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Updating Junction table

I have table A and table B with a many-to-many relationship. I have table C as a junction table.

I have a form that browses through table A with a subform that shows a summary of the related items from table B. If I double click any of the items in the summary subform, I get another form that allows me to edit all the items in table B. The relationships and the junction table are working fine.

My problem is this: I have to initially create the items for table B by filling in a new summary line on the subform. Apparently Access is updating the junction table for me. That's nice.

But what I really want is to have a button labeled "add" that will cut out the middle man and just pop up a blank form for creating a table B row. I can do that of course, and the row is created in table B, BUT THE JUNCTION TABLE IS NOT UPDATED.

How do I update the junction table in this scenario??

(sorry for the long description :-)

Thanks for your help!

nico5038

Just create a form with the DataEntry option set to Yes for the form that's defined on table B. (Just select properties right after opening the form in design mode and go to the data tab)

Then place a button and select the form open for this created form.

Clear ?

Nic;o)

Dennis_Todd

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This is exactly what I've done (although it makes no difference what I set the DataEntry value to). I prefer to have DataEntry turned off (so it's clear that you HAVE to add data by clicking the button rather than filling in a blank summary line on the summary form). I tried it with DataEntry turned on as you suggest, however, but I still have the same problem. The junction table does NOT get updated when I enter the data.

Let me clarify a little more:

I have 1 form (bound to table A) which contains 1 subform (bound to table B). I want to click a button to invoke a second form (third, if you count the subform) where I enter the full data for a new row in table B. After I close the third form, I programatically do a requery which should make the new table B data appear in the subform.

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Dennis_Todd

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I must be doing something wrong, because I clicked my add button, filled out the form, closed it and went so far as to close down Access and come back. The row of new data gets inserted into table B ok, but the junction table does NOT get a corresponding row added to it.

nico5038

Then I would suspect there's a filter (criteria) on a field blocking the newly created row, or your looking/using the wrong row to select from (happened to me too). Are you sure the B key is originated from the B-table and not from the DISTINCT C-tableentries...

Nic;o)

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