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Hi,
I have a form for linking traders to trade types. This uses a sub-form that has a combo box to let the user choose which trade type(s) the trader is associated with.
I want the user to be able to open a pop-up form from in which they can search for trade types and, if needed, add a new one when they find that they need to. I've got this far!
Now, when they create a new trade type I'd like them to be able to close the pop-up form and have the last trade type they selected, or created, be returned to the sub-form as the new value.
Er, I think that makes a kind of sense?!
At present they can search and create but upon returning to the sub-from they then have to open the combo box and find the new trade type they've jsut created. It does work but I feel it would make for a better interface if it was automatically popualted with the new value.
Many thanks for any help supplied!
Cheers.
Troy

declare this tradetype variable in one of the general module class


Public gltradetype As String



'Open the popup form with this command
'where fpop is the name of your popup form.
'if it is subform continuous put a command button and pase the following code

DoCmd.OpenForm "fpop"
Do While SysCMD(SYSCMD_GETOBJECTSTATE, acForm, "fpop")
DoEvents
Loop
me!combobox= gltradetype

On Update or save event of the popupform store the value added into public variable gltradetype.