<basically when it is clicked a message box or something asks if this is employees or equipment.>
As far as I know the combobox's list must be loaded *before* the combobox is clicked.
So it seems that you may have to find another way to activate the choice.
Perhaps you could try it when the Form is initialized, or create a option group, or a make master combobox, ...
(Again, this only illustrates why this is nonstandard functionality.)
In any event, ...the code could be something like this:
'Create the variable
Dim strWhatList As String
'Load the variable with whatever text the user enters in the inputbox
strWhatList = InputBox("What List?" & vbCrLf & "(Enter: 'EM' for Employees, or 'EQ', for Equiptment)")
'If the user clicks "Cancel",
'exit the sub with no lists loaded into the combobox
If strWhatList = "" Then
'Display a message, then open the form
'(without a list in the combobox)
MsgBox "No list selected to load the combobox.", vbInformation
'Exit
Exit Sub
ElseIf strWhatList = "EM" Or strWhatList = "em" Then
'Load the appropriate list range
Me.cboWhatList.RowSource = "=Sheet1!A2:A8"
'Set the combobox label
Me.lblWhatList.Caption = "Employees"
ElseIf strWhatList = "EQ" Or strWhatList = "eq" Then
Me.cboWhatList.RowSource = "=Sheet1!B2:B6"
Me.lblWhatList.Caption = "Equiptment"
Else
MsgBox "Invalid value, no list loaded in the combobox.", vbInformation
Exit Sub
End If
I am sure you you will be able to adapt this to work in your database.
I have attached a sample
;-)
JeffCoachman
