[AccessD] creating an inputbox form

Hey,
Thanks - I got it going.
Page 492 in the ADH for A2K has a very good write-up on this. It's soo easy 
to question the List though , I just automatically go there first.
_D


"Things are only free to the extent that you don't pay for them".-Don 
Elliker





>From: "Mark H" <lists at theopg.com>
>Reply-To: Access Developers discussion and problem 
>solving<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem 
>solving'"<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>Subject: RE: [AccessD] creating an inputbox form
>Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 16:34:50 +0100
>
>I declare a global variable (e.g. retVal) and set it when the input form
>is closed.
>
>The next line of code in the calling form can then read retVal to
>wherever its needed. Make sure you clear retVal when the input form is
>loaded though to ensure you don't pick up old selections...
>
>Hth
>
>Mark
>PS sorry if this has already been suggested, I missed parts of this
>thread...
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Mark A Matte
>Sent: 24 July 2003 15:50
>To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
>Subject: Re: [AccessD] creating an inputbox form
>
>
>Don,
>
>I would find where the command is to CLOSE your inputbox form...and
>right
>before that...save the value to where ever you are going to store
>it...even
>back to a field on the form that launched the inputbox.
>ex:
>
>     Forms!form1!Text0 = Me!Text0
>     DoCmd.Close
>
>
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