Building an ms access data base. I have one field called form type.
I have 4 forms pulling from this field. Currently I have a drop down stating Internal, External, Other, and Cases.
My co-workers select the wrong drop down item for the form they are using.
Is there a way to have multiple default values for a single field?
Or can the field be auto filled when submitted without the user selecting anything?
I tried no default value with a data validation drop down list. I have searched the web for alternative methods with no avail.
My expected result would include the form auto selecting the correct "Form Type" for the field. This way there is no user error.
Thanks for taking a look, Matt
As you have four different forms using the same table-field, you can put a different default value in each form for this control:
In the design view of each form select the combo box and then, if not already done, open the Property Sheet (e.g. with key F4).
Then put the proper default value in the property Default Value and you're done.
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Hi, I have almost 40 yes/no questions, so I have created the form using the table "data", each field in data table I selected"yes/No" data type. Now after completing the form creation, when I select first question or any of the question as yes/no , rest all of the questions getting no selected. Is this something can you help me with?
Yes/No datatype usually set to No as its default value.
There are two type of controls you can use on form to represent Yes/No data type: option and checkbox.
If the control is bound, it will shows its field default value on current record which is 'No'.
In your case, i prefer to use unbound controls and vba to manage form interaction and save answered data into table.
I have a relatively simple Access Form that I use to catalog items in a collection I have. It all works beautifully...most of the time. The one thing that I cannot seem to figure out this:
I have one control bound to a Multi-Value field in a table (yes, I know, I know...don't use Multi-Value fields). When editing this field via the Access Form control, I am able to add values and delete values, but if I try to delete ALL values in the field, I receive an error message advising that the record cannot be saved, and Access is not able to move on to the next control.
I've searched the internet for similar issues and found nothing. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance.
I have tried several different ways of searching for this information with no luck so far...
Firstly, I am using Access 2013, and I wouldn't exactly call myself experienced with it...
I have a table with many fields and I want to be able to create a report dynamically that only uses a subset of those fields. The subset is to be determined by a ListBox (with multi select turned on) containing the list of all of the fields.
So, a user will:
Opens the filtering form that was created
Selects the fields they wish to view
Clicks "Generate Report"
The report will only shown the fields that were asked for
Is this possible? If so, how?
I have a form that is linked to a table in Access. I have an additional field which displays the sum of a few fields in the table. This field on the form is not connected to the table. I have the sum displayed on the form but what I noticed is that the sum does not appear until I move away and navigate to another record and come back to the original record. I don't see the addition as soon as I enter values in the respective fields.
Can someone help with this issue?
It sounds like you need to add some code to the After Update events of the controls for the fields used in the sum. That code can call the .Refresh method of the control that performs the calculation and update the total.
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Another possibility is that there could be ambiguity between control values and field values if they have the same name. In Design View for a report if you drag a field from the "Field List" and drop it into a report then Access creates a report control with the same name as the field. This can confuse matters later because if any expressions refer to =[SomeColumn] it's not clear whether that refers to the field or the control. Often simply renaming the controls to something like txtSomeColumn can help if a report is acting strangely.
Access 2007 How do I allow the user to pick multiple items from a dropdown or list box?
I can use either. Example, I add a list box to my form and make it bound to a field from the query the form was made from. Now the user needs to be able to pick 2-3 of the values in the list box.
I know that in the listbox properties (Multi Select) I can pick simple or Extended, but this does not save the choices.
Thanks
In the Access MDB database format, I don't believe it's possible to have a bound list box which is also multi-select. (Edit: Testing showed me it is possible to set the multi-select property ... but nothing gets stored in the bound field ... so it's not useful.) Which of multiple selected values should the db engine store?
Since you have Access 2007, you can use ACCDB format, and you might be able to have a multi-select list box if it's bound to a multi-value field. However, multi-value fields are too similar to lookup fields, and lookup fields are evil. (The Evils of Lookup Fields in Tables).
If it were me, I would choose a different approach for the user interface.