In an Access form, I'd like to show the status on whether an item as
entered in a textbox (and thus in its coupled record field) exists in a
list in another table. I've tried:
- Making the record source of the form a query, like
select a.*, b.barcode is not null as [found] from [main table] a
left join barcodes b on a.barcode = b.barcode
but as a result, the form is not updatable
- set the control source of a check box (or text box) which serves as
my flag, to a query:
select count(*) as [found] from barcodes
where barcode = Me![barcode]
but the textbox now shows "#name?", the check box is grey (as if the
contents is null).
What must I do to make it work?
In the end, the idea is to show one of two images depending on this
state, a green checkmark if found and and a red cross if not found. I
can do that by setting one of two images visible and the other
invisible, depending on the value in the checkbox... But: what event
should I put the code in, to make it work reliably?
If anybody can suggest a shortcut, that is welcome, too.
--
Bart.
