I think I need a tutor

Fred,

Put down the egg nogg.......

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Jeff Conrad - Access Junkie - MVP Alumni
SDET - XAS Services - Microsoft Corporation

Co-author - Microsoft Office Access 2007 Inside Out
Presenter - Microsoft Access 2007 Essentials
http://www.accessmvp.com/JConrad/accessjunkie.html
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"Fred Boer" wrote in message:
...

Darn... and I had this great idea, too, John! Instead of seductive women urging lonely men to
call, we could have late night TV commercials showing bunch of Access experts!! I can see it now -
MVPs and other Access wizards, flipping suggestively through their copies of the ADH, leering into
the camera and offering to satisfy your *every* Access question - only a quick call away!!

Too bad that you aren't available..

"Fred Boer" wrote:

Darn... and I had this great idea, too, John! Instead of seductive women
urging lonely men to call, we could have late night TV commercials showing
bunch of Access experts!! I can see it now - MVPs and other Access wizards,
flipping suggestively through their copies of the ADH, leering into the
camera and offering to satisfy your *every* Access question - only a quick
call away!!

Let's just say I'm not photogenic and leave it at that. smile

Tony
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Tony Toews, Microsoft Access MVP
Please respond only in the newsgroups so that others can
read the entire thread of messages.
Microsoft Access Links, Hints, Tips & Accounting Systems at
http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm
Tony's Microsoft Access Blog - http://msmvps.com/blogs/access/

Tony

That's why they have phone s... upport!

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Office/Access MVP

"Tony Toews [MVP]" wrote in message
...
"Fred Boer" wrote:

Darn... and I had this great idea, too, John! Instead of seductive women
urging lonely men to call, we could have late night TV commercials
showing
bunch of Access experts!! I can see it now - MVPs and other Access
wizards,
flipping suggestively through their copies of the ADH, leering into the
camera and offering to satisfy your *every* Access question - only a
quick
call away!!

Let's just say I'm not photogenic and leave it at that. smile

Tony
--
Tony Toews, Microsoft Access MVP
Please respond only in the newsgroups so that others can
read the entire thread of messages.
Microsoft Access Links, Hints, Tips & Accounting Systems at
http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm
Tony's Microsoft Access Blog - http://msmvps.com/blogs/access/

Let's just say I'm not photogenic and leave it at that. smile

Not sure I agree with you there, Tony, but no problem, we can move you more
to the back of the group and we can put all the young, fresh, good-looking
MVPs up in front. For example, we could ask.... hmm... Or maybe ... On
second thought...g,d&r

Cheers!

--
Fred Boer - Amateur Access Enthusiast
Interests: Library software / Z39.50 / Web Services
Freeware Small Library Application available he
http://www3.sympatico.ca/lornarourke/

Yes I am, thanks. And back to work too, darn it!

I'm also in the process of rebuilding my website so this particular problem
won't be an issue.

--
--Roger Carlson
MS Access MVP
www.rogersaccesslibrary.com

"Jerry Whittle" wrote in message
...
That's why I usually just give the basic
http://www.rogersaccesslibrary.com/OtherLibraries.asp
and suggest that they search for a particular file.

Feeling better I hope!
--
Jerry Whittle, Microsoft Access MVP
Light. Strong. Cheap. Pick two. Keith Bontrager - Bicycle Builder.

"Roger Carlson" wrote:

The link works for me, but some newsreaders drop the last apostrophe.
Try
this link
http://www.rogersaccesslibrary.com/O...p#Hookom,Duane
and then click the At Your Survey link in Duane's section.

--
--Roger Carlson
MS Access MVP
Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com
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"John W. Vinson" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:43:01 -0800, Shirley
wrote:

I'm up to here in projects that I know will work great if I knew more
about
how to work with Access. I wasted a TON of time last year taking a
three
credit Access class at my local tech college, and I'm still stumped on
how
to
build a simple data base.
The current project is to enter the data from a stack of questionnaires
and
manage the results. Simple, right?
Please email me if you have babysitter time available to help me with
this
project.

Not available for tutoring (and you probably wouldn't like my rates
anyway),
but here's a specific reference for how to handle questionnaires, and a
bunch
of Access training resources:

Duane Hookum's "At Your Survey" questionnaire sample database:

http://www.rogersaccesslibrary.com/Otherdownload.asp?SampleName='At%20Your%20Survey%2 02000'


Access resources and tutorials:

Jeff Conrad's resources page:
http://www.accessmvp.com/JConrad/acc...resources.html

The Access Web resources page:
http://www.mvps.org/access/resources/index.html

A free tutorial written by Crystal (MS Access MVP):
http://allenbrowne.com/casu-22.html

MVP Allen Browne's tutorials:
http://allenbrowne.com/links.html#Tutorials

John W. Vinson [MVP]

On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:21:28 -0500, "Fred Boer"
wrote:

Let's just say I'm not photogenic and leave it at that. smile

Not sure I agree with you there, Tony, but no problem, we can move you more
to the back of the group and we can put all the young, fresh, good-looking
MVPs up in front. For example, we could ask.... hmm... Or maybe ... On
second thought...g,d&r

Cheers!

well, not ME for sure...! g


John W. Vinson [MVP]

"Fred Boer" wrote:

Not sure I agree with you there, Tony, but no problem, we can move you more
to the back of the group and we can put all the young, fresh, good-looking
MVPs up in front. For example, we could ask.... hmm... Or maybe ... On
second thought...g,d&r

chuckle Theresa Hennig.

Tony
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Please respond only in the newsgroups so that others can
read the entire thread of messages.
Microsoft Access Links, Hints, Tips & Accounting Systems at
http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm
Tony's Microsoft Access Blog - http://msmvps.com/blogs/access/

"Jeff Boyce" -DISCARD_HYPHEN_TO_END wrote:

That's why they have phone s... upport!

But Fred mentioned "leering into the camera".

Tony
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Please respond only in the newsgroups so that others can
read the entire thread of messages.
Microsoft Access Links, Hints, Tips & Accounting Systems at
http://www.granite.ab.ca/accsmstr.htm
Tony's Microsoft Access Blog - http://msmvps.com/blogs/access/

The problem is that the class you took was probably dedicated to Access (of
course) but had little content in DATABASE DESIGN, which is what you really
need. The discipline of database design is a difficult one to master, taking
many years to gain serious proficiency. Although Access can be used to
develop highly complex applications, its original intent was to give desktop
users the ability to create small personal or business database applications.

Database consultants typically charge $50-$125 an hour. So as you can see, a
database tutor would generally be outside the price-range of most people.
Your company might want to hire a consultant to do some of your backed-up
applications however. "Back in the day," companies kept a staff of trained
computer/database developers for these projects. But these days, most
companies are simply too "cheap" to want to do that. So they push this work
onto people who aren't trained in the field, and then wonder why the
applications are primitive, or have serious operational flaws.

The real answer is for your company to send you to school, to a class
dedicated to database design theory. That's the only way you'll get a
"jumpstart" in the information you lack. Or they can make you slog through
many years of painful self-learning. That'll work too, but you won't have
much fun. Bottom line: database design is more art than science. And learning
that art is a seriously time-consuming and emotionally draining experience.

(I have 35+ years in the field, FWIW)


"Shirley" wrote:

I'm up to here in projects that I know will work great if I knew more about
how to work with Access. I wasted a TON of time last year taking a three
credit Access class at my local tech college, and I'm still stumped on how to
build a simple data base.
The current project is to enter the data from a stack of questionnaires and
manage the results. Simple, right?
Please email me if you have babysitter time available to help me with this
project.
--
Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH, FACE

Has anyone tried opening Duane's database in Access 2007? I can't get it to
work because of macros being disabled. And I can't follow the instuctions
for enabling them because there is no 'Message Bar' to click on.

Linda

"Roger Carlson" wrote:

The link works for me, but some newsreaders drop the last apostrophe. Try
this link
http://www.rogersaccesslibrary.com/O...p#Hookom,Duane
and then click the At Your Survey link in Duane's section.

--
--Roger Carlson
MS Access MVP
Access Database Samples: www.rogersaccesslibrary.com
Want answers to your Access questions in your Email?
Free subscription:
http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/...UBED1=ACCESS-L


"John W. Vinson" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:43:01 -0800, Shirley
wrote:

I'm up to here in projects that I know will work great if I knew more
about
how to work with Access. I wasted a TON of time last year taking a three
credit Access class at my local tech college, and I'm still stumped on how
to
build a simple data base.
The current project is to enter the data from a stack of questionnaires
and
manage the results. Simple, right?
Please email me if you have babysitter time available to help me with this
project.

Not available for tutoring (and you probably wouldn't like my rates
anyway),
but here's a specific reference for how to handle questionnaires, and a
bunch
of Access training resources:

Duane Hookum's "At Your Survey" questionnaire sample database:

http://www.rogersaccesslibrary.com/Otherdownload.asp?SampleName='At%20Your%20Survey%2 02000'


Access resources and tutorials:

Jeff Conrad's resources page:
http://www.accessmvp.com/JConrad/acc...resources.html

The Access Web resources page:
http://www.mvps.org/access/resources/index.html

A free tutorial written by Crystal (MS Access MVP):
http://allenbrowne.com/casu-22.html

MVP Allen Browne's tutorials:
http://allenbrowne.com/links.html#Tutorials

John W. Vinson [MVP]