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Question I've got a form with a subform and three text boxes on it.
The subform is a datasheet view of the query that is the form and the subform's record source. This subform works perfectly. My problem is with the three text boxes.
What I want to happen is this: as I tab forward and backward through the cells of the datasheet, I want the values of the text boxes to change according to which cell I'm in.
How?
The fields of the datasheet view are as follows:
Category
English
Spanish
Portuguese
Kreyol
French
It's simply a five language dictionary. The category field is for stuff like parts of speech, months, etc.
The three text boxes are as follows:
Synomyms
Antonyms
Example
Here's the idea again. As I tab through the dictionary, I want the values of the text boxes to change according to the word (cell) that has focus, that is, I want the "Synonyms" text box to display synonyms of the word I select in the dictionary. Ditto for the "Antonyms" text box and also for the "Example" text box.
I've got the little database zipped up and ready to send. It has only two records in it so far.
Thanks!
-Dave
Answer If I follow you, the subform contains records where a word is shown in 5 languages. As you tab between each language column you want the 3 text boxes on the main form to display the appropriate value for the selected word and language. Have I got it?
Frankly I wouldn't do it that way. Firstly, there is often more than one synonym and/or antonym for a word, especially in english. I would be more inclined to put the words in the main form, then have three subforms, that show a list of synonyms, antonyms and an example.
But, what you want to do is use the GOT FOCUS event of the controls on the subform to set the values of the controls on the main form.
