display the value of an unbound textbox in a field within a table

[fibi]

I created 3 textboxs to calculate the number of business days between 2
dates. The 3rd textbox contains the value. I now want to have this value
displayed in a table field. I'm sure this is easy but I'm a complete novice
and have spent far too much time on this already. Can anyone help!

 

[Steve Schapel]

Fibi,

The general concept of tables is that they are for storage of data in
the background. They are not for display of data. That is what forms
and reports are for. Therefore, the appearance of the data in the
tables is not normally relevant, and the display of calculated values is
impossible. You already have the calculated value shown on your form.
If you can explain what further purpose you need it for, someone will be
able to advise the best way to go about it.

 

[John W. Vinson]

I created 3 textboxs to calculate the number of business days between 2
dates. The 3rd textbox contains the value. I now want to have this value
displayed in a table field. I'm sure this is easy but I'm a complete novice
and have spent far too much time on this already. Can anyone help!

No. You don't need to store it in the table field.

Storing derived data such as this in your table accomplishes
three things: it wastes disk space; it wastes time (almost
any calculation will be MUCH faster than a disk fetch); and
most importantly, it risks data corruption. If one of the
underlying fields is subsequently edited, you will have data
in your table WHICH IS WRONG, and no automatic way to detect
that fact.

Just redo the calculation whenever you need it, either as a
calculated field in a Query or just as you're now doing it -
in the control source of a Form or a Report textbox.

John W. Vinson [MVP]

 

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I created 3 textboxs to calculate the number of business days between 2
dates. The 3rd textbox contains the value. I now want to have this value
displayed in a table field. I'm sure this is easy but I'm a complete
novice
and have spent far too much time on this already. Can anyone help!