Using Lookup Fields in Tables
Access 97's lookup feature for table fields lets you substitute combo (drop- down list) boxes or list boxes for conventional field text boxes. The lookup feature lets you provide a list of acceptable values for a particular field. When you select the value from the list, the value automatically is entered in the field of the current record. You can specify either of the following two types of lookup field:
In a field that contains foreign-key values, a list of values from one or more fields of a related base table is provided. As an example, the Orders table of Northwind.mdb has two foreign key fields: CustomerID and EmployeeID. The lookup feature of the CustomerID field displays in a combo box the CompanyName field ...
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