field controls source errors

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I am trying to fill in my data into the fields but it is autofilled with the
following "=Name?" and will not allow me to change any of the fields. It just
keeps throwing errors that say, Control field does not match source. I don't
know what this means. I have gone through all of the other fields that are
working correctly and they have the exact same properties as the ones that
are throwing errors. Any ideas?
 
Hi Riley,

You haven't given a lot of details, like if you're working in a form,
or what kind of control/properties/data are involved.

It sounds like you're working with a Text Box in a form, and that
there's a problem with the Control Source property of your control.

If the control source were misspelled or referred to a field that's
not in the Record Source of the form, you'd get "#Name?" (not
"=Name?"), and when you try to edit, the status bar would display the
message "Control can't be edited; it's bound to unknown field
'xxx'" (I'm using Access 2002).

But you got a different message: "Control field does not match
source". I did web and newsgroup search on this phrase, and got
nothing (except for your message).

Is your error message on the status bar, or in a message box?
What version of Access are you using?

Jerry
 
Jerry,
Thanks for writing back. I am new to Access 2003, and I am trying to create
a form with new text boxes and drop down menus for just a basic data base for
customer information at work. I have used the Wizard to create the fields and
name them and find that in some of the field boxes it says "=Names?" and will
not let me delete or change field and I have looked in the properties box and
they look the same as the other fields with no problems. If I double click on
the text box it flashes a text box with an error message that says "Control
can't be edited, it is bound to unknown field" I hope that helps. Thanks
again!
 
The message:
"Control can't be edited, it is bound to unknown field"
very clearly points to the Control Source property.

What do you have for the Control Source of the text box?
If the Record Source of the form is a table or query, is that field
(in the Control Source) in the table or query with the same spelling?
 
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