with Access 2000, the instance of the Access program opens, and stays
open each time I update the field.


"Duane Hookom" wrote:

This might be clear to someone else but not me. I still have no idea how you
are doing your update from Word. Are you opening an ADO recordset from Word
and then find specific records in Access to update bookmarks in Word?

--
Duane Hookom
MS Access MVP


"Taika Bilbo" wrote in message
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Hi,
I have a requirements database in Access, that contains tables of, for
example, constants. In MS Word, I created a feild, that goes into the DB,
and
grabs the constants per some requirements, and puts them in tabel form in
Word.

The problem is the way Access, as a whole, acts. Say I update a bunch of
data in my constants table in the DB. I now have to open the applicable
Word
Documents, and update the field that querys the constants table in MS
Access.
When the DB was in Access 97, I could not have Access open, and when I
updated the word field, Access would open, update the Word feild and close
automatically (through no programming, or setting settings). I had to
convert
this database to Access 2000. Now when I update a field, Access opens and
stays open after doing the update. Not only does an instance of my DB
open,
but it also opens my "top level" form. So in essence, each time I update a
Word feild, I get two db instances on my taskbar. After working for 1
hour, I
have 50 things to close. It gets annoying.

I have looked in options, settings, and the internet for a solution, and
cannot find anything.

Did I make the problem clear?

Thanks so much.

"Duane Hookom" wrote:

You might need to describe what you are doing. Are you referring to a
Word
Merge Field? Are you running any code in Word (or Access) that you would
care to share with us?

--
Duane Hookom
MS Access MVP


"Taika Bilbo" wrote in message
...
Hi,
There is no other way to manually update a MS WORD field. This also
occurs
with some automatic SQL code that is hooked to Access 2000. Due to it
not
occurring in Access 97, and not 2000, there is hopefully a fix for it,
or
a
way to curb it.

Has anyone come across this, and resolved it?

"Duane Hookom" wrote:

You might need to change the method you are using.

--
Duane Hookom
MS Access MVP


"Taika Bilbo" Taika wrote in message
...
When I update a feild in MS Word, Access opens up to get the proper
information, but does not close when it is finished. Essentially,
every
time
I update a feild, I get 2 instances of Access 2000. This did not
happen
with
Access 97. Is there a way to stop this from happening?