Filter by Form

I have a table within a database that I want to filter. However, when I
choose Filter/Filter by Form and click the drop down menus in the fields I
want to use in the filter, the only options are IS NULL or IS NOT NULL.
EXCEPT for only one of the fields which gives me a list of the options that
match the values in that field.

How do I set up my table so that I can filter for data in ANY of the fields?

I believe its a default action, simply do not use drop down menu, enter the
filter text directly.

"Donna" wrote in message
...
I have a table within a database that I want to filter. However, when I
choose Filter/Filter by Form and click the drop down menus in the fields I
want to use in the filter, the only options are IS NULL or IS NOT NULL.
EXCEPT for only one of the fields which gives me a list of the options
that
match the values in that field.

How do I set up my table so that I can filter for data in ANY of the
fields?

Well, you should not be using the tables as an end-user tool. If you want
to filter data from a table, build a query. That is what they are for.

Rick B


"Donna" wrote in message
...
I have a table within a database that I want to filter. However, when I
choose Filter/Filter by Form and click the drop down menus in the fields I
want to use in the filter, the only options are IS NULL or IS NOT NULL.
EXCEPT for only one of the fields which gives me a list of the options
that
match the values in that field.

How do I set up my table so that I can filter for data in ANY of the
fields?

I know that I can enter the text directly so as for the other posting about
my problem, that didn't help.

As for this response, I am not trying to use it as a tool only in that there
is another table that I access that allows me to pull-down the menus, so why
isn't this one allowing me to do that as well? Just trying to duplicate so
that 50 people don't scream at me why they can't do something they've been
doing for months and months now.

Any other help greatly appreciated. If a query is better than I understand
that. BUT if I can understand how the pull-down lists get set up, then I can
explain why its better to use a query.



"Rick B" wrote:

Well, you should not be using the tables as an end-user tool. If you want
to filter data from a table, build a query. That is what they are for.

Rick B


"Donna" wrote in message
...
I have a table within a database that I want to filter. However, when I
choose Filter/Filter by Form and click the drop down menus in the fields I
want to use in the filter, the only options are IS NULL or IS NOT NULL.
EXCEPT for only one of the fields which gives me a list of the options
that
match the values in that field.

How do I set up my table so that I can filter for data in ANY of the
fields?

Perhaps we are not understanding your terminology... what do you mean by
"pull-down list" in a table?
--

Ken Snell
MS ACCESS MVP



"Donna" wrote in message
...
I know that I can enter the text directly so as for the other posting about
my problem, that didn't help.

As for this response, I am not trying to use it as a tool only in that
there
is another table that I access that allows me to pull-down the menus, so
why
isn't this one allowing me to do that as well? Just trying to duplicate
so
that 50 people don't scream at me why they can't do something they've been
doing for months and months now.

Any other help greatly appreciated. If a query is better than I
understand
that. BUT if I can understand how the pull-down lists get set up, then I
can
explain why its better to use a query.



"Rick B" wrote:

Well, you should not be using the tables as an end-user tool. If you
want
to filter data from a table, build a query. That is what they are for.

Rick B


"Donna" wrote in message
...
I have a table within a database that I want to filter. However, when
I
choose Filter/Filter by Form and click the drop down menus in the
fields I
want to use in the filter, the only options are IS NULL or IS NOT NULL.
EXCEPT for only one of the fields which gives me a list of the options
that
match the values in that field.

How do I set up my table so that I can filter for data in ANY of the
fields?

Donna wrote:
I have a table within a database that I want to filter. However,
when I choose Filter/Filter by Form and click the drop down menus in
the fields I want to use in the filter, the only options are IS NULL
or IS NOT NULL. EXCEPT for only one of the fields which gives me a
list of the options that match the values in that field.

How do I set up my table so that I can filter for data in ANY of the
fields?

Tools
- Options
- Filter By Form Defaults
"Don't display lists where more than this number of records exists"

--
I don't check the Email account attached
to this message. Send instead to...
RBrandt at Hunter dot com

If you click Filter by Form, and then click into any of the fields, there is
a drop down arrow allowing you to view the values as options with which to
filter the data.

However, the new table I created only shows IS NULL, IS NOT NULL as the two
options in the drop down list. The values within that field are not showing.

"Ken Snell [MVP]" wrote:

Perhaps we are not understanding your terminology... what do you mean by
"pull-down list" in a table?
--

Ken Snell
MS ACCESS MVP



"Donna" wrote in message
...
I know that I can enter the text directly so as for the other posting about
my problem, that didn't help.

As for this response, I am not trying to use it as a tool only in that
there
is another table that I access that allows me to pull-down the menus, so
why
isn't this one allowing me to do that as well? Just trying to duplicate
so
that 50 people don't scream at me why they can't do something they've been
doing for months and months now.

Any other help greatly appreciated. If a query is better than I
understand
that. BUT if I can understand how the pull-down lists get set up, then I
can
explain why its better to use a query.



"Rick B" wrote:

Well, you should not be using the tables as an end-user tool. If you
want
to filter data from a table, build a query. That is what they are for.

Rick B


"Donna" wrote in message
...
I have a table within a database that I want to filter. However, when
I
choose Filter/Filter by Form and click the drop down menus in the
fields I
want to use in the filter, the only options are IS NULL or IS NOT NULL.
EXCEPT for only one of the fields which gives me a list of the options
that
match the values in that field.

How do I set up my table so that I can filter for data in ANY of the
fields?

The "Is Null" / "Is Not Null" are the only choices for a memo field. To get
the actual values to show in the dropdown list, the field must be a number
or text (= 255 characters long) or date or other field type (just cannot be
memo).
--

Ken Snell
MS ACCESS MVP

"Donna" wrote in message
...
If you click Filter by Form, and then click into any of the fields, there
is
a drop down arrow allowing you to view the values as options with which to
filter the data.

However, the new table I created only shows IS NULL, IS NOT NULL as the
two
options in the drop down list. The values within that field are not
showing.

"Ken Snell [MVP]" wrote:

Perhaps we are not understanding your terminology... what do you mean by
"pull-down list" in a table?
--

Ken Snell
MS ACCESS MVP



"Donna" wrote in message
...
I know that I can enter the text directly so as for the other posting
about
my problem, that didn't help.

As for this response, I am not trying to use it as a tool only in that
there
is another table that I access that allows me to pull-down the menus,
so
why
isn't this one allowing me to do that as well? Just trying to
duplicate
so
that 50 people don't scream at me why they can't do something they've
been
doing for months and months now.

Any other help greatly appreciated. If a query is better than I
understand
that. BUT if I can understand how the pull-down lists get set up, then
I
can
explain why its better to use a query.



"Rick B" wrote:

Well, you should not be using the tables as an end-user tool. If you
want
to filter data from a table, build a query. That is what they are
for.

Rick B


"Donna" wrote in message
...
I have a table within a database that I want to filter. However,
when
I
choose Filter/Filter by Form and click the drop down menus in the
fields I
want to use in the filter, the only options are IS NULL or IS NOT
NULL.
EXCEPT for only one of the fields which gives me a list of the
options
that
match the values in that field.

How do I set up my table so that I can filter for data in ANY of the
fields?

And, as Rick Brandt notes in a separate thread, the table must be a local
table. If it's a linked table, then you'll see just the "Is Null" / "Is Not
Null" choices, no matter what type the field is.

--

Ken Snell
MS ACCESS MVP

"Ken Snell [MVP]" wrote in message
...
The "Is Null" / "Is Not Null" are the only choices for a memo field. To
get the actual values to show in the dropdown list, the field must be a
number or text (= 255 characters long) or date or other field type (just
cannot be memo).
--

Ken Snell
MS ACCESS MVP

"Donna" wrote in message
...
If you click Filter by Form, and then click into any of the fields, there
is
a drop down arrow allowing you to view the values as options with which
to
filter the data.

However, the new table I created only shows IS NULL, IS NOT NULL as the
two
options in the drop down list. The values within that field are not
showing.

"Ken Snell [MVP]" wrote:

Perhaps we are not understanding your terminology... what do you mean by
"pull-down list" in a table?
--

Ken Snell
MS ACCESS MVP



"Donna" wrote in message
...
I know that I can enter the text directly so as for the other posting
about
my problem, that didn't help.

As for this response, I am not trying to use it as a tool only in that
there
is another table that I access that allows me to pull-down the menus,
so
why
isn't this one allowing me to do that as well? Just trying to
duplicate
so
that 50 people don't scream at me why they can't do something they've
been
doing for months and months now.

Any other help greatly appreciated. If a query is better than I
understand
that. BUT if I can understand how the pull-down lists get set up,
then I
can
explain why its better to use a query.



"Rick B" wrote:

Well, you should not be using the tables as an end-user tool. If you
want
to filter data from a table, build a query. That is what they are
for.

Rick B


"Donna" wrote in message
...
I have a table within a database that I want to filter. However,
when
I
choose Filter/Filter by Form and click the drop down menus in the
fields I
want to use in the filter, the only options are IS NULL or IS NOT
NULL.
EXCEPT for only one of the fields which gives me a list of the
options
that
match the values in that field.

How do I set up my table so that I can filter for data in ANY of
the
fields?

The fields are all text fields, so not sure why this is happening. According
to your reply it should be. This is what is frustrating the daylights out of
me!

"Donna" wrote:

If you click Filter by Form, and then click into any of the fields, there is
a drop down arrow allowing you to view the values as options with which to
filter the data.

However, the new table I created only shows IS NULL, IS NOT NULL as the two
options in the drop down list. The values within that field are not showing.

"Ken Snell [MVP]" wrote:

Perhaps we are not understanding your terminology... what do you mean by
"pull-down list" in a table?
--

Ken Snell
MS ACCESS MVP



"Donna" wrote in message
...
I know that I can enter the text directly so as for the other posting about
my problem, that didn't help.

As for this response, I am not trying to use it as a tool only in that
there
is another table that I access that allows me to pull-down the menus, so
why
isn't this one allowing me to do that as well? Just trying to duplicate
so
that 50 people don't scream at me why they can't do something they've been
doing for months and months now.

Any other help greatly appreciated. If a query is better than I
understand
that. BUT if I can understand how the pull-down lists get set up, then I
can
explain why its better to use a query.



"Rick B" wrote:

Well, you should not be using the tables as an end-user tool. If you
want
to filter data from a table, build a query. That is what they are for.

Rick B


"Donna" wrote in message
...
I have a table within a database that I want to filter. However, when
I
choose Filter/Filter by Form and click the drop down menus in the
fields I
want to use in the filter, the only options are IS NULL or IS NOT NULL.
EXCEPT for only one of the fields which gives me a list of the options
that
match the values in that field.

How do I set up my table so that I can filter for data in ANY of the
fields?