regarding expression builder

wat i want is to insert the calculated values(simple addition or subtraction)
in fields of my table by using expression builders in my forms..i have made
that feild in the table but still it doesnot store the paticular value in
that field..plz help me out..looking forward for ur replys..thanx

It's generally considered a bad idea to store calculated values in the
table: it's almost always more efficient to recalculate the value, rather
than retrieve it from the hard drive, plus if you change any of the
underlying values, you must remember to perform a recalculation.

--
Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP
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"shabla" wrote in message
...
wat i want is to insert the calculated values(simple addition or
subtraction)
in fields of my table by using expression builders in my forms..i have
made
that feild in the table but still it doesnot store the paticular value in
that field..plz help me out..looking forward for ur replys..thanx

On Wed, 17 Aug 2005 23:13:01 -0700, shabla wrote:

wat i want is to insert the calculated values(simple addition or subtraction)
in fields of my table by using expression builders in my forms..i have made
that feild in the table but still it doesnot store the paticular value in
that field..plz help me out..looking forward for ur replys..thanx

Use Access properly!
The long and short of it is that you probably should NOT store the
calculation result in any table.
As long as your table stores the individual data that makes up the
calculation, whenever you need the result, re-calculate it, in a
query, on using an unbound control on a form, or in a report.
=[Field1] + [Field2]

--
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