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janelegend

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Nov 27, 2009, 6:15:01 PM11/27/09
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The "Do you want to store multiple values for this lookup?" option does not
come up when I try to create a lookup column. Any ideas? Thanks.

John W. Vinson

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Nov 27, 2009, 7:10:17 PM11/27/09
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Since neither multivalue fields nor lookup fields are well designed or even
necessary, I'd simply avoid the problem by never using either misfeature.
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John W. Vinson [MVP]

Gina Whipp

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Nov 27, 2009, 9:56:25 PM11/27/09
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janelegend,

Sounds like you are using a database in Access 2007 but in MDB format. If
this is so then no you will not see that option. You would need to convert
your database.

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Jeff Boyce

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Nov 29, 2009, 3:16:24 PM11/29/09
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If you are trying to do this as part of a table definition, be aware that
lookup data types in tables can cause confusion (see John's response). Also
be aware that Access 2007 uses a new file format, .accdb (see Gina's
response).

If you intend to have users interacting directly with the table, stop now!
Access tables store data, Access forms (and reports) display data.

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