Record Edit Form

[neeko1226]

We're looking for a way to select a record from a list of records on a search form which will then open a record detail form. The issue is having the record detail form display the current values for the fields, but also be a drop-down with other relevant options for each field. For example, for a Category field, when the detail form displays, the category field would display "Loans" (because that is the current value of the record), but if you select the drop-down you could select "Loans", "Investments" or "Services". There about 30 of these fields on the record detail form where I need to show the current data, but allow a user to select other possible values. Using Visual Studio 2013 on Windows 2012 servers with SQL Server 2014. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Auguy]

I do this by placing a combo box behind the textbox with just the arrow section being visible. When the user clicks the arrow I make the textbox invisible. When the user leaves the combo I set the value of the textbox to the combo box value. You can also bind them to the same column of a data table. Or you could just use combo boxes for all of them. I use the first approach when the user might not have edit permission. If no edit permission I don't show the combo box and make the text box read only.

Auguy
Sylvania/Toledo Ohio