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Old August 25th, 2004, 09:43 PM
Big tony
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I have a two field table, where the first fields allows a
user to choose from a drop down box a list of categories
(from a table).

Based on their choice of category, the computer runs a
macro (shown below) which gives them a choice of
subcategories to choose based on their first choice. In
both fields I have chosen limit to list, but somehow the
second field is still allowing data entrants to type into
the field. How do I stop this madness?


(SELECT [Diagnoses Categories].DXCategoryID, [Diagnoses
Categories].DiagnosesCategory FROM [Diagnoses
Categories]; )

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Old August 26th, 2004, 04:58 AM
Allen Browne
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Perhaps the 2nd box already has a value in it, before you change its
RowSource? If so, the solution would be to SetValue to Null when you set the
RowSoruce.

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"Big tony" wrote in message
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I have a two field table, where the first fields allows a
user to choose from a drop down box a list of categories
(from a table).

Based on their choice of category, the computer runs a
macro (shown below) which gives them a choice of
subcategories to choose based on their first choice. In
both fields I have chosen limit to list, but somehow the
second field is still allowing data entrants to type into
the field. How do I stop this madness?


(SELECT [Diagnoses Categories].DXCategoryID, [Diagnoses
Categories].DiagnosesCategory FROM [Diagnoses
Categories]; )



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Old August 26th, 2004, 06:59 AM
John Vinson
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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 13:43:51 -0700, "Big tony"
wrote:

I have a two field table, where the first fields allows a
user to choose from a drop down box a list of categories
(from a table).

Based on their choice of category, the computer runs a
macro (shown below) which gives them a choice of
subcategories to choose based on their first choice. In
both fields I have chosen limit to list, but somehow the
second field is still allowing data entrants to type into
the field. How do I stop this madness?


(SELECT [Diagnoses Categories].DXCategoryID, [Diagnoses
Categories].DiagnosesCategory FROM [Diagnoses
Categories]; )


Are you using a Form? or yuck, PTOOIE! Lookup fields?

If it's a Form, set the Limit to List property of the combo box to
True.

If it's a table datasheet with lookup fields... get rid of your lookup
fields and build a Form.

John W. Vinson[MVP]
(no longer chatting for now)
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Old August 26th, 2004, 08:32 AM
tina
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Are you using a Form? or yuck, PTOOIE! Lookup fields?
LOL....John, i agree with you completely, but you're just hilarious. bg


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Old August 26th, 2004, 02:58 PM
Lynn Trapp
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Are you using a Form? or yuck, PTOOIE! Lookup fields?
LOL....John, i agree with you completely, but you're just hilarious. bg



Actually, I think John needs to be just a little bit clearer on what he
thinks about Lookup fields. I'm a bit confused on whether he's for them or
against them...veg

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Old August 26th, 2004, 04:35 PM
tina
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LOL....yeah, i've seen a lot of these ambiguous posts from him re Lookup
fields. vbg


"Lynn Trapp" wrote in message
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Are you using a Form? or yuck, PTOOIE! Lookup fields?

LOL....John, i agree with you completely, but you're just hilarious.

bg


Actually, I think John needs to be just a little bit clearer on what he
thinks about Lookup fields. I'm a bit confused on whether he's for them or
against them...veg

--
Lynn Trapp
MS Access MVP
www.ltcomputerdesigns.com
Access Security: www.ltcomputerdesigns.com/Security.htm




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Old August 26th, 2004, 04:58 PM
Lynn Trapp
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LOL....yeah, i've seen a lot of these ambiguous posts from him re Lookup
fields. vbg


Me too. I'm gonna have to talk to John about that. Or maybe he's listening
in... g

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MS Access MVP
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Access Security: www.ltcomputerdesigns.com/Security.htm


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Old August 26th, 2004, 06:42 PM
Douglas J. Steele
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"Lynn Trapp" wrote in message
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LOL....yeah, i've seen a lot of these ambiguous posts from him re Lookup
fields. vbg


Me too. I'm gonna have to talk to John about that. Or maybe he's listening
in... g



John Vinson tells us
Lookup fields are from Satan.
Avoid at all costs!

(sorry, I couldn't think of a good pun, his other media... g)

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Old August 26th, 2004, 09:00 PM
Douglas J. Steele
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"Douglas J. Steele" wrote in message
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"Lynn Trapp" wrote in message
...
LOL....yeah, i've seen a lot of these ambiguous posts from him re

Lookup
fields. vbg


Me too. I'm gonna have to talk to John about that. Or maybe he's

listening
in... g



John Vinson tells us
Lookup fields are from Satan.
Avoid at all costs!

(sorry, I couldn't think of a good pun, his other media... g)


Er, medium... blush

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Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
http://I.Am/DougSteele
(no e-mails, please!)




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Old August 26th, 2004, 09:09 PM
Lynn Trapp
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John Vinson tells us
Lookup fields are from Satan.
Avoid at all costs!

(sorry, I couldn't think of a good pun, his other media... g)



g You can be sure he's in the process of coming up with a pun right now.

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Lynn Trapp
MS Access MVP
www.ltcomputerdesigns.com
Access Security: www.ltcomputerdesigns.com/Security.htm


 




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