pop up text box

[pungentSapling]

I have a form with a subform all is good, they work fine. The subform displays multiple records.

I want to add a text field to the sub form for a "description" field. This field is of memo type. The problem is that I do not have room to add a big text box onto the subform.
How can I make the text box be a pop up window?

I tried putting a command button that triggers a pop up a form containing the text box, I bound the control source to the appropriate field in my subform's table, but when I use the text box it always rewrites the first record in the table, it does not write to the record from which you clicked the button.

how can I bind the form to the corresponding record. Do I have to use a subform?...if so How do I make a pop up subform?
thanks

 

[Rich]

Use the built in Zoom box, either on enter of the field or on Click/Double Click events

 

[pungentSapling]

that sounds like exactly what I need... thanks
I have never worked with it though.




thanks again

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[pungentSapling]

can you give me the syntax for using the built in zoom box....I can't find it in the help files or in my books
all I can find in reference to zooming is using shift f2.

Thnx
P

 

[Rich]

DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdZoomBox

 

[pungentSapling]

That works perfect...Thanks
Is there a way to change the caption of the zoom box?

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