Max Wanadoo
max.wanadoo at gmail.com
Mon Mar 30 05:44:07 CDT 2009
I second that: Brilliant, Brilliant! Lateral thinking Gustav? Max -----Original Message----- From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan Sent: 30 March 2009 09:38 To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD] An Interesting question Brilliant! On 30 Mar 2009 at 9:46, Gustav Brock wrote: > Hi Rocky > > Everyone seems to forget your original question. > The elegant solution to this is to use the Format property of the TextBox inserting the shadow text for the "format" for Null: > > @;"Enter activity" > > /gustav > > >>> rockysmolin at bchacc.com 30-03-2009 00:37 >>> > I could but then that would put that value into the record. He just wants a > 'label' describing what should go into the field in case there no value > there. Some of these are bound combo boxes where the bound column is the > Autonumber ID and the first column showing is some kind of descriptive data. > > > > Rocky Smolin > Beach Access Software > 858-259-4334 > www.e-z-mrp.com > www.bchacc.com > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com -- AccessD mailing list AccessD at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com