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    Shep is offline Novice
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    Use combo box to update other fields


    I am new to Access and cannot figure out how to use a combo box in a form to update other fields on that form. Example: I want to select a customer in the drop down from the customer table and it update contact, phone #, email, etc. fields on that form. I have created the combo box to dispay and select the customer and when I due so it only updates the custmer field not the others. Any help would greatly appreciated.

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    Use the ComboBox wizard to create a cbo that will "Locate a record for you". It is option #3 from the wizard.

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    I have been succesful locating and displaying a single record. I need multiple records displayed with a single selection pertaining to that customer. Thanks for the help

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    What sort of multiple records? Is your for in Datasheet View or Continuous Form mode? Aren't all of the fields you need displayed in one record of your RecordSet?

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    Datasheet view. If "reecord" means table, yes.

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    Record = Row of a table. A table has many records or rows. Is this on a SubForm?

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    Shep is offline Novice
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    Not a subform. Yes, all fields in one record

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    So you just want to scroll the Datasheet to a certain record? If so then maybe this link is what you want.

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