Yes, that's the example I've been studying. He uses Text for his response
field data type, and I was hoping to flush out a reply on why one might
prefer Text over Number, even if Number seems a more likely candidate. Also,
he does have a field for QuestionType, but so far I have not found any way
for the user to access that field when creating a survey question!

Thanks,
OBP

"Jeff Boyce" wrote:

If I recall correctly, Duane H. did something like this in his At Your
Survey database/application:

http://www.rogersaccesslibrary.com/f...osts.asp?TID=3

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Access MVP

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"oldblindpew" wrote in message
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I'm anticipating something like this:

PERSONS
PersonID
Person fields...

REQUESTS
RequestID
RequestDescription
RequestType

RESPONSES
ResponseID
RequestID
PersonID
Response

I expect the Responses to be Numbers, Currency, or Yes/No, however, all
responses go in the same field, which can have only one data type. I have
set aside the RequestType field as some sort of flag to indicate the kind
of
response expected for each request.

Question: Which data type should I use for the Response field? It seems
like Number would work, but an example I've seen used Text.

Bonus Question: Is there a preferred way (sample code?) to make use of the
RequestType to convert the Response into the correct value of the correct
type?

Thanks,
OldBlindPew


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