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Old July 13th, 2008, 07:50 PM posted to microsoft.public.access.tablesdbdesign
John
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Default Lookup columns in access 2007

Table: Title, contains CD I have. columns: Title, Composer + others
Table: Composers Columns: name years + more

Looking up a composer works well. But when I get a composer I haven't had
before then this is the question:

I can record the new composer in the title table but it is not recorded in
the composers table. at the moment I have to go out of title table put the
composer in then return to the title

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Old July 14th, 2008, 12:36 AM posted to microsoft.public.access.tablesdbdesign
John W. Vinson
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Default Lookup columns in access 2007

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:50:00 -0700, john
wrote:

Table: Title, contains CD I have. columns: Title, Composer + others
Table: Composers Columns: name years + more

Looking up a composer works well. But when I get a composer I haven't had
before then this is the question:

I can record the new composer in the title table but it is not recorded in
the composers table. at the moment I have to go out of title table put the
composer in then return to the title

Regrads

John


Lookup Fields in tables are VERY limited. This is simply one of their many
limitations!

If you use a Form instead, you can use the "Not In List" event of a combo box
(a "lookup") to enter a new composer and have the list repopulated
immediately. See the Help for "Not In List".
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John W. Vinson [MVP]
 




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