I have a continuous form with three comboboxes on it. Each one's recordsource is filtered based on the value in the preceding combobox. I am having a problem with the 2nd and subsequent records not referencing the values in their current record... they appear to be referencing the first records value. I have attached a picture to better illustrate the issue. My question is, how can I get the comboboxes on the 2nd and subsequent records to reference the value in their current record?
Thanks in advance guys!
Looks like there are some limitations in Access I can't get around with just implementing it right outta the box.
Custom row source for combo box in continuous form in Access
However, I refresh the form when evver I click on Control 2 or 3, it will refresh the rowsource for that control to use the value in the current record's Control1. That seems to be working!
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I have simple table subform with 2 pulldown comboboxes. The challenge I'm having is that even though I've carefully mapped parameters to the subform's query driven table will NOT populate with data. I have made sure to have the "me.requery" event (after update) for each combobox pulldown.
Combobox 1 = [cmb_opt_verified]
Combobox 2 = [cmb_srv_capture_status]
The comboboxes are within a subform, that is embedded in to tab control, that is embedded into the parent Form
Where
Is the parent form
Is the subform
Is combobox 1
Is combobox 2
Is a table that is powered by a query with the combobox parameters mapped to it.
The table query has the subforms combo-box parameters mapped with respect to the subform's table. The expected result is a list from the application of combobox 1 AND combobox 2 user selection.
[Forms]![Server Data Workbench]![srv_AML_detail].[Form]![cmb_opt_verified]
[Forms]![Server Data Workbench]![srv_AML_detail].[Form]![cmb_srv_capture_status]
I've tried leaving the form running and switching between pulldown options, but not luck. The query is not updating at all even with refreshes. I am able to see the list if I hard code into the query either options from combobox 1 and combobox 2
Is there a way I can determine if the values that are in the comboboxes are truly making it to the query? Or is there something I'm missing in the mapping of the comboboxes to the form and query?
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Embarrassing.. my combobox was bounded to the wrong column. I fixed it by writing in a msgbox [forms]![blah]... and it displayed the recordID and not the text itself. Problem resolved. It's strange how in some cases the bounded column is right while in other cases it's wrong. guess it's MSAccess way to keep you on your toes - or the product is very buggy.
I am pretty new to access so sorry that this is a low level question. I have a form with a couple subforms on it and one of the subforms is locked for editing. That subform is just used to see values associated with a field in the main form. The problem is, in that subform it shows the last row (where you usually add info for a new row) as filled in for a couple fields and blank in others. I assume this is a product of it being locked. Is there a way not to show the Last part where you enter new information since I'm not going to be adding info there anyways? Thanks in advance for any help!
Change propery Allow Additions on Data tab of subform to No
I have a form that contains 4 subforms. The first subform gets data based on a selection in a combo box on the main form. The second subform gets data based on the first subform, and the third and fourth subforms get data based on the first.
It's a database contain information on research grants. I want to be able to pull up certain data based on a person's ID (multiple records to a person) or by the title of the grant. Names are working fine, but searching by title is giving me a hard time.
I've tried setting first subform's Record Source with a .RecordSource ="" line, but nothing updates at all when the code runs (the code is in the AfterUpdate event of the combo box containing grant titles). This one has me sort of stuck; I'm not sure if the dependencies among my forms have something to do with it.
Did you put a Form.Refresh in after you updated the recordsource?
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.
I've created a dependent combobox as mentioned as this article.
http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/access-help/basing-one-combo-box-on-another-HA001173058.aspx
However, the problem I'm having is that I'm trying to do this with a datasheet. When I specify the criteria as another field, it'll look at the first row's value instead of the current row's value. I'm willing to do this as a contiguous form as well, but don't know if that would help.
Unbound controls in a continuous form will only drive you insane. Consider modifying the underlying query to ensure that your combo is based on a bound column (field).