Assisting Data Entry
You can do a lot to help make sure the user of your application enters correct data by defining default values, input masks, and validation rules. But what can you do if the default values come from a related table? How can you assist a user who needs to enter a value that’s not in the row source of a combo box? How do you ensure that the user enters a hyperlink in the correct format? Is there a way you can make it easier for your user to pick dates and times? And how do you show and help the user edit linked picture files? You can find the answers to these questions in the following sections.
Filling In Related Data
If you remember from Chapter 3, the tblContactProducts table in the LawTrack Contacts database has a SoldPrice ...
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