April- txtCltResponName = "txtCltFName" & "txtCltLName" will always equal "txtCltFNametxtCltLName" so you might want to try Private Sub cbxCltRespon_AfterUpdate() If Me.cbxCltRespon.Value = True Then DoCmd.OpenForm "sfrmContactResponParty" Else me.txtCltResponName = me.txtCltFName & ", " me.txtCltLName End If End Sub Try to use the me. object when referenceing controls. (Me.) just refers to the parent form. It helps alot when it comes time to debug. When testing controls for a value your best bet is the IsNull function. If IsNull(Me.cbxContRespon) And IsNull(Me.cbxCltRespon) Then If your trying to validate some data based on a value in a different control you can use the BeforeUpdate event. Basically the BeforeUpdate fires before the changes occur in the database. And you can cancel the event if you find the conditions are not met. No data will be saved into the database this way. The AfterUpdate event fires after the data has been committed and therefore saved, you may or may not want this. & (Chr(13) & Chr(10)) will add a new line in a message box: MsgBox "You have stated that the Responsible party is the client " & Chr(13) & Chr(10) & " The Contact Name MUST be different" -Anthony -----Original Message----- From: April Pace [mailto:4office@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 2:37 PM To: Office (E-mail) Subject: [mso] Access VB Code Needed (more) Ok I have a checkbox (cbxCltRespon) with the question: Is the Responsible Party Different then the Client? If they Check it (yes) then the sfrmContResp form will pop-up, if then don't check it then I want it to populate the txtCltResponName field with the First and Last name of the Client. Did I do the Code Correctly?? Private Sub cbxCltRespon_AfterUpdate() If Me.cbxCltRespon.Value = True Then DoCmd.OpenForm "sfrmContactResponParty" Else txtCltResponName = "txtCltFName" & "txtCltLName" End If End Sub Also the next Field is a checkbox also that asks if the Contact is the same as the Responsible Party... If it is then populate the txtConName Field with the name in the txtCltResponName unless that has been populated with the Client Name above, please tell me if I wrote this code correctly also: (note, The Responsible party can be the Client or somebody different.... The Contact Name Can be the Responsible Party if the responsible Party is not the Client) Private Sub cbxContRespon_AfterUpdate() If Me.cbxContRespon.Value = True And Me.cbxCltRespon = True Then '(Saying the Contact Name=Responsible Name) and the (Responsible Party is Different from the Client Name) txtCltContactName = txtCltResponName Else '(Saying the Contact Name=Responsible Name but they did NOT check that the Responsible party was different from the Client) Me.cbxContRespon.Value = True And Me.cbxCltRespon = False 'Can I make this msg be two lines? MsgBox "You have stated that the Responsible party is the client" & _ "The Contact Name MUST be different" Else Me.cbxContRespon.Value = False DoCmd.OpenForm "sfrmContactResponParty" End If End Sub ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles ************************************************************* ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************