Tables (Design View) Row Source Type - Value List Row Source -data1;data2;data3 is not updated to the Form view

[de_ja]

HI,

Thanks for assisting me with my previous query.

I have almost completed my access database. And now in the process of
optimising it.

When I first developped the database I had implemented the "List Box"
option for some of the data input (by the user) and specified a range
of inputs for some of the form "boxes".

Now I have arranged my form to look pretty and am ready to use the
database, but I want to implement some more "List Box" inputs,
however,

when I update the lookup with

Display Control - List Box

Row Source Type - Value List

Row Source - option1;option2;option3

The actual box in the form view is not updated and even the properties
for that box does not show the data that should be there if it was a
List Box.

Please could someone confirm, if perhaps it is now possible for me to
do this now in an almost completed database, or perhaps I am missing
something silly.

Thanks,

z

[Allen Browne]

Use a table to hold the list values, instead of a Value List.

That's the only simple way to guarantee integrity between the values, and
provide an easy, single update point for the list.

For more discussion about this, see:
Adding values to lookup tables
at:
http://allenbrowne.com/ser-27.html#ValueList

--
Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia
Tips for Access users - http://allenbrowne.com/tips.html
Reply to group, rather than allenbrowne at mvps dot org.

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>
Thanks for assisting me with my previous query.

I have almost completed my access database. And now in the process of
optimising it.

When I first developped the database I had implemented the "List Box"
option for some of the data input (by the user) and specified a range
of inputs for some of the form "boxes".

Now I have arranged my form to look pretty and am ready to use the
database, but I want to implement some more "List Box" inputs,
however,

when I update the lookup with

Display Control - List Box

Row Source Type - Value List

Row Source - option1;option2;option3

The actual box in the form view is not updated and even the properties
for that box does not show the data that should be there if it was a
List Box.

Please could someone confirm, if perhaps it is now possible for me to
do this now in an almost completed database, or perhaps I am missing
something silly.