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    Problem with form and subform - master and child fields problem

    Ok, I did a querry of my table named "People" using the following fields: People ID, Title, Name, Second Name, Last Name, Job Position, Company and PeopleContactMethods ID, which is the field that has the one-to-many relation (this field being the one with the infinity sign in the relationship...
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    Problem with form and subform - master and child fields problem

    Hello, I have made some changes to my database based on suggestions found in this forum. I have now a main form and subform - the main populates a table named People and the subform a table name PeopleContactMethods. When I do a query to pull the people's name and contact info I get a blank. I...
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    Many problems...very confused! Need help!!!

    Hello, I am trying to work on this again. This is my new relatioship chart based on your comments. What do you think? Also, I am having a little bit of an issue setting up my subform. when I enter the data it goes into both tables but it looks like there is no relation between the data...
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    Many problems...very confused! Need help!!!

    Hello HighTechCoach, Thank you again for taking time in answering my questions. I am starting to have a better idea of what to do next. I will revamp my forms and tables to follow your advise to the best of my abilities. By doing this I will eliminate any "many-to-Many" relationship I had...
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    Many problems...very confused! Need help!!!

    I am not too familiar with multi-select combo boxes...what are the advantages, what would it allow me to do in my case.
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    Many problems...very confused! Need help!!!

    Hello HiTech, I agree that it would be easier perhaps to have just one table with contacts for both brokers and clients but how can I associate them in a given record for a client which broker, if any, is involved? Do I need to create a query to pull contacts for the Brokers only and then do a...
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    Many problems...very confused! Need help!!!

    Hello, Here is a copy of the file with the database. The data is made up for now just to test if it works or not so it can be changed if needed, I don't mind. Let me know your thoughts! Thank you for showing interest in helping me!!! Jorge/Eurojourney
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    Many problems...very confused! Need help!!!

    Hello, Ok, I am hitting a wall with my simple database that I need to create. I need to register in my real estate company clients who might be associated with a broker, many brokers or no brokers. Also, I need to register brokers who may have one client, many clients or no clients at all. The...
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    How to keep greyed-out a combo box unless check box is checked!

    Wow...it did not work...I copy and pasted exactly as you provided...I went to events on the form and clicked on the three-dotted bottom on the current event and pasted the code. One portion is on the current event of the form, the other on the After event location. I can't select the check...
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    How to keep greyed-out a combo box unless check box is checked!

    Ok, I am going to try this now! I did not know I needed the "d" - I copy pasted the stuff provided before...I'll let you know if it works and try to avoid spaces from now on...thank you for you patience...
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    Suspiciously basic question about how to enter data in 1 form for 2 different tables

    One question, when I do a query for the two tables using the registration table, do I just use the Primary key of the registration table or do I have to include also the primary key of the registration table as well as the Client and Broker table...Thank you. Jorge/Eurojourney
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    Suspiciously basic question about how to enter data in 1 form for 2 different tables

    I have primary keys in all my tables and everything works and have the proper relations between them - i.e. one-to-many for the small tables feeding the combo boxes in the client's table, one-to-many for the client table and registration table, one-to many for the broker table and the...
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    Suspiciously basic question about how to enter data in 1 form for 2 different tables

    Now, since I’ve been told that having lookup fields are not necessarily a good practice, I need to find a way to relate my two main tables, Client and Broker, presumably by using my Registration table so I can use my Client form and choose a broker associated with the client in the same manner...
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    Suspiciously basic question about how to enter data in 1 form for 2 different tables

    Hello, I am new to MS-Access and this site has been great in answering some of my questions. I know that my questions are rather basic for the most part but so far I think I have managed to have my database close to working conditions. However, someone pointed out in this site that using lookup...
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    Combo box issue - can it do a search on that field?

    I read the article about lookup columns. How Do I link my two tables so I can plug in two both tables from the same Form?
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