Simple combo boxes causes objects to flicker

[Bdaviskar]

Hello.


I am building a simple form with a few Combo Boxes, text boxes and a picture. When two out of the three Combo boxes updates a few text boxes, labels but not all and the picture flikers/blink. I do have one other combo box that does not cause anything to flicker once it updates. This is getting annoying and it makes my form look unprofessional

• I do not have any vba or macros running yet on the form -
• I have tried different ways to creat the form IE. Form Wizard and Blank Design. I used the Look up wizard for creating the text boxes/ Combo boxes in the database.

The other thing I noticed is that when in design view the same objects blinks when I scroll up or down loger than the other objects.

I did search this site and the web but did not find anything that did not metion VBA code and the Echo on/off.

Is there anything I can do? Thanks in advance.

Bdaviskar

Access 2010
Windows 7

 

[redalert]

Try copying and pasting one of the existing combo boxes, delete one causing problems and rename the copied one. Change the properties as appropriate.

 

[Bdaviskar]

Pat-

Access 2010

Yes when I select an item from the drop down list and it updates half of my others controls flicker. But not all.

If I am on the right track I looked to find where the code is for the combo boxes so I can turn the echo off/on, but could not find any. This was the only thing I could find when I did my search before I posted. This is only if I am on the right track. Am I? Is there a way to turn off Echo on a combo box?

I do not have a timer.

What I don't understand is when half my combo boxes update (when I select an item from the drop down list) only half of my other controls flicker. And I do have 2 other combo boxes that do not cause any other controls to flicker at all. I cant find any differrence between the ones that cause the flicker and the ones that do not cause the flicker.

Thank you your help is appreciated. Any more thoughts?

 

[Bdaviskar]

Redalert-

Thank you. Yes I tried to cut and past any combination I could think off with the combo boxes as well as the other controls. I also tried it a second time after I read your post. Thank you your help is appreciated. Any more thoughts?

 

[Bdaviskar]

Thank you I will try this over the weekend.

 

[Bdaviskar]

Hello
After trying everything, I ended up redoing everything all over again. I did however create the Combo Boxes (drop down) in the form and not in the table itself this time.

Now only one dropdown box refreshes/flickers the form.

Is this normal? Why would one drop box cause the screen to refresh and other drop boxes do not?

Thank you

 

[Bdaviskar]

Thank You, I have not had a chance to work on this project again. But if you dont mind I have a question that could clear up some confusion for me.

What is the best way to use and create Combo Drop Down Boxes.

A. Create a combo box at the table level with the look up wizard to get info from the other table so when you create a form, the drop down box is already create.

OR

B. Create a text box at the table level and in the form create the combo box with help of the combo wizard.

Thank you.

 

[CJ_London]

definitely B.

Using A will almost certainly cause problems in the future.