Create reports based on multiple combo box selections

[jvan2008]

"Form1"
combobox "cboModel"
Row Source

SELECT [tblModel].[ID], [tblModel].[Model] FROM tblModel ORDER BY [Model];

combobox "cboContactName "

SELECT [Query1].[Contact Name] FROM Query1 ORDER BY [Contact Name];

quick explanation: I have a table named tblCOntacts and in this table i have 3 fields "LastName" and "FirstName" and "Initial" becuase i have multiple employess that have the same last names and sometimes same first and last name. So I have a query titled "Query1" with 2 feilds in it titled:
"File AS" and "Contact Name". Each of these fields combines the first and last name into one field. one does it first name last name and the other last name first name.

and then on form1 i have two cmdbuttons "cmdApplyFilter " and "cmdRemoveFilte r"
I have tried two differant codes
Here is the 1st code:

Option Compare Database
Option Explicit

Private Sub cmdApplyFilter_Click()
    Dim strModel As String
    Dim strContactName As String
    Dim strFilter As String
' Check that the report is open
  DoCmd.OpenReport "rptContacts", acPreview, , strFilter
' Build criteria string for Office field
    If IsNull(Me.cboModel.Value) Then
        strModel = "Like '*'"
    Else
        strModel = "='" & Me.cboModel.Value & "'"
    End If
' Build criteria string for Department field
    If IsNull(Me.cboContactName.Value) Then
        strContactName = "Like '*'"
    Else
        strContactName = "='" & Me.cboContactName.Value & "'"
    End If
' Combine criteria strings into a WHERE clause for the filter
    strFilter = "[Model] " & strModel & " AND [ContactName] " & strContactName
' Apply the filter and switch it on
    With Reports![rptContacts]
        .Filter = strFilter
        .FilterOn = True
    End With
End Sub

Private Sub cmdRemoveFilter_Click()
    On Error Resume Next
' Switch the filter off
    Reports![rptContacts].FilterOn = False
End Sub

Using this code i get a.) two small form popups asking for the model value and contactname value then it returns a blank report

Here is the seconf code I tried:

Private Sub cmdOpenReport_Click()
    Dim strModel As String
    Dim strContactName As String
    Dim strFilter As String
    strFilter = "1=1 "
' Build criteria string for Office field
    If Not IsNull(Me.cboModel) Then
        strFilter  = " AND [Model] ='" & Me.cboModel.Value & "'"
    End If
' Build criteria string for Department field
    If Not IsNull(Me.cboContactName) Then
        strFilter = " AND [Contact Name] ='" & Me.cboContactName.Value & "'"
    End If
' Apply the filter and switch it on
  DoCmd.OpenReport "rptContacts", acPreview, , strFilter

End Sub

For this i get the following error:
Run Time Error '3075':
Syntax error (missing operator) in query expression ' AND [Model]='*620".

Any help please!!

[NeoPa]

A question would be a good starting point. What do you want to know?

[jvan2008]

Well lets see the title is "Create reports based on multiple combo box selections". Im going to say, how do I do it? or maybe, why isnt my code working? I thought it was prety obivous

[NeoPa]

I thought it was prety obivous

I doubt you'll want help from someone who thought it was a rambling mess then.

Good luck.

[jvan2008]

Well thanks for all your help sport