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This is great Squidders. Apart from anything else it gives me a chance to get all my kit out and play with it! :super:
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OK, I'm being a complete muppet probably but I can't open this file.
I've downloaded it to "My documents," I have MS Access on my PC but when I try to open it, i get the following message;
Any ideas why this is?
Cheers,
Martin
I've downloaded it to "My documents," I have MS Access on my PC but when I try to open it, i get the following message;
Any ideas why this is?
Cheers,
Martin
Only two problems so far, not too bad considering my usual shoddy work 
Looks like you are trying to open it directly from the website and not saving directly to your machine. You should right click on the link in this thread and select "Save As...".
Once it's on your machine (anywhere will do) it should open ok.
The other problem some people have had is a security one, you'll maybe need to check that the file isn't read only under the file properties.
As a side note, you'll need to enable macros for this .mdb file for it to work.
I hope this is relevant to the problems you have.
Cheers
Joe
Looks like you are trying to open it directly from the website and not saving directly to your machine. You should right click on the link in this thread and select "Save As...".
Once it's on your machine (anywhere will do) it should open ok.
The other problem some people have had is a security one, you'll maybe need to check that the file isn't read only under the file properties.
As a side note, you'll need to enable macros for this .mdb file for it to work.
I hope this is relevant to the problems you have.
Cheers
Joe
Thanks Joe.
I had saved the file to my documents folder. I'll try the other suggestions now.
Cheers,
Martin
I had saved the file to my documents folder. I'll try the other suggestions now.
Cheers,
Martin
problem solved ): Cheers Joe :You_Rock_
It was the security issue that caused it. I checked the files property tab and it wasn't ticked as read only but there was a line that said "This file is blocked because it came from a different computer" with a great big "Unblock" button next to it. I clicked the button, et voila, I can open the file. :biggthump
By the way, it looks great!! I'm going to have a little play around with it now.
Cheers for all of your suggestions,
Martin
): Cheers Joe :You_Rock_ It was the security issue that caused it. I checked the files property tab and it wasn't ticked as read only but there was a line that said "This file is blocked because it came from a different computer" with a great big "Unblock" button next to it. I clicked the button, et voila, I can open the file. :biggthump
By the way, it looks great!! I'm going to have a little play around with it now.
Cheers for all of your suggestions,
Martin
Nice. I once created an Excel sheet with similar info, but it was flat out crude compared to this. Thanks...
Ok, am I the only one who is horrified at how much they have spent on kit?
I didn't actually have a rough idea until I'd filled the list in. mad!
I didn't actually have a rough idea until I'd filled the list in. mad!
I can't open it and get a message stating "unrecognised database format". Could this be because I'm using Office97 rather than XP?
looks like it's not backwards compatible as far as '97...
I should be able save as a copy that will be though. I'll try and get it done tonight after climbing and upload it.
I should be able save as a copy that will be though. I'll try and get it done tonight after climbing and upload it.
Thanks but don't worry too much....it's about time I upgraded anyway....just keep diverting spare cash to kit etc instead !!
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