Trying to update a combo box using a command button or report event

I have a form with a subform containing the combo box I want to update. I have a command button in the header of the main form that launches a report in print preview mode. I want to update the combo box from 'New' to 'Confirmed' when the report is generated. I have tried the following code in both the buttons on_click event and in the reports on_close event (security is set to trust the db)
There are no errors but it does not work.
Can someone help.
NB: There is a one-to-many relationship between the underlying tables of the main and sub forms so multiple instances of the combo box may appear on the form - All need to be updated.

re: Trying to update a combo box using a command button or report event

Your syntax is slightly off.
should be

re: Trying to update a combo box using a command button or report event

Can you perhaps share with us how this ComboBox is set up Richard?

We don't really have enough info to determine what your problem may be. .RowSource, .ColumnCount, .ColumnWidths & .BoundColumn properties would be most helpful to start with.

re: Trying to update a combo box using a command button or report event

I'm sorry Don. I feel you may be mistaken here.

Check out Referring to Items on a Sub-Form. The .Form property is relative to the SubForm control.

re: Trying to update a combo box using a command button or report event

Many thanks for the help so far.
NeoPa
The Combo Box control details are as follows:
Control Source = Transactions.OrderStatusID
Row Source = SELECT [Order Status].ID, [Order Status].OrderStatus FROM [Order Status];
Format: Column Count = 2: Column Width = 0cm;2.5cm.

All
I have implemented the code suggested with one minor change as follows:
This code updates one instance of the control on my form. There can be multiple instances however. As a simplified representation, the form looks like this...
Where 'New' is the default value of the 'OrderStatusID' control I want to update

When I run the code (close the report) I get this...
A customer may request many items on any one order. - I want to confirm all of them at once.

re: Trying to update a combo box using a command button or report event

Ah. That's quite a different question then (at least a fundamentally different answer now the question is clearer).

For this you will want instead, to update the records in the table (using some simple SQL) and then call a .Requery of the subform.

We don't have the details of any filtering or linking that restricts the data on your subform, but you will need to design SQL to reflect the same records in your update query (SQL).

If you need help with this then please reply including the info we would need to be able to show this for you.

re: Trying to update a combo box using a command button or report event

Thanks NeoPa. I'll give it a go myself over the weekend and let you know the outcome.

re: Trying to update a combo box using a command button or report event

Please do Richard.

Good luck :)

re: Trying to update a combo box using a command button or report event

Hi,
After much brain wracking I have to admit defeat. Can you tell me what's wrong with this...
I just get a syntax error.
I have tried various combinations of bracket types and quote marks. I also tried renaming the table to remove the space - Still no-go.

re: Trying to update a combo box using a command button or report event

Yes. I can.

Fundamentally you are trying to execute SQL code as VBA code.

I'll have a look at it and see what I can do, but you need to create your SQL string first using VBA, then pass that string to be executed as SQL.

re: Trying to update a combo box using a command button or report event

Try this :

re: Trying to update a combo box using a command button or report event

Hi NeoPa,
Your code works beautifully, many thanks.

I guess there is a VBA equivalent to the code I used but I did not find an example on the web. Does the "Dim nnn As String, nnn = and Call" wrapper to sql code work in all such instances?

re: Trying to update a combo box using a command button or report event

It should work for all executable queries, yes.