[AccessD] A2K Reference the dot column property in a query

Thanks Rocky and Joshua
Yes That's what I have done - Put a hidden control on the form and referenced that.
Even though your/my way works, I just thought there must be a 'real' way to do it.

Thanks heaps for responding guys

Darren

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joshua B" <lists at jbsolutions.com.au>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2K Reference the dot column property in a query


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> Rockys way will work just as well as mine, what I have done is to put a hidden text box on the form and make its controlsource =
Forms!frmMyForm!cmbMyCombo.Column(2). Then, in the query, instead of referencing the combo, reference the hidden text box...
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> ======= At 2003-09-04, 20:50:00 you wrote: =======
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> >I know there must be a solution to this problem but I've never figured it
> >out.  Whenever I run into the problem of referencing a form value in a query
> >I always make a public function like:
> >
> >Public Function GetComboValue
> >    GetComboValue=Forms!frmMyForm!cmbMyCombo.Column(2)
> >End Function
> >
> >Then in the query you can put GetComboValue() and it will return the value.
> >
> >Seems there should be a better way though.
> >
> >Rocky
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Darren DICK" <d.dick at uws.edu.au>
> >To: "AccessD List" <AccessD at databaseadvisors.com>
> >Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 8:34 PM
> >Subject: [AccessD] A2K Reference the dot column property in a query
> >
> >
> >> Hello all
> >> In VBA the code to reference certain columns in a combo box on a form
> >is...
> >> Forms!frmMyForm!cmbMyCombo.Colum(2)  - Cool it all works
> >> But when I use the same syntax in a query I get errors - namely
> >> Undefined function '[Forms]!frmMyForm!cmbMyCombo.Column' in expression
> >>
> >> What should I type to reference a particular column of a combo in a query?
> >>
> >> Many thanks in advance
> >>
> >> Darren
> >>
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