Keep getting "Enter Parameter Value" when running a new report filter

[anoble1]

I am trying to limit my report by a combo-box filter on a main report screen.

Says: "Enter Parameter Value"
then has my value I actually chose in the search below. Then a white blank. If I type in what i filtered manually it works. If I leave it blank it does not work.

Here is some of the code I have for this particular box. When I "View the Report"

Dim Category As String
Forms!frmReports!cmdCategory.SetFocus
Category = Forms!frmReports!cmdCategory.Value
If Category <> "" Then
    whereCond = "Category = " & Forms!frmReports!cmdCategory.Value
End If
DoCmd.OpenReport "rptFitNotesSummary", acViewPreview, , whereCond

If I scroll my mouse over the "whereCond = "Category =...." It has my filter in there. Suggestions? I am missing something.

[Seth Schrock]

Somewhere there is a field name typed incorrectly. If you open the report without the WhereCondition, does it open without the "Enter Parameter Value" message? If so, then the problem is with your whereCond variable value. By the way, I see you Dim Category, but not whereCond and you set the Category variable, but then don't use it to build your whereCond varible.

[anoble1]

I went around the issue and went in the Report VBA and created some code.

Private Sub Report_Open(Cancel As Integer)
Dim Exercise As String
Dim Category As String
Dim Weight As String

Forms!frmReports!cmdCategory.SetFocus
Category = Forms!frmReports!cmdCategory.Value

If Category <> "" Then
    Me.RecordSource = "SELECT tblFitNotes.FitID, tblFitNotes.Date, tblFitNotes.Exercise, tblFitNotes.Category, tblFitNotes.Weight, tblFitNotes.Reps, tblFitNotes.Distance, tblFitNotes.DistanceUnit, tblFitNotes.Time FROM tblFitNotes WHERE (((tblFitNotes.Category)=[Forms]![frmReports]![cmdCategory].[Value]));"
Else
Category = Forms!frmReports!cmdCategory.Value
End If