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    rrum is offline Novice
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    Record added to subform creates a record in the lookup query

    I have a subform with a combo box based on a lookup query. For some reason, everytime I enter a new record in the subform, using a value in the combo box, it also puts a new record in the tables of the lookup query, which creates duplicate lookup records. Can anyone help with this issue? Thanks in advance!

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    llkhoutx is offline Competent Performer
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    The lookup query has the same ecord source as the suform. The lookup query is probably not filtered correctly.

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    rrum is offline Novice
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    I appreciate your help. Can you please tell me an example of how it could be filtered correctly?

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    llkhoutx is offline Competent Performer
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    Without specifics from you, I can provide no exact help.

    Post the subform record source and the subject lookup, including it's underlying table(s).

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    rrum is offline Novice
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    Ok, here is the recordsource of the subform:

    SELECT tblRiskExpQual.Risk_Exposure, tblCliQualRA.ClientID, tblRiskExpQual.REQualID, tblCliQualRA.RiskExpQualLev, tblCliQualRA.Narrative, tblRiskExpQual.RiskCatID
    FROM tblCliQualRA INNER JOIN tblRiskExpQual ON tblCliQualRA.REQualID = tblRiskExpQual.REQualID
    ORDER BY tblCliQualRA.QualID;

    And here is the rowsource for the combobox in question - cboREQual (control source REQualID):

    SELECT DISTINCTROW tblRiskExpQual.REQualID, tblRiskExpQual.Risk_Exposure, tblRiskExpQual.RiskCatID
    FROM tblRiskExpQual
    ORDER BY tblRiskExpQual.Risk_Exposure;
    (only one table is included within this query)

    Let me know if you need more information or if I didn't give you all the information you needed. I definitely am no expert with this. Thanks!

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    llkhoutx is offline Competent Performer
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    Your subform is creating a new record in table tblRiskExpQual. This can be the result of many events, most probably an improper default value in table tblRiskExpQual. I seldom use default values.

    Veryify that the subform record source in updateable. It probaby is.

    After creation of a new subform record, check table tblRiskExpQual to see what fields are populated. That will identify the culprit.

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