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Article #434Re: lookups
From: Michael J. Hernandez
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 1997 00:00
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 1997 00:00
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You have a pretty common problem. Here's a sample database that uses a query to combine the fields necessary to provide "complete information". Give it a try and if you have any questions, let me know. Have fun! -- Michael J. Hernandez DataTex Consulting Group Author: Database Design for Mere Mortals http://www.ercb.com/feature/feature.0014.html http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0201694719/ Bruce Collins <your_login@clear.net.nz> wrote in article <63pcu0$qf9$2@fep4.clear.net.nz>... > I have two tables called A and B. Table A has a field lookup to table B > which then fills in a couple of fields. OK so far. > Now I also have a form based on table A. If the item I want to lookup does > not exist in table B I am stuck, so I have made a command button which takes > me into a form for Table B so I can add the new item. The problem is that > when I exit the table B form the new item does not appear in the field > lookup on the table A form. If I then exit the table A form and come back > in again the new item appears OK. > What am I doing wrong? Is there someone out there that can help this Access > novice? I am running Access 97 > Thanks in advance > Bruce Collins > > > > > > begin 600 Autolookup.mdb <encoded_portion_removed> end
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 101bdd,9550d423d62bce2f,start X-Google-Attributes: gid101bdd,public X-Google-Thread: 111a5a,9550d423d62bce2f,start X-Google-Attributes: gid111a5a,public X-Google-Thread: 10d1ba,9550d423d62bce2f,start X-Google-Attributes: gid10d1ba,public X-Google-Thread: f5bfb,9550d423d62bce2f,start X-Google-Attributes: gidf5bfb,public X-Google-Thread: 1163bd,9550d423d62bce2f,start X-Google-Attributes: gid1163bd,public X-Google-Thread: ff0ac,9550d423d62bce2f,start X-Google-Attributes: gidff0ac,public X-Google-Thread: 10bb27,9550d423d62bce2f,start X-Google-Attributes: gid10bb27,public X-Google-Thread: 10779a,9550d423d62bce2f,start X-Google-Attributes: gid10779a,public From: "Michael J. Hernandez" <MJHernandez@msn.com> Subject: Re: lookups Date: 1997/11/05 Message-ID: <01bce9d6$64908fc0$0d142299@godzilla> X-Deja-AN: 287149959 References: <63pcu0$qf9$2@fep4.clear.net.nz> Organization: DataTex Consulting Newsgroups: comp.databases.ms-access,es.comp.bd.ms-access,info.inet.access,microsoft.public.access,microsoft.public.access.developerstoolkit,microsoft.public.access.forms,microsoft.public.access.formsprogramming,microsoft.public.access.queries,microsoft.publi