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    Question Convert Combo Box to Text Box

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    Is it possible to convert database which have multiple values(combo box) into text box(single value) inside a form?

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    Form in design view, select the combobox, right click, ChangeTo. What happens when you try that?
    How to attach file: http://www.accessforums.net/showthread.php?t=70301 To provide db: copy, remove confidential data, run compact & repair, zip w/Windows Compression.

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    June7,

    Thanks! sorry i didn't try it earlier and somehow it works. Lets say, it doesn't display data that i want (i.e displays random number instead of actual data) what should i do? This happened when i tried to convert it from combo box to text box in previous attempts.

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    Can't be a random number, it means something. Did you have the field in table set up as a combobox with Lookup? Now that it is a textbox it shows the actual field value because textboxes don't have a RowSource property used to create Lookup. The actual value is from the key field of table the combobox Lookup used. Have to build a query that joins the tables on the pk/fk fields so all related data is available. At least, that's my best assessment without seeing the db.
    How to attach file: http://www.accessforums.net/showthread.php?t=70301 To provide db: copy, remove confidential data, run compact & repair, zip w/Windows Compression.

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    June7,

    Thanks for the explanation. This really should clear anything that i might missed.

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