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How do I create a drop down using Access 2007 Form?

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    How do I create a drop down using Access 2007 Form?

    I have serveral contact information columns (Primary Contact, Alternate Contact, Alternate 2 Contact, Alternate 3 Contact...) for each servicer in a table. How do I create a Form that will allow me to select a specific contact information (i.e. Alternate 2 Contact) for a specific Servicer. Please see attachment for the dummy table. Thanks
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    Re: How do I create a drop down using Access 2007 Form?

    I had a look at your information. As I have little of the remainder of your database to fully understand the extent of it, I will tell you that I recommend you create a tblServicersContacts, with fields like firstname, lastname, phonenumber, extension, cellphone, email, title and I would leave the autonumber field in there, and also have a field called ServicersID. On my Servicers form I would have a subform called Contacts where this datasheet would be displayed. I would create a combo box that would be for your primary contact only, it would have a control source of primary contact in your servicers table, and a rowsource of a sql statement that looked up the contacts from the table for drop down list.

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    Re: How do I create a drop down using Access 2007 Form?

    Hi Dan,

    I followed your instructions and created a Servicer Contact table. I've also created a subform called "Contact Information" in the master form (Servicers Assignment Form). This is where I'm stuck b/c I couldn't figure out how to create a drop down box that would autopopulate the selected contact information in the subform (see attachment). Please help! Thank you so much!
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    Re: How do I create a drop down using Access 2007 Form?

    Am at work at the moment, will try and look at it when I get home tonight.

    Dan

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    Re: How do I create a drop down using Access 2007 Form?

    I looked at your example last night and have an abundance of questions for you:

    What exactly are you trying to accomplish with this database?
    Are servicer assignments each time you get a service call or is that a company?
    Do you do repeat business with a company?
    Are some contacts ever used for more then one company?
    Are the contacts people in your organization or theirs?

    These are just a few that change how things are setup.

    Look forward to hearing from you.

    Dan

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    Re: How do I create a drop down using Access 2007 Form?

    Sorry for getting back to you so late. I figured it out! Thanks for your help Dan!

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    Re: How do I create a drop down using Access 2007 Form?

    Glad to hear!

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