How to write to a textbox in Detail section

[chemicals]

Here is what I am trying to do.
I have a continuous form with 5 fields (per record). I want to be able to
pre-populate one of the fields with 20 records worth of information.

So the continous form is bound to a table call DataList (so it will write a
record to this table when all the data has been entered by the user).

I am using ADO to call theother table (SOURCE) that has the 20
descriptions.
I can't seem to figure out how to write/create 20 records on the form in the
Detail section....

 

[tina]

you can't add 20 records to a form, without saving at least the first 19 of
them to the underlying table. a Continuous form is the same as a Single
form, or a Datasheet; those are ways of viewing the data - but under the
hood they're all basically the same, so it doesn't matter which form view
you're using. you can only enter data in the Current record in a form,
regardless of how many records may be showing. in a bound form, the data you
enter in Current record must be written to the table before you move to
another record (or close the form), or that data will be lost. in an unbound
form, the data must be written to a table before you close the form, or the
data will be lost (an unbound form has only the Current record, there are no
others).

hth