Import data & Lookup field

[BigEvilOverlord]

I have a very simple database with just a few tables. Table A has a field that is linked to Table B through a lookup field. I want to populate the database by importing a few hundred records from an Excel spreadsheet. All this works fine. However, the data imported to the Table A field containing the lookup does not appear to be linked to the (identical) data in Table B. There is an entry in Table B for each identical record in Table A.

Any thoughts?

 

[dhookom]

Lookup fields are not a good feature. Consider reading this page

http://www.mvps.org/access/lookupfields.htm.

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[BigEvilOverlord]

Interesting, but if lookup fields are evil, what should I do instead?

 

[dhookom]

You can create relationships between tables and use forms with combo boxes.

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