Using Combo Boxes to Display Data from Previous Combo Box select?

#1 (**permalink**) 28-Jul-2006, 08:19 AM

Context: Data Library Database, with 2 related Tables. 1 'Directories' & 2
'Files', with 1 Form called 'Locations' with 2 Combo Boxes pointing to both
Tables.
Problem: How to relate the combo boxes to show a subset of data related to a
previous selection made using a combo box. e.g. if a 'Directory' combo box
returns a value of say 'Directory 001' from the Directories Table, how do you
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/information-technology/11259-using-combo-boxes-display-data-previous.html
make the other Combo Box for 'Files' which is sourced from the 'Files' Table
and related to the 'Directory' Table, display the data that is only relevant
to the specific Directory selected. e.g. 001. What I would like to see is
only a sub set of Files associated with the 'Directory 001' e.g. Files 001-01
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=11259
to 0010-10 in the list, and not all file records in the 'Files' Table to aid
the user narrow down the location of a particular library item.

Best regards,

J

#2 (**permalink**) 28-Jul-2006, 08:19 AM

There are plenty of questions with regard to cascading combo!

look here:

http://www.databasedev.co.uk/filter_combo_boxes.html
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Hope it helps!

"Jeth0808" wrote:

> Context: Data Library Database, with 2 related Tables. 1 'Directories' & 2
> 'Files', with 1 Form called 'Locations' with 2 Combo Boxes pointing to both
> Tables.
> Problem: How to relate the combo boxes to show a subset of data related to a
> previous selection made using a combo box. e.g. if a 'Directory' combo box
> returns a value of say 'Directory 001' from the Directories Table, how do you
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=11259
> make the other Combo Box for 'Files' which is sourced from the 'Files' Table
> and related to the 'Directory' Table, display the data that is only relevant
> to the specific Directory selected. e.g. 001. What I would like to see is
> only a sub set of Files associated with the 'Directory 001' e.g. Files 001-01
> to 0010-10 in the list, and not all file records in the 'Files' Table to aid
> the user narrow down the location of a particular library item.
>
> Best regards,
>
> J