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MS Access – Cascading Combos

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In Microsoft Access, learn how to “cascade” or have the displayed data of one combo control depend upon what’s entered in another.

Video Steps

1. Base the dependent combo on a query for its row source

2. Add a reference to the first combo on the form as criteria in the query

3. In the after update event of the first combo, add a requery of the dependent combo

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