add combo box to report footer

[J. Freed]

I'm trying to put a block of text in the report footer. When I try to put a
combo box (or a regular field) into the report footer Access crashes. Any
idea what's going on and how to work around it? TIA.

 

[Klatuu]

Combo Boxes do not belong on reports. Why are you wanting to use one on a
report? If you can describe what you want to accomplish, perhaps we can help
with the how.

(or a regular field)

What is a regular field? A Combo Box is not a field nor is a Text Box a
field. They are both Controls. Fields are only in tables and queries.

 

[J. Freed]

I should be shot. I meant a text box. My bad....

Combo Boxes do not belong on reports. Why are you wanting to use one on a
report? If you can describe what you want to accomplish, perhaps we can help
with the how.

(or a regular field)

What is a regular field? A Combo Box is not a field nor is a Text Box a
field. They are both Controls. Fields are only in tables and queries.

 

[Klatuu]

Okay, but what kind of error are you getting?
How large is the block of text?
How are you trying to populate the text box with the block of text?

 

[J. Freed]

Access is actually shutting down.

Right now, the field (memo type) has no data in it. It's a block of text I
want the user to be able to modify.

 

[Klatuu]

You can't modify data in a report.

 

[J. Freed]

I know. The user will modify the text in a form as needed; since most of the
people I work with are not knowledgeable in Access I don't want them messing
with report designs.

 

[Klatuu]

Maybe with a bit more explanation, we can help.
So far I have figured out you are trying to put text from a text box control
on a form into a text box on a report.

So what code are you using to do that?
Is the form open when you run the report?