[mso] Access 2003 - table updates

I managed to solve the combo box problem by brute force -  deleting the form, 
and recreating it using the wizard. But now I've moved on to  another issue.
 
The design of my database includes a table of pictures and a table of  
categories. The picture/category relationship is one to many. I implemented 
this  by 
creating a cross-ref table that contains a unique ID, and pointers to the  
picture and category tables. The form (that the wizard created) for  pictures 
including a subform for categories generally works. But when I add  a (picture) 
record with related categories, not only are records written  (correctly) to 
the picture and cross-ref tables, but also to the category table.  It should 
not write to the category table at all.
 
I am at a loss to know how to prevent this. 
 
Suggestions?
 
 
In a message dated 7/27/2008 9:31:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
Pruscoe@xxxxxxx writes:
I must  confess that as an infrequent creator of Access databases (and  
forms)  
I struggle a lot with what seems to me to be arcane terminology.

I  have created a database including a main table and some subsidiary   
(lookup) tables. I have combo boxes in the form for the main table, which  
are  tied 
to the lookup tables. Although the combo boxes display the  values correctly  
from the subsidiary tables, when I select one it is  not saved in the form.  
Conversely, if I create a record in the main  table manually, when I bring up 
 that 
record in the form, it does not  show the corresponding value (from the  
subsidiary table) in the  combo box.

I have made this work before, in a different database  (probably after  hours 
of head-scratching) and I've compared the  properties of the DB/form/field  
that work with the ones that don't,  and I can't see the problem.

Any  suggestions?

Peter


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