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Old April 13th, 2008, 08:12 PM posted to microsoft.public.access.forms
shell
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Default default display in dropdown?

I have a dropdown in a access 07 Form which has a list of States.

I would like tjhe state of Washington to be the default state showing, yet
allowing the user to click the dropdown arrow to select another state. I
tried the Default option and typed 'Washington' in properties, but it doesn't
display it.

Is there a way?

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Old April 13th, 2008, 08:25 PM posted to microsoft.public.access.forms
Peter Schultz
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Default default display in dropdown?


"Shell" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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I have a dropdown in a access 07 Form which has a list of States.

I would like tjhe state of Washington to be the default state showing, yet
allowing the user to click the dropdown arrow to select another state. I
tried the Default option and typed 'Washington' in properties, but it
doesn't
display it.

Is there a way?

AAAAA

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Old April 13th, 2008, 08:45 PM posted to microsoft.public.access.forms
shell
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Default default display in dropdown?

Peter - are you rateing my question? I've no idea what "AAAAA" means.



"Peter Schultz" wrote:


"Shell" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
I have a dropdown in a access 07 Form which has a list of States.

I would like tjhe state of Washington to be the default state showing, yet
allowing the user to click the dropdown arrow to select another state. I
tried the Default option and typed 'Washington' in properties, but it
doesn't
display it.

Is there a way?

AAAAA


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Old April 13th, 2008, 08:49 PM posted to microsoft.public.access.forms
Rick Brandt
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Default default display in dropdown?

Shell wrote:
I have a dropdown in a access 07 Form which has a list of States.

I would like tjhe state of Washington to be the default state
showing, yet allowing the user to click the dropdown arrow to select
another state. I tried the Default option and typed 'Washington' in
properties, but it doesn't display it.

Is there a way?


Does your control display one column while holding the value of another? If
so the DefaultValue property must be for the bound column, not the displayed
one. Otherwise what you did should work.

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Rick Brandt, Microsoft Access MVP
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RBrandt at Hunter dot com


 




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