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Error #Name? when prompting a user for information when opening (running) a report

I have a report that needs to prompt the user for information and place that "information" in a textbox to be part of the title in a report.

I created an unbound textbox and placed =[Enter Your Name] on its control source hoping that it would prompt the user to [Enter a Name] and then that name will be populated within the title of the report but I am getting a #Name on the textbox and no prompt?

This article describes exactly what I need and I was following it but was getting a #Name? error.

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/msoffice/let-access-add-your-name-to-a-report/809

Any ideas?

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Jim Dettman (EE MVE)

As a side comment, personally I think it's a poor way of gathering input as there is no validation. The user can easly cancel the dialog leaving it blank.

You should be using a form to gather the data, then call the report from that form and have the report refer back to the form for the information.

In this way, you can validate the inputs before you call the report (for example, ensuring that the preparer name is not left blank).

FWIW,
Jim.

emacyam

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Thanks mbizup. Worked like a charm!

Thanks too JDettman for the side comment. Will take it into consideration for my other reports.