Multiple Query text boxes on a single form - MS ACCESS 2003

[Josephbupe]

Please, i don't know about programming i want to learn. I am creating a motor vehicle database and i need three text boxes on a single form for carrying out queries. The text boxes are: (VIN) (Begin Date) (End Date), so the user can query either by VIN or by Begin Date End Date.

How may i do this, or is there any code that can be customised to suite my need?

I will appreciate your response.

[sierra7]

Joseph
If you don't know about Access or programming then the best thing is to start by reading the Help within Access.

You need to look-up topics on;-
About Tables
Create a Table
About Forms
Create Form
About Filters
Applying a Filter

They will give you a good start on how and why to do things. The topics are better illustrated than an explanation that can be given here.

If I have mis-understood your capabilities and you don't want your users to learn to Filter By Form to apply a filter, then you will need to create the three text boxes in the Header area of your form.

You will need three public string variables, lets call then sVIN, sBegin, & sEnd

in the After_Update event of txtVIN you need something like

 If Me.txtVIN= "" Then 
sVIN = "[VIN] <0"
Else
sVIN = "[VIN]= '" & Me.txtVIN & "'"
EndIf
 
DisplayData

Have assumed VIN is alpha-numeric
In the After_Update event of txtBeginDate you will need

 If Me.txtBeginDate = "" Then 
sBegin=""
Else
sBegin = " and [BeginDate] =#" & Me.txtBeginDate & "#"
EndIf
 
DisplayData

You will need a similar statement in the After_Update event of txtEndDate and it is presument that the field nmes of your database are [VIN], [BeginDate] and [EndDate]
You will need a module called DisplayData which will be like;=

 Private Sub DisplayData() 
Dim strCriteria as String
 
strCriteria = sVin & sBegin & sEnd
Me.Filter = strCriteria
Me.Filter = On
 
End Sub

Let's know how you get on

S7