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Old April 2nd, 2010, 12:07 AM posted to microsoft.public.access.forms
Shakobe13
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Default Multiple items in text box on a form?

I want a text box to display items from a table and text together?

so the MainTable collects quantity, color and price which is enter through
antother form.

I want a text box to display....

"You have chosen 8 red widgets at $4.00 each"

the 8, red and $4.00 getting pulled form a table.

can I do this? please help.

Thanks

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Old April 2nd, 2010, 12:19 AM posted to microsoft.public.access.forms
John W. Vinson
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Default Multiple items in text box on a form?

On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 16:07:01 -0700, Shakobe13
wrote:

I want a text box to display items from a table and text together?

so the MainTable collects quantity, color and price which is enter through
antother form.

I want a text box to display....

"You have chosen 8 red widgets at $4.00 each"

the 8, red and $4.00 getting pulled form a table.

can I do this? please help.

Thanks


Sure. It's simpler to have three textboxes (for the quantity, item and price),
but you can set the control source of a textbox to an expression like

= "You have chosen " & [Quantity] & " " & [Color] & " at " &
Format([UnitPrice], "currency") & " each"

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John W. Vinson [MVP]
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Old April 2nd, 2010, 03:59 PM posted to microsoft.public.access.forms
Shakobe13
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Default Multiple items in text box on a form?

Thank you very much.

"John W. Vinson" wrote:

On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 16:07:01 -0700, Shakobe13
wrote:

I want a text box to display items from a table and text together?

so the MainTable collects quantity, color and price which is enter through
antother form.

I want a text box to display....

"You have chosen 8 red widgets at $4.00 each"

the 8, red and $4.00 getting pulled form a table.

can I do this? please help.

Thanks


Sure. It's simpler to have three textboxes (for the quantity, item and price),
but you can set the control source of a textbox to an expression like

= "You have chosen " & [Quantity] & " " & [Color] & " at " &
Format([UnitPrice], "currency") & " each"

--

John W. Vinson [MVP]
.

 




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