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I can answer almost all types of questions relating to Microsoft Access usage and application design. My strengths are database and interface design.

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I've been designing databases for over 15 years working with dBase, FoxPro, Approach and Access.

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Using MS Access - Textbox in an Update Form

Expert: Scottgem - 11/6/2009

Question
I have 2 text boxes in my updatable form that I want ask about.
1st one is "Register Date" and the other is "Actual Date".

How can I create the "Actual Date" to run my code before I go to another text box to input other data (this is a a NEW RECORD page of the form)?
The code is: IIf([Register Date] = Now(), [Register Date], "")

In the same time, I want the "Actual Date" remain unchanged for all the previous records. And also, I want the "Actual Date" to update the linked table after I accepted the data displayed in the "Actual Date" after it run my code.

Answer
First, the condition will never be true. Now() changes every tenth of a second. Second, I'm not positive what you are trying to do. What does this app do, what does the table you are binding the form to capture? I can understand what Register Date could be, but I'm not following what Actual date would be.

Hope this helps,
Scott<>
Microsoft Access MVP 2007
Author: Microsoft Office Access 2007 VBA

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