Microsoft Access Combo Box To Search For A Record
In addition to search the data users may want to access a specific record of the searched result for editing or reporting.
Microsoft access combo box to search for a record. In the combo box wizard dialog box select the find a record on my form based on the value i selected in my combo box option and then click next. Elseif me cbofilter listindex 1 then. Displaying the combo box that will search for a record in the form. I would like to create a simple search as you type combobox in microsoft access as shown in the image below.
Open a form in design view. Click the list box tool or the combo box tool. If we go into design view of the database form and look at the properties of the combo box control we will notice several settings. On the form click where you want to put the list.
On the design tab in the controls group ensure that use control wizards is selected. Note in access 2007 or a later version click combo box in the controls group on the design tab and then click the frmcombotest form. In the choose builder dialog box click combo box wizard and then click ok. Create the list box or combo box.
On the design tab in the controls group ensure that use control wizards is not selected. The rowsource type and rowsource of the combo box. In the controls group click list box or combo box. My combobox is named ctlsearch using visual basic i would like to hook on to the onchange event detecting the user input and consequently refining the list of possible results.
Click once inside the form to create a default sized control or click and. If a combo box item is selected filter for an exact match. Create a list box or a combo box without using a wizard. A combination of using a switchboard and some search forms will make all these happen.
In the combo box you will see a list of customer names that are stored in the customer table. It will be handy that users can access to such record by simply clicking the listed queried records. Use the listindex property to check if the value is an item in the list.