Simplest way to avoid the problem might be to set a unique index on the
combination of fldQual + PersID in tblPersQuals. Any attempt to add the
qualification for the same person a 2nd time will then fail.
1. Open tblPersQuals in design view.
2. Open the Indexes dialog (View menu).
3. Enter a name for the index. You can use any valid name, but a meaningful
one might be:
fldQualPersID
4. In the 2nd column of the dialog, beside this name, choose fldQual.
5. In the lower pane of the dialog, set the Unique property to Yes.
6. On the next row in the dialog, leave the Index Name blank, and choose the
field PersID. This means the one index (you entered only one name) consists
of 2 fields (2 rows), and since you set its Unique property to Yes, Access
will not permit the combination to be duplicated.
7. Save the change to the table. Close. Test.

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> First, here are some components of my database:
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> Thank you
> Denis
Denis - 15 Mar 2005 16:33 GMT
Hi Allen,
Honestly, I have never used the Indexes Dialog box (didn't
really know what it was for). Your instructions were very
explicit and things are working just fine now.
Thank you again,
Denis