I have watched tutorials, gotten Access for Dummies and looked for advice on the Net and have come to the conclusion that my head was not made for Access. I am trying to build a database to track the on goings of an electronic repair shop and feel as though I keep getting kicked in sensitive places. From what I'm reading Access is great for sorting data however not so good at input. I have created tables for engineers, locations, factory service, inventory and others using relationships and have become very familiar with the various controls and options. What is killing me is just the general function. I can only input data to a single record via a form and if I dare to try and use a subform to input to more than one location I get a "you tried to put a null value into a varient" BS which I read had to do with saving the parent form due to losing focus. If I create a form (like an RMA form) and print it out it prints every record. The work around for this is to duplicate the form with the data entry to "no" and go to the last record (really?). What I want is something like you see at a doctors office where you fill it out and it enters data that can then be used later. I need things like work orders where I need to track engineers productivity (maybe a record called engineer) and locations (maybe a record for that) and various equipment and repairs and so on. How are you supposed to multiple records to input data. I see how a query well to recover data from multiple locations but I find little on how to get the data there. I'm trying to reduce the labor and paperwork not make more. When info is put into the database I want one button service that will take the equipment make, model, and serial number and put it on a form with a factorys name address city state bla bla bla and print it out. I don't want to print an RMA form for every piece to every factory every time. I have researched and worked with this far too long at this point. I have addressed different problems from different directions and I can't seem to grasp this. Wow...all that and no expletive