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    Daryl2106 is offline Competent Performer
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    A few general questions...


    Hi,

    I have a DB that I am using to keep track of student data. Despite reading lots of online info and the "bible", it seems my best answers come from this forum. So I have a few general questions:
    1. should a form always be created from a query or is a table equally effective?
    2. in creating a form from a table, can the records be "selected" i.e. show only active students?
    3. what would be the best way to approach recording daily attendance for multiple students in multiple courses? Right now I can't even imagine how to do that!
    4. what is the easiest way to find and print a single page from a report?
    Thanks in advance for any and all of your replies/answers,

    Take Care,

    Daryl

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    1. A table can be RecordSource. A query allows more flexibility in setting filter and sort criteria within the RecordSource.

    2. Use the Filter and FilterOnLoad properties of the form.

    3. Don't know your data structure but guess would involve form/subform arrangement and entering a record for each day for each student. This is why big schools have bubble sheets for attendance forms and machines that read bubble sheets and special attendance database software to manage the data. At least that was the method when I worked in schools 10 years ago.

    4. Can't, as far as I know. Apply filter criteria to the report so it has only the data you want to report.
    How to attach file: http://www.accessforums.net/showthread.php?t=70301 To provide db: copy, remove confidential data, run compact & repair, zip w/Windows Compression.

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    Daryl2106 is offline Competent Performer
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    Thanks again June7. Your advice helped a lot.

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    Minor addendum to No. 4. You can print a specific page of a report but figuring out which page has the record you want is beyond me. That's what filtering is for.
    How to attach file: http://www.accessforums.net/showthread.php?t=70301 To provide db: copy, remove confidential data, run compact & repair, zip w/Windows Compression.

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