[mso] Access - combo field in a form

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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