I have created a table with several fields such as ID, name, date, etc.  I 
also created a switchboard with a find command to locate a record in forms 
view .  However the find command only searches under one field.  Can I create 
a find command that matches 2 fields?  I want my find command to find a 
record in form view that matches both the ID and date fields.

Yes, it is possible.  There are several methods that should work.

Can you post what method you used to for your find command?  Then if you used 
VBA code we can suggest a modification to the code.

John Spencer
Access MVP 2002-2005, 2007-2010
The Hilltop Institute
University of Maryland Baltimore County

Messen wrote:
> I have created a table with several fields such as ID, name, date, etc.  I 
> also created a switchboard with a find command to locate a record in forms 
> view .  However the find command only searches under one field.  Can I create 
> a find command that matches 2 fields?  I want my find command to find a 
> record in form view that matches both the ID and date fields.

It may only be a matter of semantics, but when you have a field named "ID", 
the implication is that this is a unique row identifier.  As such, you would 
NOT need to do a find by both ID and "date fields", since the ID would 
already be unique.

.... but maybe this isn't how you are using the field name...

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Access MVP

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"Messen" <Messen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
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>I have created a table with several fields such as ID, name, date, etc.  I
> also created a switchboard with a find command to locate a record in forms
> view .  However the find command only searches under one field.  Can I 
> create
> a find command that matches 2 fields?  I want my find command to find a
> record in form view that matches both the ID and date fields. 

I created a find record macro with three commands.  (Real basic stuff here)  
I used three commands.  "OpenForm", then "GoToControl", then "RunCommand".  I 
then used a command button on the switchboard form to run the macro.  The 
problem here is, I have no VBA training.  If VBA is required I would need to 
know the whole code and how to link it to the comand button I quess.

I may be asking for more than my skill level is able to perform.

 
"John Spencer" wrote:

> Yes, it is possible.  There are several methods that should work.
> 
> Can you post what method you used to for your find command?  Then if you used 
> VBA code we can suggest a modification to the code.
> 
> John Spencer
> Access MVP 2002-2005, 2007-2010
> The Hilltop Institute
> University of Maryland Baltimore County
> 
> Messen wrote:
> > I have created a table with several fields such as ID, name, date, etc.  I 
> > also created a switchboard with a find command to locate a record in forms 
> > view .  However the find command only searches under one field.  Can I create 
> > a find command that matches 2 fields?  I want my find command to find a 
> > record in form view that matches both the ID and date fields.
> .
> 

Sorry for the lack of response.  I was out of town for a week.

You cannot use your method to search two fields simultaneously on two 
different values.  This will require VBA and a form to input the two values 
you want to search for.

Do you want to limit the results to display to just the records that match 
your criteria (filter the records)?


John Spencer
Access MVP 2002-2005, 2007-2010
The Hilltop Institute
University of Maryland Baltimore County

Messen wrote:
> I created a find record macro with three commands.  (Real basic stuff here)  
> I used three commands.  "OpenForm", then "GoToControl", then "RunCommand".  I 
> then used a command button on the switchboard form to run the macro.  The 
> problem here is, I have no VBA training.  If VBA is required I would need to 
> know the whole code and how to link it to the comand button I quess.
> 
> I may be asking for more than my skill level is able to perform.
> 
>  
> "John Spencer" wrote:

>>
>> Messen wrote:
>>> I have created a table with several fields such as ID, name, date, etc.  I 
>>> also created a switchboard with a find command to locate a record in forms 
>>> view .  However the find command only searches under one field.  Can I create 
>>> a find command that matches 2 fields?  I want my find command to find a 
>>> record in form view that matches both the ID and date fields.
>> .
>>