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  • ElizaBlue
    #1

    Creating a database

    Newbie here, I know a enough about MS Access to create a database.
    But can someone tell me how to get started. I have a project to create
    an automated database based on an existing word document. The document
    is currently completed by individual users as a job resume with
    multiple pages. I would like to automate it so that I can then direct
    it to print after selecting specific pages the user chooses. In other
    words the document currently has two personal information pages,
    followed by multiple pages of job requirements and the users summary
    of their experience to these requirements. I hope this isn't too
    confusing.
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    • Darryl Kerkeslager
      #2
      Re: Creating a database

      What you talk about here can be done by using the VBA features of Word
      itself, and you could get a better answer in a Microsoft Word forum. You
      don't mention what you are trying to accomplish that requires Access.

      If your primary goal is to build a database from user input, I would start
      with an Access form, then only export the data to Word for printing when you
      have what you need.

      Darryl Kerkeslager


      "ElizaBlue" <just10acres@sb cglobal.net> wrote in message
      news:32713259.0 409261946.6e913 291@posting.goo gle.com...[color=blue]
      > Newbie here, I know a enough about MS Access to create a database.
      > But can someone tell me how to get started. I have a project to create
      > an automated database based on an existing word document. The document
      > is currently completed by individual users as a job resume with
      > multiple pages. I would like to automate it so that I can then direct
      > it to print after selecting specific pages the user chooses. In other
      > words the document currently has two personal information pages,
      > followed by multiple pages of job requirements and the users summary
      > of their experience to these requirements. I hope this isn't too
      > confusing.[/color]


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        • Alan Webb
          #3
          Re: Creating a database

          Eliza Blue,
          This can be harder than it looks. Ask lots of questions of your boss so you
          are clear on how the data is used. Use a drawing program to map out how the
          data flows through the business process (Visio is cool for this). Build the
          user interface first without worrying too much about how the data will be
          stored. Test the interface to ensure it is easy to use and effectively
          captures the information needed. Based on what you have learned from the
          work so far, start building a database to store the information your
          interface captures. Once that is done, test everything thoroughly again.
          Assuming the tests go well, implement your database and welcome to the wild,
          wonderful world of custom software development.

          "ElizaBlue" <just10acres@sb cglobal.net> wrote in message
          news:32713259.0 409261946.6e913 291@posting.goo gle.com...[color=blue]
          > Newbie here, I know a enough about MS Access to create a database.
          > But can someone tell me how to get started. I have a project to create
          > an automated database based on an existing word document. The document
          > is currently completed by individual users as a job resume with
          > multiple pages. I would like to automate it so that I can then direct
          > it to print after selecting specific pages the user chooses. In other
          > words the document currently has two personal information pages,
          > followed by multiple pages of job requirements and the users summary
          > of their experience to these requirements. I hope this isn't too
          > confusing.[/color]


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            • Lauren Wilson
              #4
              Re: Creating a database

              On 26 Sep 2004 20:46:45 -0700, just10acres@sbc global.net (ElizaBlue)
              wrote:
              [color=blue]
              >Newbie here, I know a enough about MS Access to create a database.
              >But can someone tell me how to get started. I have a project to create
              >an automated database based on an existing word document. The document
              >is currently completed by individual users as a job resume with
              >multiple pages. I would like to automate it so that I can then direct
              >it to print after selecting specific pages the user chooses. In other
              >words the document currently has two personal information pages,
              >followed by multiple pages of job requirements and the users summary
              >of their experience to these requirements. I hope this isn't too
              >confusing.[/color]

              Wow! Your really diving into the deep end. Please note the Code
              Librarian that comes with the developer version of Office. It
              contains some excellent code for automating Word from inside of
              Access.

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