Open the query in design view and scroll to the right to a blank column.
Paste the following in the Field row of the grid --
Just Checking: [forms]![software search]![softwarelist]
Remove the criteria. Do not save.
Use the ComboBox to select a software title. Run the query and see what
appears in the "Just Checking" field. Is it what is required as criteria?

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AnotherNewGuy - 21 May 2008 22:22 GMT
Well, no, it's not. That little experiment told me exactly what I was doing
wrong; I was convinced it wasn't passing the parameter to the query. You
probably already knew it was pulling the wrong field from the Software Titles
table. A quick change to the Bound Column solved the problem.
Instead of just answering the question, you told me how to figure it out
myself. Thanks loads.
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