Link data in fields

[Guest]

I want to link data from different fields in one form e.g.

If I have 2 address fields, but they could have the same information, I want
to check a box which makes the data in the second field automatic the same as
the first.

 

[Brendan Reynolds]

in the After Update event procedure of the check box ...

If (Me!NameOfCheckBox) Then
Me!NameOfSecondAddressTextBox = Me!NameOfFirstAddressTextBox
End If

If you want to get a bit more sophisticated, you could check wether there is
anything already in the second text box, and if there is, ask the user do
they really want to overwrite it? This is untested air-code. I think I got
it right, but the possibility of typos/memory lapses on my part can not be
ruled out.

If (Me!NameOfCheckBox) Then
If Len(Trim$(Me!NameOfSecondAddressTextBox & vbNullString)) > 0 Then
If MsgBox ("Do you want to overwrite the second address with the
first one?", vbYesNo Or vbQuestion) = vbYes Then
Me!NameOfSecondAddressTextBox = Me!NameOfFirstAddressTextBox
End If
Else
Me!NameOfSecondAddressTextBox = Me!NameOfFirstAddressTextBox
End If
End If

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