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    accesslessio is offline Novice
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    add new value to combobox list (with rowSource property from a table)


    I tried every tutorial and instruction found on the web to populate combobox that displays a list of values eetc..but I can't get what I'm looking for. I want a combobox that list values and when the user has a value that is not in list writes it and pressing enter the value is written in the table to which the combobox takes the values on its list. How can I do that?

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    You can't if the form is not connected to the cbo table.
    Usu, the combo is used to pick items to enter into a different table. Not maintain itself.

    if you want to add items to the cbo, but a small button next to the cbo that opens the source table.
    add new items, then close.
    Now the cbo MUST be updated, so click Refresh All button on the button ribbon.

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