How to set this up please

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What I want is a query that will group data from several tables and put
together a report. I want this report to look like a ledger sheet with a
break down of what was paid by date.
 
Joe Cilinceon said:
What I want is a query that will group data from several tables and put
together a report. I want this report to look like a ledger sheet with a
break down of what was paid by date.
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Hi Joe, It would help people answer your question if you gave a better idea
of the situation, maybe show us a sample of the tables that you want to
report of, and pr'aps a rough idea of how the report should look (not all of
us know what a 'ledger sheet' looks like, well I don't anyway)

Cheers,

Chris.

:-)
 
Thanks Chris, I've asked several detail questions over the last couple of
weeks with zero reponse. So I thought I would ask again with no information
and that got a response, go figure. Oh and I solved the problem. vbg
 
Joe Cilinceon said:
Thanks Chris, I've asked several detail questions over the last couple of
weeks with zero reponse. So I thought I would ask again with no
information and that got a response, go figure. Oh and I solved the
problem. vbg
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Joe,

Well, maybe this is the way to go. I sometimes think a long detailed
question frightens people off. Maybe it's better to ask it like you did,
then when someone asks for more details, you've got 'em hooked... (maybe)

;-)

Chris.
 
Chris said:
Well, maybe this is the way to go. I sometimes think a long detailed
question frightens people off. Maybe it's better to ask it like you
did, then when someone asks for more details, you've got 'em
hooked... (maybe)
;-)

Chris.
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LOL I'm beginning to see that is how it works.
 
Not now I don't keep my sent items more than a day. Also most of my orginial
questions I've solved myself and the only outstanding question I'm now
getting help on in the reports group. Oh and I asked with little information
and got a response.
 
Chris2 said:
Chris M.,

*Frightens* an MVP off?


Sincerely,

Chris O.
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<sigh...> it was a JOKE... never mind.

Seriously though, in my experience, I get a better response if I'm posting a
question if my initial post is fairly simple, then I can provide more
details if/when required.

In the same way, if I'm ever browsing through a NG looking for a few posts
to try and answer, anything more than a few screens worth of text tends to
put me off, especially if it is pages of poorly formatted (by my newsreader)
code or SQL. I know I'm not an MVP, but I'm sure even super-heroes might
prefer to respond to posts where the problem is more compactly defined (at
least in the first instance).

:-) :-)

Chris.
 
Chris M said:
Joe,

Well, maybe this is the way to go. I sometimes think a long detailed
question frightens people off. Maybe it's better to ask it like you did,
then when someone asks for more details, you've got 'em hooked... (maybe)

;-)

Chris.
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Chris M.,

*Frightens* an MVP off?


Sincerely,

Chris O.
 
Chris said:
<sigh...> it was a JOKE... never mind.

Seriously though, in my experience, I get a better response if I'm
posting a question if my initial post is fairly simple, then I can
provide more details if/when required.

In the same way, if I'm ever browsing through a NG looking for a few
posts to try and answer, anything more than a few screens worth of
text tends to put me off, especially if it is pages of poorly
formatted (by my newsreader) code or SQL. I know I'm not an MVP, but
I'm sure even super-heroes might prefer to respond to posts where the
problem is more compactly defined (at least in the first instance).

:-) :-)

Chris.
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Sorry about making a joke out of this, I really was getting frustrated
looking for some help in these groups. I've been asking questions off and on
over the last 14 months while putting together my current project. As the
problems got more involved so did the explanations of the problems, hence
little or no response to my questions where forth coming. I did learn that
the KISS principle is alive and well in these groups though. vbg
 
Joe Cilinceon said:
Thanks Chris, I've asked several detail questions over the last couple of
weeks with zero reponse. So I thought I would ask again with no information
and that got a response, go figure. Oh and I solved the problem. vbg
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Joe Cilinceon,

I have scanned my newsreader and the Google Groups site for posts
w/your user id.

In the the last couple of weeks, the oldest post is 10/29/2005 (or
10/30/2005, as my newsreader and Google are in disagreement).

None of the threads you have posted to that I have located were
started by you, except for this one and "Ping D""Angelia"

Can you tell me what the title of the threads were that received no
response? I can try searching for them better that way.


Sincerely,

Chris O.
 
Chris M said:
<sigh...> it was a JOKE... never mind.
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As I am wont to say in other forums: It doesn't have to have an
emoticon after it to be sarcasm. ;D

Sincerely,

Chris O.
 
Joe Cilinceon said:
Sorry about making a joke out of this, I really was getting frustrated
looking for some help in these groups. I've been asking questions off and on
over the last 14 months while putting together my current project. As the
problems got more involved so did the explanations of the problems, hence
little or no response to my questions where forth coming. I did learn that
the KISS principle is alive and well in these groups though. vbg
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Joe Cilinceon,

That is the essential nature of these newsgroups.

Specific narrow questions, presented with the information required to
figure out what is going on, are easily answered. Complicated
questions ("As the problems got more involved...") are much tougher.

In order to solve a complicated question, very exacting information is
required, and frequently in large quantities. It is, literally,
impossible for most newsgroup participants to absorb such amounts of
information on behalf of others. Worse, a hastily written post,
usually totally unedited, sent to these newsgroups usually doesn't
contain or convey the right information. These newsgroups are, after
all, a free resource to the public at large, supported by volunteers.
It is a little much to expect volunteers to completely take upon
themselves the major tasks of another with but a spare hour or two of
their time available, much less the many who come here and post in a
multitude each day, each of them with the same need.

To get the best out of this newsgroup, one must carefully slice up
one's problems, and present them in neat, easily understandable units
that can be attacked and solved by the regulars.

The best discussion of how to do this that I have seen is at:
http://www.aspfaq.com/etiquette.asp?id=5006.

Yes, it is true that many questions phrased with minimal information
do get answered. This is a testament to the analysis powers of the
regulars who are stretching themselves to do the best they can more
than it is an indication that minimal information posts "get answered"
more than posts with detailed information.

A short post that says exactly what really *is* needed can be better
than a lengthy post that rambles all over the place and says little.


Sincerely,

Chris O.
 
As I am wont to say in other forums: It doesn't have to have an
emoticon after it to be sarcasm. ;D
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OK, maybe it doesn't NEED one, but it does make it tough to spot sometimes.
:-)
 
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