[AccessD] NotInList Problem

Thanks, but the one at a time solution is what I need. What I wanted to do 
was avoid the user having to cope with another form.

David

At 09:01 22/04/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>This is one of those problems that calls for a standard reusable solution,
>but gets resolved over and over.  Stuart's solution works if the single
>value from the combo box is all you need to create a new record.  In the
>more general case, when more data is needed, you pop up a form and when the
>form is closed and control returns to the NotInList event code, requery the
>combo box.  Alternatively, if the combo box is bound to the AutoNumber field
>in the RecordSource, you could open a recordset, Add a blank record, read
>out the new AutoNumber after the AddNew, save it, call the form and after
>the form closes, plug the saved AutoNumber into the combo box to set it to
>the new record without another search.  All the Getz/Litwin/etc. books have
>sample code.
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Stuart
>McLachlan
>Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 6:28 AM
>To: David & Joanne Gould; accessd at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: Re: [AccessD] NotInList Problem
>
>
>On 22 Apr 2003 at 18:33, David & Joanne Gould wrote:
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> > I am trying to add a new record into a table when the user types an
> > entry into a combo box that triggers the NotInList event. My problem
> > is trying to use the text that was typed in. How do I find it
> > prgramatically?
> >
> > The table only has two fields: Autonumber (PK) and a descriptive text
> > field.
> >
>
>Look at the NotInList Event:
>
>Private Sub Combo0_NotInList(NewData As String, Response As Integer)
>
>NewData contains the newly entered string.
>Response is a flag which defines how the event is handled after your
>code has been executed in the Sub.
>
>Just insert  NewData  into the table and set Response to
>acDataErrAdded
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