[AccessD] matching field error

The default value is zero, so this isn't the problem.
Thanks for thinking with me.

Anyone else some ideas.

Pedro


----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlotte Foust" <cfoust at infostatsystems.com>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 5:51 PM
Subject: RE: [AccessD] matching field error


> Unless it is specifically set to null, a numeric field usually has a
> default value of zero.  If you're dealing with numeric keys, this might
> be tripping you up.
>
> Charlotte Foust
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pedro at plex.nl [mailto:pedro at plex.nl]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 3:33 AM
> To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] matching field error
>
>
> Hello Andy,
>
> In the help function i saw what the error means. But it made no sence to
> me. You say: "Is there any way they could have zeroes or zero-length
> strings rather than nulls". When a field is empty i think there is
> nothing in it. How can it be that a field is empty but a zero is
> present??
>
> Pedro
>
>
>
>
>
> In antwoord op:
>
> > From: "Andy Lacey" <andy at minstersystems.co.uk>
> > To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'"
> > Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 09:10:22 -0000
> > Subject: RE: [AccessD] matching field error
> >
> >
> > Pedro
> > The implication is that the you have Relationships defined with
> > referential integrity. You are saving a record with a test id which
> > doesn't match to a key value in the tblTest table. The odd thing is
> > that this shouldn't occur if the fields are Null. Is there any way
> > they could have zeroes or zero-length strings rather tha  nulls,
> > because that would do it.
> >
> > Andy Lacey
> > http://www.minstersystems.co.uk
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of
> > > Pedro Janssen
> > > Sent: 09 December 2003 22:41
> > > To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
> > > Subject: [AccessD] matching field error
> > >
> > >
> > > Hello Group,
> > >
> > > i get the following error in a form, when i close it and the
> > > field 'PrTestID' is empty:
> > >
> > > The microsoft Jet database engine cannot find a record in
> > > table 'tblTest' with key matching field(s) 'PrTestID'
> > >
> > >
> > > How is this possible, because the field isn't required?
> > > Al the ID fields in the form give the same error when they
> > > are empty (and all aren't reqiured).
> > >
> > >
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