It's not really clear to me what you mean by using the new entries to
populate a combo box, but to lookup other information.

The data you've typed into the Name text box is instantly available, even
while you're typing it. You couuld put code in the On Exit event of the text
box to do your lookup.

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"alhotch" wrote in message
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At what point is the data just entered into a NEW form (as in data entry)
available to be used ?

I have a data entry form with the usual fields - ie Name; Address; Phone;
etc. I would like the new entries to be used to populate a combo box. So,
If
I just enter the Name, can I use it to "lookup" other information based on
this Name field BEFORE I enter any mor ionfo on this data entry form ?

Just when is the data available ? Just when is the record written to the
DB
? If I use Autonumber, I get the next autonumber immediately after i key
the
first character into the form. Does this mean the data is written to the
DB
at that time or is there some "delay' ?