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MS Access Forum / Forms / July 2007Search in specific field
I would like to refine my abilities to search within the records with a command button in form view. I need it to only search in the PRIMARY KEY field. not in the field which the cursor is in...  SignatureDrewBe > I would like to refine my abilities to search within the records with a > command button in form view. I need it to only search in the PRIMARY KEY > field. not in the field which the cursor is in... How does Access KNOW which PK value to go to? Using an InputBox? If the PK field is a Number datatype then, for example: Me.RecordsetClone.FindFirst "[PKFieldName] =" & InputBox("What value?") Me.Bookmark = Me.RecordsetClone.Bookmark If the PK field is a Text datatype, then: Me.RecordsetClone.FindFirst "[ID] = '" & InputBox("What value?") & "'" Me.Bookmark = Me.RecordsetClone.Bookmark You can adapt the above to a Control on a form to input the value to be searched for... Me.RecordsetClone.FindFirst "[PKFieldName] = " & Me![ControlName] SignatureFred Please respond only to this newsgroup. I do not reply to personal e-mail That works slick as a whistle ... Thank you fredg. |
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