I am trying to copy an Access program from my boss's laptop in which our
employees can input all our estimates etc. etc. while out in the field and
then give me the ability to synchronize them with the office computer. I have
a copy of the old program that was used for the last company the owner worked
for. We want one EXACTLY like it, just with a different company name etc.
Thought I could just copy it and change the fields but I don't know much
about access AT ALL!

This is a database that his old partner, who is not in this business anymore,
created. He has every legal right to be using this.

"Linq Adams via AccessMonster.com" wrote:

> Since apparently your boss also has no idea how to do this, my guess is that
> you're trying to modify a database that neither you or you boss have any
> legal right to be using, much less modifying. Am I wrong here?
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On Tue, 9 Sep 2008 08:38:28 -0700, spharriett99
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I am trying to copy an Access program from my boss's laptop in which our
>employees can input all our estimates etc. etc. while out in the field and
>then give me the ability to synchronize them with the office computer. I have
>a copy of the old program that was used for the last company the owner worked
>for. We want one EXACTLY like it, just with a different company name etc.
>Thought I could just copy it and change the fields but I don't know much
>about access AT ALL!

Well... that's like saying "I want to operate this high-tech nuclear magnetic
resonance spectrometer but I don't know anything about NMR at all".

You'll need to either learn how Access databases work or hire someone who does
to do it for you. If you would like help learning there are some resources
posted at the bottom of this message, and you're welcome to post *specific*
questions here (not "how do I get this database to work") and folks will try
to help.

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
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John W. Vinson [MVP]