Insert drop-down list in Parent Field in a form

[Haleakala17]

All,

Please download compress zip folder to view Powerpoint file for instructions. I am trying to figure out a way to insert a drop-down list in a parent form (Person) in the Person form if it is possible. If inserting a drop-down list in the Person field is not possible, I am looking for other options. I have the access file in the zip folder and the instructions in text and visual on slide 1 of the Powerpoint file. I am using Access 2010 I will be waiting for your reply.

Thank You

[Missinglinq]

You need to confirm some things for me, to make sure I understand what you're trying to do, here. Are all of the statements below true?

1. The Person Form is based on the Person Table?
2. You want a Combobox, on the Person Form, to replace the 'Person' Textbox, and to allow you to select names from?
3. The source for this Combobox has to be the Person Table?
4. The Person Field is the Primary Key for the Person Table?

Linq ;0)>

[Haleakala17]

Linq,

Answer to question 1 - The Person textbox in the Person form is from the Person table. the activity and quantity textboxes in the subform is from the Main table.
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Answer question 2 - If there is no possible way to create a drop-down list in the Person textbox, then a combo box will be sufficient.

Answer question 3 - The source for the Combobox for the person textbook will come from the Person Table.

Answer question 5 - yes, the Person field is the primary key for the person table.

Thank you for your reply and time. Since I am new in Access, I really appreciate your assistance.

[Missinglinq]

The only thing close to a 'drop-down list for a Textbox' is a Combobox.

So you want a dropdown list of persons, from the Person Table, to enter the names of persons, into a Form that is going to write it back to the Person Table, and the Person Field is the Primary Key of said Person Table...no can do! A given Value for the Primary Key of a Table can only appear in the Table one time! And since the Combobox has to draw its names from the Person Table, a person's name will already be in the Table, if the name is to appear in the Combobox, and cannot be used again! Get it? If the person's name is in the Combobox, they have already appeared in the Table and cannot do so again!

Linq ;0)>

[Haleakala17]

The only thing close to a 'drop-down list for a Textbox' is a Combobox.

So you want a dropdown list of persons, from the Person Table, to enter the names of persons, into a Form that is going to write it back to the Person Table, and the Person Field is the Primary Key of said Person Table...no can do! A given Value for the Primary Key of a Table can only appear in the Table one time! And since the Combobox has to draw its names from the Person Table, a person's name will already be in the Table, if the name is to appear in the Combobox, and cannot be used again! Get it? If the person's name is in the Combobox, they have already appeared in the Table and cannot do so again!

Linq ;0)>

FYI - I found a website that helped me create a combo box to link the parent form to the child form. http://www.datapigtechnologies.com/f...tomfilter.html . Thanks for your reply and assistance.

Haleakala17

[Missinglinq]

Three things:

1. You do not need a Combobox to link a Parent Form to a Child Form; you simply use the Subform Control's Link Master Fields/Link Child Fields Properties.
2. If the Person Field in the Person Table is the Primary Key, as you've said, you cannot retrieve names from the Person Field, via the Combobox, to enter those names in the Person Field by way of the Form! A given Value can only appear in a Primary Key Field of a Table one time! Access will not allow a given Value to be entered in a PK Field twice!
3. The Combobox demonstration at the link has absolutely nothing to do with the question you posed here! It deals with using a Combobox to Filter a Form.

Linq ;0)>

[Haleakala17]

I agree, I understand the parent and child form is linked however you cannot use a drop-down filter in a parent form because my person field has a primary key. I went to the website I sent you previously to create a Combo box for the person field which allowed me to select activities and enter the value of percentages that had updated the Main table.

I appreciate your time and assistance in this matter.

[Missinglinq]

Good luck with your project!

Linq ;0)>