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leeweaver
Aug 13, 2008, 12:43 PM
I am trying to make a set of cascading list box lookup fields.

If I were going to do it on a form it would be easier, I could VBA to do it. But I'm trying to do it in the table design, and not having much luck I would think it could be done via rowsource in the lookup section for a listbox field


Any help or insight or even the answer "NO it can't be done" would be useful if that truly is the answer

Lee

ScottGem
Aug 13, 2008, 05:49 PM
You can't do it at the table level, nor should you. I do NOT recommend using lookup fields on the table level. Users should never have direct access to tables anyway.

leeweaver
Aug 14, 2008, 05:30 AM
Why is everyone so against lookup fields?

ScottGem
Aug 14, 2008, 05:46 AM
This article explains why

The Access Web - The Evils of Lookup Fields in Tables (http://www.mvps.org/access/lookupfields.htm)

Also, as I said, users should NEVER have direct access to tables. So there is really no reason to use them.