[mso] Re: Word 2002: VB forms, combo boxes and merging with outside data!

  • From: "Dian D. Chapman" <dian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 06:14:22 -0500

> I didn't know you could make a 2
column combo in Word, 

Yup. Check this specific link below and you'll see a referral update dialog.
Granted, I'm using a listbox, but it is populated with data from a DB query
result...and you'll see there are cols. One for the checkbox, an ID, a
product and something else I can't remember. 

http://www.mousetrax.com/Consulting_Solutions.html#tracking 

There are other examples, but being grayed out for client security, it's
hard to tell. But it's a good way to add several pieced of info so the user
can view the correct entry...when selected, you pick up the Record Num of
the selection. Then you can requery a new RS on that ID to get more complete
data on that record, if needed.


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Subject: [mso] Re: Word 2002: VB forms, combo boxes and merging with outside
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Fantastic, thanks, Lisa!   I sure do wish I could start from Access, but in
this case it needs to be reversed from the way I usually set up the forms
(access 1st!).  Dian sent some great links to get me started on connecting
to a data source, I'll use access for that part.  I'm going to try that
route for the project lookup, however, I didn't know you could make a 2
column combo in Word, so that is a great answer to some other parts of the
form I was needing to resolve once I got the project lookup out of the way.
Thank you very much, Cathy


 

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Hi Cathy,

If this was ms access you could prob use sub forms.... but I'm
assuming it isn't.

I think you are right in thinking you need to use if.. then.. else.

Personally, I would probably use a 2 column combo box and populate it
with the project name and description. You don't actually need to show
the description if you don't want to but it's there and "connected" to
the correct project that's been chosen in the combo box.

It's a while since I did anything like this so I'm perhaps not
remembering exactly but...

The code may go something like....
... and the number of columns needs to be set in the combo box
properties...

  .Additem ""
  .List(ListIndex,0).text = "Project00"
  .List(ListIndex,1).text = Description00

... and so on.

If this makes not a lot of sense get back and we'll delve a bit.

HTH
Lisa







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