Typing CustomerNumber in textbox fills in customer info in form.

[Ron Weaver]

I am in the process of creating a new database. It makes sense to me now that
everything has to be entered into the Orders table. I am using the Northwind
Database to try and understand the structure. I am in the process now of
adding the combo box to the Orders table with 2 columns: CustomerID and
CustName with 0" for the first column. At least I'm headed in the right
direction now.
Many thanks to you and Al

The CustomerNumber field is a Text field. Here is the recordsource for my
'Orders' form:
SELECT Customer.CustomerID AS Customer_CustomerID, Customer.FirstName,
Customer.LastName, Customer.Address, Customer.City, Customer.State,
Customer.ZipCode, Customer.Phone, Customer.Fax, Orders.OrderID,
Orders.CustomerID AS Orders_CustomerID, Orders.OrderDetailID, Orders.Room,
Orders.TodaysDate, Orders.StartDate, Orders.EndDate, Orders.ArriveTime,
Orders.StartTime, Orders.EndTime, Orders.Notes, Customer.CustomerNumber
FROM (Customer INNER JOIN Orders ON Customer.CustomerID = Orders.CustomerID)
INNER JOIN [Order Details] ON Orders.OrderID = [Order Details].OrderID;

THAT is the problem. Thank you.

I see elsethread that you're reevaluating your table structure. When
you do so, consider using *TWO* forms - one for the customer, one for
the order - since they are different entities with different
requirements! If you base your Orders form *just* on the Orders table,
you can put a combo box bound to Orders.CustomerID displaying the
customer name, and storing the customerID; you can even put VBA code
into that combo's NotInList event to pop open a Customer form so that
you can enter the information for new customers.

John W. Vinson[MVP]