[AccessD] Simulate AutoFilter

Arthur Fuller fuller.artful at gmail.com
Wed Apr 4 09:47:42 CDT 2007


For this kind of thing I suggest trying out the built-in filter-by-form and
see how you like that.
Arthur


On 4/4/07, ewaldt at gdls.com <ewaldt at gdls.com> wrote:
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> I'd like to create a form in Access which simulates the AutoFilter
> functionality in Excel. Basically, it's the size of the files (1.5 million
> records) that makes Excel less useful than it would be otherwise. I doubt
> the company wants to spring for Office 2007 just now to have Excel's
> capacity increase.
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> Does anyone know of a sample database or just some instruction on how to
> build such a puppy? I've got about 40 fields; will this require 40  combo
> boxes, or is there another way?
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> TIA.
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> Thomas F. Ewald
> Stryker Mass Properties
> General Dynamics Land Systems
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