Hi,
Is there a way to have the labels in a MS access database switchboard
dynamically generated based on values in a table? I have a table of
items (let's call it table Main) , each of which is assigned to a
category. The list of categories is stored in a separate linked table
(let's call it Categories). The Categories table consists of entries
that have an ID number and a name.
I have made queries of the Main table where I make the search criteria
the ID number for the category of interest.
I then made a report for each of these queries.
I would like to make a switchboard that has links to the reports I have
made (one for each category, which is a fixed number), but I would like
the text labels for each of the options to be the description listed
for each entry in the Categories table.
In essence, is it possible to create a switchboard which can
dynamically generate its text labels based on fields in a table?
Any help that could be provided would be greatly appreciated.
Best wishes,
George Hadley gh********@yaho o.com 2  3115 
Most anything is possible, with some well-thought-out design and some
experience using Access' VBA code. I wouldn't start out trying to modify a
Switchboard created with the Switchboard Manager, however. But you can
certainly create Switchboards that are based on Tables, and other factors.
Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP
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news:11******** *************@f 14g2000cwb.goog legroups.com... Hi,
Is there a way to have the labels in a MS access database switchboard
dynamically generated based on values in a table? I have a table of
items (let's call it table Main) , each of which is assigned to a
category. The list of categories is stored in a separate linked table
(let's call it Categories). The Categories table consists of entries
that have an ID number and a name.
I have made queries of the Main table where I make the search criteria
the ID number for the category of interest.
I then made a report for each of these queries.
I would like to make a switchboard that has links to the reports I have
made (one for each category, which is a fixed number), but I would like
the text labels for each of the options to be the description listed
for each entry in the Categories table.
In essence, is it possible to create a switchboard which can
dynamically generate its text labels based on fields in a table?
Any help that could be provided would be greatly appreciated.
Best wishes,
George Hadley
gh********@yaho o.com
Does't one of the sample databases in Access contain this functionality??
Larry Linson wrote: Most anything is possible, with some well-thought-out design and some
experience using Access' VBA code. I wouldn't start out trying to
modify a Switchboard created with the Switchboard Manager, however.
But you can certainly create Switchboards that are based on Tables,
and other factors.
Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP
<gh********@yah oo.com> wrote in message
news:11******** *************@f 14g2000cwb.goog legroups.com... Hi,
Is there a way to have the labels in a MS access database switchboard
dynamically generated based on values in a table? I have a table of
items (let's call it table Main) , each of which is assigned to a
category. The list of categories is stored in a separate linked table
(let's call it Categories). The Categories table consists of entries
that have an ID number and a name.
I have made queries of the Main table where I make the search
criteria the ID number for the category of interest.
I then made a report for each of these queries.
I would like to make a switchboard that has links to the reports I
have made (one for each category, which is a fixed number), but I
would like the text labels for each of the options to be the
description listed for each entry in the Categories table.
In essence, is it possible to create a switchboard which can
dynamically generate its text labels based on fields in a table?
Any help that could be provided would be greatly appreciated.
Best wishes,
George Hadley
gh********@yaho o.com
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