If the text box is empty when the form opens. The query should not ask for
the value, it should return blank. If it is asking it means that you more
than likely have the syntax in the criteria incorrect. It should be in the
form of:

[Forms]![YourFormName]![YourTextBoxName]

If you are still having problems, assign the recordsource of the form in the
form's Open event, like:

Private Sub Form_Open()
Me.RecordSource = "QueryName"
End Sub

--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
http://www.datastrat.com
http://www.mvps.org/access
http://www.accessmvp.com


"Claire" wrote in message
...
I have entered the form's text box as the criteria for the query. However,
because the text box does not have its default values before the form runs
the query, the query asks for the text box values as parameters. I have
tried to set the values 'On Open', but it's still too late for the query.
Any other ideas? I'm thinking I'll have to pull this criteria on a
separate
form, though I'd rather not.

~Claire

"Arvin Meyer [MVP]" wrote:

I'm pretty sure that a DefaultValue will work. I know an assigned value
will
work.

In the criteria box, right-click and choose "Build" The navigate to the
textbox on your form.
--
Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
http://www.datastrat.com
http://www.mvps.org/access
http://www.accessmvp.com


"Claire" wrote in message
...
I have unbound text boxes on a form header that have default values.
The
query on which this form is based is filtered according to these
values.
Right now, when I open the form it asks for these values as parameters.

Is there a way to automate access to use the default value for a text
box
as
the parameters or to open/load the header before the rest of the form
so
that
the defaults are already loaded? Would it be better to assign these
values
as an on load event instead of as defaults?

Thank you for any suggestions you have!

~Claire


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