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I want to create a Client List in forms using a combo box, but when I use the wizard, I can select First Name and last name from another Table,( which I want to Link) , It will show First and last name in the drop down list, but selected it will only choose the first or last name ( not together). How can I link the first name and the Surname together in the same combo box.

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Hi Fiona

Thank you for your question

A combo box will only show one field when not selected.

If you need to see multiple details, I would suggest replacing your combo box with a list box. This will show multiple columns so you can see all the details you require displayed on the form. They can be set up using a wizard, or by writing an sql statement in exactly the same way as a combo box.

Regards

Stephen

Tue 26 May 2009: Automatically marked as resolved.

Access tip:

Calculating The Difference Between Dates

If you wish to calculate the time between two date fields, this can be done in a number of ways:

1. As a calculated field in a query
2. As a calculated control in a form or report
3. As a calculation in a VBA procedure.

The basic syntax to get the number of days between two dates is:

=[One Date Field] - [Another Date Field]

You can also use one of the following functions:

=Month([One Date Field] - [Another Date Field])
which calculates the number of months between the two fields

=Year([One Date Field] - [Another Date Field])
which calculates the number of years between the two fields.

Another function is the DateDiff() function.

It uses an argument to determine how the time interval is measured. For example:

=DateDiff("q",[One Date Field] - [Another Date Field])
returns the number of quarters between the two fields.

Other intervals that can be used in this expression are as follows:
"yyyy" - Years
"m" - Months
"d" - Days
"w" - Weekdays
"ww" - Weeks
"h" - Hours
"n" - Minutes
"s" - Seconds

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