The Power of Controls Revisited
The two previous chapters presented a glimpse of the functionality and power available to anyone who takes the time to explore the inner workings of the control. It’s time to build on that foundation by delving a little deeper into this thought-provoking topic. Let’s start by discussing the various methods by which a control can display data.
An unbound control can still display data through its row source property. You can link the row source to a table and maintain access to its fields through the Column property of the control. You can even designate which row you want to reference because the column property can be accessed like a two-dimensional spreadsheet. If you enter just one argument, the procedure assumes ...
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