I have only one form... with only one text box, where the user puts in the
year to start from... eventually there will be multiple combo boxes as well
as a date range, and they will be able to pull custom reports. I just want to
get this one "thing" done, so at least I have a starting point.

I have the following tables:

tbl_Ideas_Bank
IdeaID (primary key)
Description
Structural
Jurisdiction
Country
BenefitType
(there's more fields, I just wanted to list a few)

tbl_Quarter
IdeaID (dual primary key)
Qtrenddate (dual)
QuarterValue

I created a Select Query using these two tables. It shows everything: qry_Test

My goal is to open up frm_CustomReports and prompt the user to select a year
from a combo box (maybe a text box would be easier so then I don't have to
list the next 25 years in tbl_Year), then the form would open up and put that
information in the first column: textbox txtYear1, and then do Year2
(Year1+1), Year3 (Year1+2), and so on.

The form sorts by Country and then Structure, with a subtotal after each
structure and then a total for the country. The other part to this is another
subtotal by country but broken down into three categories (BenefitType)... if
the total of the year is 100, 25 would be in ETR, 50 in Cash, and 25 in ETR &
Cash.

I hope this makes more sense.

"Duane Hookom" wrote:

My suggestion was to use text boxes rather than labels. Why write code if
you don't have to?

It looks like this report depends on both "frm_CustomReports" and
"frm_CustomSearch". Why don't you have all criteria on a single form?

Do you actually maintain a table that has YearX as field names?

--
Duane Hookom
MS Access MVP

"chickalina" wrote in message
...
All right, I'm doing the Query|Parameter thing... I've got the
"frm_CustomReports" (the form where the beginning year is selected), the
labels at the top of the page work with:
lbl_Year1.Caption = Forms![frm_CustomReports]![txtYear] + 0
lbl_Year2.Caption = Forms![frm_CustomReports]![txtYear] + 1
lbl_Year3.Caption = Forms![frm_CustomReports]![txtYear] + 2
lbl_Year4.Caption = Forms![frm_CustomReports]![txtYear] + 3
lbl_Year5.Caption = Forms![frm_CustomReports]![txtYear] + 4
The problem is getting the text boxes in the detail section to work.

Here's the code from the report's Record Source:

PARAMETERS forms!frm_CustomSearch!cboYear DateTime; SELECT "Year1" &
DateDiff("y",[qtrenddate],[forms]![frm_customreports]![txt_year]) AS
Expr1,
[Year1] AS Expr2, [Year2] AS Expr3, [Year3] AS Expr4, [Year4] AS Expr5,
[Year5] AS Expr6 FROM tbl_ReserveAmounts;

"Duane Hookom" wrote:

Can you use a subreport in your "At the bottom of the report" (assuming
Report Footer Section). This subreport could be your crosstab or any
other
query.

--
Duane Hookom
MS Access MVP

"chickalina" wrote in message
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Hi John,
I have a report that "should" show the yearly sum for an idea for 5
years.
I
want the user to be able to choose the start year. At the bottom of the
report (whereever you say the text boxes should go), I need totals for
each
of three different fields (all ideas fall into one of the three). I
created
a crosstab query that gives me yearly sums, but then you can't break
that
down into the three sections, and I can't figure out a way for a user
prompt
for the start year.

Should I be using a Select Query for the source and then SELECT
statements
in the boxes to pull the information?

Thanks.
M


"John Spencer" wrote:

Sorry, I haven't responded but I've been busy and have not been able
to
take
an extended period to examine your problem. At this point, I just
don't
understand what you are attempting to do.

One thing that bothers me is you keep saying you are using a query (a
select
statement) in the footer of the report. That makes no sense to me.
You
cannot use a query in a footer and you can't use it as the source of a
control.

I will try to find some time this afternoon to look at your problem.
In
the
meantime, please copy and paste the SQL statement you are using as the
report's record source. And try to explain what you are attempting to
accomplish in the report's footer (not the page footer).

To make sense of this, I am probably going to have to print out all
the
postings in this thread and then ask additional questions.


"chickalina" wrote in message
...
Is there anything anyone can do? I'm in desperate need of help.

"chickalina" wrote: