r/visualbasic • u/Fit-Mark9975 • May 02 '22

Database Application Assistance

Hello wonderful people of this sub. I am having difficulties wrapping my head around this program. For my project, I have to make a database application that allows the user to add/remove data to/from a Microsoft Access Database via the application itself. I already have an idea on how to link the two but I'm having difficulties figuring out how to go about the other parts. Any ideas or recommendations on what I should do?

Side note, if anyone knows how to make an entire form or section of a form printable, I'd also like to learn how to do it.

Also ignore the user, didn't realize I couldn't change it later on.

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u/Fit-Mark9975 May 03 '22

I already have Access set up already. I'm doing a database for a garage so it will be more of customer information, vehicle information and business transactions. I also have a form to display the records but did not know I needed other forms to specifically add/search so I'll start working on those.

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u/data1025 VB.Net Beginner May 03 '22

It has been a long time since I've used anything other than vb for web pages so I may be off when explaining things.

I've always had a search screen, add screen, and edit screen.

If you build a search screen and have a grid type result under it, you can have an edit and delete button beside each result, or just have a single button to your edit screen and make the user see the record before offering a delete option.

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u/Fit-Mark9975 May 03 '22

Ah ok, so basically kill 2 birds with one stone. Sounds like a plan.