Re: Creating filtered Drop Down / Combo Lists

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"Bmistry" <Bmistry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am trying to improve the functionality of my form by providing a
> filtered combo boxes.
>
> I have 2 tables
>
> School Name (School ID, School Name)
> Course Name (Course ID, School ID, Course Name)
>
> I want my users to be able to select a school and then the Course
> Name Combo only provide them with the Courses that are available at
> that school. Is this possible?
>
> I am pretty new at coding in Access, so please provide details if
> coding is involved.
>
> Any help is much appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Bhavini

This page shows two methods for doing what you ask:

http://www.mvps.org/access/forms/frm0028.htm
Forms: Limit content of combo/list boxes

Post back if that doesn't explain it clearly enough.

--
Dirk Goldgar, MS Access MVP
www.datagnostics.com

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