Hi Jim,
The value of the checkbox itself will be 0 (not checked) or 1 (checked). When its control source is a logical field in the table, the checkbox will still hold a value of 0 or 1, but when the data is saved to the table, it will be converted to 0->false and 1->true.

Hope that helps.

Tracy

>Hi all,
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>I don’t use checkboxes often but I have a need to for an entry form. A person is going to visit a house and determine if there is a dog there. If no one is home there are a set of check-offs to go through. Depending on what gets checked other checkboxes become enabled.
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>My problem; last night the value the boxes returned was logical. I coded for that. This morning I ran the form again and the checkboxes are returning a numeric. The initial value of the checkboxes has been 0 all along. What am I doing wrong?
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>Thanks!!