I have been tasked w/ creating a database to schedule and track incoming cases for my job (Dental Lab)
This entire thing is new to me but have developed most of it through reading this forum so thanks for that!
I still have a long way to go...
Here is what I am stuck on -
I have a table of technicians
here you can add the first name, last name, and department (The department is coming from another table called department)
These are working fine,
Now I have a table for the doctors to fill out a form to initiate a new case,
In this table I have a field called techassigned1 which pulls from a query of the technician table where the deptmant is set to plaster bench.
This works fine - I get a dropdown box with the technicians name that is assigned to the plaster bench (This name changes periodically)
But All I want is for that 1 name to be set as a default value - I need it in the table so I know who started the work on the case
I dont want the doctor to have to choose this name
I read in the forum and used
Me!techassign1.DefaultValue = Me!techassign1.ItemData(0)
in the forms ONOpen event
But this is what happens
The form just displays #Name? in the dropdown box but the correct name is under it if I click the arrow
But if I right click and look at the property sheet the name is in the default value property but it still doesnt update the techassign1 field in the table.
Is there a way to have this automatically add the technician from the query to the table? without haveing to select it?
Any help is greatly appreciated -
If I am not making sense plese let me know and I will try to explain it better.
I have a form with a combo boxes and a table with relevant list and additional field, fldDefaultDrive (Yes/No Field).
Currently in order to set the default value, I have used the following code for each default;
Private Sub Form_Load() Forms!frmMediaLabeller!CboDriveName.DefaultValue = """D"""
End Sub
However, I want users to be able to go into the table and change the default value if thier CD player default Drive is anything but D: Drive. I have tried to replace the D above with an SQL statement but with no success.
Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim Drivename As String
Drivename = SELECT tblMediaDrive.fldDrivename FROM tblMediaDrive WHERE (((tblMediaDrive.fldDefaultDrive)=-1));
Scenario: I have a combo box in an evaluation db that is set up to return 3 columns - EmpID, Name, JobID. The combo box only shows Name, but properly updates the neccessary fields on the screen.
Problem: I would like to turn the JobID txt box into a combo box that would default to null prior to a Name selection (on a new record) and then default to the recorded JobID after Name selection. 99.9% of the time, this won't be used, but occasionally an employee will receive an evaluation for a JobID they did, but were not officailly assigned.
The right way to do it would be to create a second record in the primary system that I am polling the data from, but that is not feasible given the nature of that system.
I'm obviously doing something stupid in my form :-) If you open the form in the attached sample you will see that I have 2 combo boxes. One of them has a default value showing and the other doesnt, I want to get the second combo to automatically show the value in the list but just cant seem to get this to work...
I cant work out whats different bewteen the two. Been tearing my hair out here so would appreciate some input.
In my form I have a combo box that is bound to a product/specification table.
When clicked, this combo box displays a list of products, each with its respective set of specifications (although I configured it so just the product column can be seen.) The reason I do this, is so that the specification values (against which certain other values in the form is critiqued) will be a static value in the form itself, and not a changeable value in a table.
What I want to do, however, is to let the combo box assume a default value when the form load (it must already have a product selected at start-up.)
Can some one help me with how to set a default text on a combo box whose record source is set to a query?
I have a form with two combo boxes. The first combo box’s record source is set to the following query:
SELECT chrCategoryID, chrCategoryName FROM tblGuarCategory; My 2nd combo box will list all the items based the category I select on the first combo box.
But when the user opens the form, instead of showing both combo boxes blank, I would like to display the following text:
Combo Box1: Select a category Combo Box2: Select an item…
I tried to use the combo box’s Default Value property like = “Select a category”. It didn’t work. I am not sure what is missing here. I appreciate your help.
I am sure this is a very basic problem but I just can't seem to make it work...
I have a form with a combo box. The values for the combo come from a table listing available month and year of various data. When the vlaue is selected in the combo box, the form refreshes the data to display that month and updates another table with that month that is used for a few different functions. Everything works great except that when you open the form, there is no value displayed in the combo box. What I would like for it to do is display the month that is equal to the value found in the second table, since that is considered to be the current month. I have tried various approaches to setting the default value and using a query in the control source but It still shows no value when opened. Any advice would be appreciated....
:confused: I was wondering if somebody can help with my default combo box problem?
I have a secured database whereby users logon, which is used as a scratch pad for keeping track of Purchase orders. A Form frmUserInput with two relevant fields for this problem 1. User Initials txtUsersInitials and 2. POBook (Purchase Order Book) which is the combo box cboPOBooks both unbound fields on the form.
The txtUsersInitials is generated automaitcally when the form is loaded using a VBA statement txtUsersInitials = Current User.
The list of the combo box is generated from a table tbleUsersPOBook and uses a query qryUsersDefaultPOBook as listed below;
SELECT tblUsersPOBook.UsersPOBookName FROM tblUsersPOBook WHERE (((tblUsersPOBook.UserName)=[Forms]![frmUserInput]![txtUsersInitials]));
This generates a drop box showing the Different department codes for each individual. So for some it is only one item for others up to three codes, this part works fine... :)
:cool: However here is my problem.
Since some people can sign off more than one Purchase Order book I have had to add an additional field in the table tblUsersPOBook called DefaultUsersPOBook which is a yes/no field, so only one yes exists for each user who logs on. I have created another query qryDefaultPOBook as listed below;
SELECT tblUsersPOBook.UsersPOBookName FROM tblUsersPOBook WHERE (((tblUsersPOBook.UserName)=[FORMS]![frmInputForm]![txtUsersInitials]) AND ((tblUsersPOBook.UsersPOBookDefault)=Yes));
When I place this query in the Default section of the combo box it gives me no result.
Firstly is it possible to have a varying default like this since each user will have a different default?
Or is there maybe a better way of achieving a default which is variable for each user based on thier default Purchase order book in the table tblUsersPOBook for the field "Yes" in DefaultUsersPOBook ? :confused:
I am trying to set the result of a query as the default value for a text or combo box. I have tried setting the query as the default value in the box's property. I have also tried doing it in VB. The code looks like this
Dim SQL AS String
SQL = "SELECT Address FROM Table1 WHERE Name = Forms!Main_frm!name_lbx.Value;"
Forms!Address_frm!address_cbx.DefaultValue = SQL
I have also tried
Dim SQL AS String
SQL = DoCmd.OpenQuery([update address_qry])
Forms!Address_frm!address_cbx.Value = SQL
Where update address_qry is the same as the above.
I keep both forms. I know how to do it by setting the queries as values in a list box, then transfering the values to the text or combo boxes. But I was hoping there was an easier way.
I am trying to set the result of a query as the default value for a text or combo box. I have tried setting the query as the default value in the box's property. I have also tried doing it in VB. The code looks like this
Dim SQL AS String
SQL = "SELECT Address FROM Table1 WHERE Name = Forms!Main_frm!name_lbx.Value;"
Forms!Address_frm!address_cbx.DefaultValue = SQL
I have also tried
Dim SQL AS String
SQL = DoCmd.OpenQuery([update address_qry])
Forms!Address_frm!address_cbx.Value = SQL Where update address_qry is the same as the above.
I keep both forms open. I know how to do it by setting the queries as values in a list box, then transfering the values to the text or combo boxes. But I was hoping there was an easier way.
I used a combo box to let user select "Proejct Status" such as active, completed, cancled. I want to set active as a default selection if user does not choose other status. How can I do that? Thank you very much for your help.
Hi all...I have a combo drop down box that has the 50 states in it. I would like the list to pop to the first state that starts with a letter typed in. For exampe, you type 'C', takes you right to CA.
I have combo boxes that have all been created using the wizard with the options Yes, No and Not Applicable. There is no default set but they default to the second entered option ("No") every time. I have created the form a second time in the hope this would do something but to no avail. Any ideas??
I got a COMBO BOX with 2 columns , for instance code and name.
CODE NAME 123 JOHN 124 JACK 125 BILLY 126 MARY
In the OPEN form action which the form using this combo to do some query action, I want to put a default value to this combo box after a VBA query result of which should return a name to this form. Just want to know how to put the result to this combo box, e.g. when the VBA query return a name Billy. What's the syntax to make this combo box equal to Billy and do corresponding query?? Thans a lot!! FOr the time being I just know the following syntax, but since the combo box got 2 columns and how can I know Billy is located in the third record?
i have a combo box on my form that uses UNION query to put "<select>" as part of the list items.right now "<select>" appears on top of the list but what i mtrying to do is when the form loads i want the combo box to have "<select>" selected and not just show blank unless someone click on the down arrow. i m sure there is a way/propoerty to do it but i cant figure it out. Also how can i make my combo box so user cant type in a combo box but select from the list.
I have a combo box that takes it's data from a table called tblFruitBasket. What code do I put in the Default Value property such that the default value is the fifth element (or say fifth row) of field [Fruit] of table tblFruitBasket?
I have built an example of a form that I am working on. My original design used the default record navigator bars that are setup when you use the wizard to create the form. I would like to remove those bars and use the linked combo boxes that I have placed onto the form instead.
My end all goal is to have those two record navigation bars completely gone from the form and have the combo boxes perform the same function they were used for.
I would like to keep the data entry portion of the form the same because I like the design and I like that I can limit it to data entry only so theres no chance that the users will accidentally modify existing data. However, if you have a different method of entering the data that will still provide me with the protection of "data entry only" that will be welcomed.
I want my subform to allow additions. I would like the default value for one of the fields in the subform to be the value chosen in the combo box that is used to select which records are shown in the subform. The row source for the combo box is
SELECT tblLicensee.LicenseeID, tblLicensee.[Licens#] FROM tblLicensee; where LicenseeID is the key field and Licens# is what is displayed.
If I refer to the combo box for the default value for that control on the form… =[Forms]![frmFindRecord]![Combo37]
the key value (LicenseeID) is entered as the default instead of the value displayed in the combo box (Licens#). How can I set the default value to record the Licens# instead?
I am trying to create a user friendly form to enter a list of competitors entering an event.
I would like the user to pick from a list of events and that event to be used for subsequent records until the user changes it.
I have used a combo box to pick from a list of events but that needs to re-selected for every new record. I then added a second unbound combo box to give the main combo box its default value. It works but is not very user friendly.
I have a request from users to have a combo box in the form header defaulted to the selected object when they open the form or search on a new person (same object they want to be default). Currently it defaults to the first box in the detail section. (I hope this makes sense)
I believe I can do it with events, just wanted to know if there is a different way.
In the database attached I have a form called from Candidates.In this form is a combo box where a user can select what company the candidate belongs too.
However some candidates are Private Individuals (do not belong to a company).Therefore, I want the Position field to be set to 'n/a" by default if 'Private Individual' is selected.
