[AccessD] Duplicates on Two Values

William got the idea. I guess I am not explaining it right. This is for
ordering & tracking supplies. 

 

Each record contains a different supply consisting of the name of the
supply item and its description. The name & description together need to
be different on each record. So each distinct record name & description
when paired together are different.

 

Like Williams example. They can't put Red & Blue in record 1 & then
again in record 2. It can be Red & Green for record 2.

 

I don't want duplicate records based on the supplies item name &
matching description. One record for each name & description together.

 

However, checking that the same data isn't entered in both fields is a
good idea to check for too. I didn't think of that.

 

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Virginia

 

1) to ensure that no two distinct records have the same data in the two 

fields

     ID    ItemName    ItemDesc

     1    red    blue

     2    red    blue

    set a unique index using both fields in the index ...this will gen
an error when record two is entered use the error to gen a custom dialog

 

2) to ensure that a distinct record does not have the same data in both 

fields set a table level validation check constraint

    [ItemName] <> [ItemDesc]

 

 

zero code and it works in the background however the data in those two 

fields are edited

 

hth

 

William