add new record that updates appropriate tables

[Steve]

I'm working with a database that was created by someone who no longer is with
the company. We use it to keep track of our construction equipment and when
it was serviced. We have a equipment table that has relationships with other
tables based on the type of equipment. For example a Kobelco 350 would fall
under the backhoe category(table) and a Ford F150 would fall under the trucks
category(table).Is there a way to add a new record in the equipment table and
have it append to the corresponding type of equipment? For instance, if I add
an f150 and label it as trucks in the equipment table I want it to add the
same info to the trucks table.

Thanks

Steve

 

[Pieter Wijnen]

I Wouldn't.
Get all the categories into one table & add the current Category(table) as
an attribute (ie field MainCategory - [Optional Table])

Otherwise you're in for a never ending nightmare

Pieter

 

[Larry Daugherty]

From the little you've given it's possible to infer that tblCategory
is a lookup table. A further inference is that "Category" is a field
in tblEquippment. For ease of use, I would likely have used a
combobox on the Equipment form to select the category when entering
information for a new piece of equipment. The *only* times you need
to add any data to tblCategory is when the category you need to show
doesn't already exist in that table. In those cases, you can use the
NotInList event to pop up a form on tblCategory to allow you to enter
the new category. Simply adding a new piece of equipment which
happens to be a truck should not require any action on tblCategory if
the "truck" category already existed. If it doesn't work that way in
your application you might post back giving detailed descriptions of
your tables and their fields and maybe describe the connections you
find in the Relationships window.

HTH