A Microsoft Office (Excel, Word) forum. OfficeFrustration

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Go Back   Home » OfficeFrustration forum » Microsoft Access » Using Forms
Site Map Home Register Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read  

Displaying Yes/No as Yes or No instead of -1 and 0



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old May 25th, 2010, 04:18 PM posted to microsoft.public.access.forms
laeldo
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 6
Default Displaying Yes/No as Yes or No instead of -1 and 0

Hi, this should be simple but it's still giving me trouble. I have a
drop-down combobox that is referencing a table with two columns, like
this:

0 No
1 Yes

The column count is 2 and the column widths are 0";1" but the drop-
down displays 0 and -1. I know that this is how Access stores yes/no,
but can't I get it to store 0 and 1 instead and display the words
instead of the numbers?

Thanks for the help!
  #2  
Old May 25th, 2010, 05:51 PM posted to microsoft.public.access.forms
BruceM via AccessMonster.com
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 448
Default Displaying Yes/No as Yes or No instead of -1 and 0

Are you saying you have a two-record table as the Row Source of the combo box?
If so, what are the data types of the two fields? To what type of field is
the combo box bound?

Is there a reason you don't want to store the Boolean (Yes/No) values?

laeldo wrote:
Hi, this should be simple but it's still giving me trouble. I have a
drop-down combobox that is referencing a table with two columns, like
this:

0 No
1 Yes

The column count is 2 and the column widths are 0";1" but the drop-
down displays 0 and -1. I know that this is how Access stores yes/no,
but can't I get it to store 0 and 1 instead and display the words
instead of the numbers?

Thanks for the help!


--
Message posted via http://www.accessmonster.com

  #3  
Old May 25th, 2010, 06:09 PM posted to microsoft.public.access.forms
laeldo
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 6
Default Displaying Yes/No as Yes or No instead of -1 and 0

On May 25, 12:51*pm, "BruceM via AccessMonster.com" u54429@uwe
wrote:
Are you saying you have a two-record table as the Row Source of the combo box?
If so, what are the data types of the two fields? *To what type of field is
the combo box bound?

Is there a reason you don't want to store the Boolean (Yes/No) values?

laeldo wrote:
Hi, this should be simple but it's still giving me trouble. I have a
drop-down combobox that is referencing a table with two columns, like
this:


0 * *No
1 * *Yes


The column count is 2 and the column widths are 0";1" but the drop-
down displays 0 and -1. I know that this is how Access stores yes/no,
but can't I get it to store 0 and 1 instead and display the words
instead of the numbers?


Thanks for the help!


--
Message posted viahttp://www.accessmonster.com


I checked the data type of the two fields and changed them both to
text and now it works! I want the words to display for the data entry
people, who find the numbers confusing. I prefer to store the values
as 0/1 since this is the convention that we use for everything else
and will make data analysis simpler. Thanks!!
 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 04:00 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 OfficeFrustration.
The comments are property of their posters.