>>>>The type mismatch, in this case, stems from the fact that recno() is numeric, and cTextBox.Value is character. Use val(ThisForm.cTextBox.Value) to convert it to numeric.
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>>>>Hilmar.
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>>>I had realized that and went the other way using STR(RECNO()). Didn't work very well. I hadn't found VAL() yet. The pointers are much appreciated.
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>>>Matthew
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>>The problem here is that str(recno()) returns (for record #15): "________15" (replace the underscore with spaces). This will not exactly match a user input of "15" or of "15__________".
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>>Hilmar.
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>Out of curiousity, ALLT(STR(RECNO()))?
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>Matthew
Yes, that might work. However, you may have problems with too many records selected (see: SET EXACT ON).
transform(recno()) is supposed to work too, but it gives wrong results for some numbers.
Hilmar.
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