barcode to retrieve a record automatically.

[SteveE]

I can use the search function provided within Access ctrl-F etc to search my data by my reference field [ref] and this will pull up the required data. I can scan my barcode to feed the built in search form field with the required data but I would like to be able to get my operators to a populate a text field either on my form or a pop-up form with the barcode results and then the code would search for the data.

Any help appreciated

 

[KenHigg]

Sounds like you simply need to use the data you scaned into the form's text box as a parameter in a query...?

 

[SteveE]

Thanks for the reply but Im not quite sure what you mean, my ref feild is an autonumber field, I can create a search tex box on the form and I would like to do is select the new text field, scan the barcode into it and the code behind the text field search against my [ref] field and pull the record data. I am looking for a way to do this, I am a bit raw in code so help is needed if possible.
Steve