Junction table record from a form

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I have 2 tables in a many to many relationship, using a junction table to 
match records. 

I need to build a form to allow data entry into both forms, plus create the 
junction record to match the two. 

I'm imagining it working like this:
User types data into all fields (some from one table, some from the other). 
User then clicks a button to "Save this data." to trigger a macro.

What I'm stuck on is...
A) How to get the data to update to both forms (so far I haven't been able 
to do this other than moving on to the next blank record). Is it possible to 
have a macro apply the data into the record?

B) How do I get a macro to create a new record in the junction table to 
match the data already entered into the two tables?
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Reply Utf 12/10/2007 11:42:01 PM

btw - I've seen posts regarding forms for many-to-many's. All I've seen 
advocate using a subform. I suppose this may work, but I don't think it'll be 
pretty. 

I'm trying to make data entry as easy as possible. The form will be made to 
resemble the paper documents they'll be entering, and the way the paper form 
is laid out mingles the two tables. (ie they enter one field from table A, 
the next field is from table B, etc). It's not literally that mixed up, but 
it is mixed up. 

Also, those two tables are going to have tens-of-thousands of records, so 
combo-boxes aren't a great solution. 

What I was thinking of was having them type into a temp table, then using 
append queries to send stuff to the right tables, including the junction 
table. 

Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated!
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Reply Utf 12/11/2007 5:59:01 PM

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