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Gina, I've been looking over the links you suggested - a bit daunting at times. I still haven't found anything that would help with what I want to do. I'm attaching my database (there might be some unnecessary stuff in it, as I was trying different things. What I would like to do is to be...

Thanks, Gina. I am unfamiliar with Access. I've been doing some of the Lynda.com training, but there are big gaps in what I see there and what I want to do. I've been using FileMaker for years, but have to switch to Access.

I want to set up a database that has a form for listing jobs then another form for the details of that job. I want to be able to do a search in the detail form, go to the list form and have just the records showing that I searched for in the detail form, and then be able to click a button or...

I just tried findRecord, and that seems to do what I want. Still trying to figure out what to use when and why that command.

I've got a form that list photo jobs that were shot. I have a button to click on this form that will open a detailed form, but using SeachForRecord does not work and go to the record on that form. Here's my code (the message box is just to make sure the variable has the right log number I want...

Thanks! I'm just muddling though this stuff. Seems to take me days to work out a kink. I've been using fileMaker for years, but my company is dropping that software, so I've got to learn Access.

Thanks! I'm pretty sure it's bound to the table. I'm more used to javascript, so I'm trying to learn the ins and outs of visual basic. I'm sure I'll have lots more simple stupid questions.

I'm trying to learn Access 2007 and VB and am pulling my hair out. right now I'm just trying to write a variable to a field in a form and have it show up in the table. Basically I went to a new record and inserted a reference number in a field, but I don't know how to get the record to update...