Thanks Arnlegp one more issue
how do i put the below code in two lines
var = DLookup("RuleID & '|' & NR1 & '|' & VR1", "tbl_Rules", "Rule1='" & Me.cboSRSubType & "' And Rule2='" & Me.cboSRSubSubType & "' And  Claim='" & Me.Claim & "'")
tried doing this, it gives me error
var =...