Accessing parent combo box value

[electro]

I have some irritating problem, I have a form with a subform. Both have two comboboxes but I want the main combobox value(in my subform) to use it to filter the second combobox value. But it seems not possible. Either I get the item or the itemname of the combobox but I want the value that the main form query is having.
In short:
main form -> orderform->contacts combo
subform -> ordered stuff list -> select stuff combo
The contacts table have a secondary key to the company table.
I want to filter out in subform the stuff so you can only order stuff from the company the stuff belongs to(when selected a contact in orderform)

Do I make myself understandble?

 

[gemma-the-husky]

the combo box is read by

mycomboboxname etc

if you want a different column from ther cbobox then use

mycomboboxname.columns(x)

note that the first column is column zero

----------

if the cbobox is in the parent then its

parent!mycomboboxname.columns(x)

etc

 

[electro]

the combo box is read by

mycomboboxname etc

if you want a different column from ther cbobox then use

mycomboboxname.columns(x)

note that the first column is column zero

----------

if the cbobox is in the parent then its

parent!mycomboboxname.columns(x)

etc

Hey thanxs
Found the answer already on the net
The trick was to use the first combobox on change event and change the second combox controlsource with the choosen data.