drop down list in forms

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I am trying to customize my form so that when I put a value into field 1 the drop down list for field 2 is specific to only the choice I have made in field 1. I have three tables. One for employees & a second that links the emps to a unit #. The third table/form records the emp # in field 1, unit # in field 2 and date specific info in field 3 etc….
What I would like, is for the lookup or drop down list in field 2 to be only the units for the employee I chose in field 1 – not all 200. I have tried a parameter query and combo box to choose the info but am lost somewhere in the middle. Please help – (I’m a newbie).
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Ken Snell

Take a look at this page on The Access Web:

http://www.mvps.org/access/forms/frm0028.htm
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Ken Snell
<MS ACCESS MVP>

Lisa said:
I am trying to customize my form so that when I put a value into field 1
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the drop down list for field 2 is specific to only the choice I have made in
field 1. I have three tables. One for employees & a second that links the
emps to a unit #. The third table/form records the emp # in field 1, unit #
in field 2 and date specific info in field 3 etc..
What I would like, is for the lookup or drop down list in field 2 to be
Click to expand...
only the units for the employee I chose in field 1 - not all 200. I have
tried a parameter query and combo box to choose the info but am lost
somewhere in the middle. Please help - (I'm a newbie).
 

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