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Author Re: Microsoft's choice to default form textbox names to related table
Tim Marshall

2006-04-06, 1:34 pm

MLH wrote:

> Generally, I do not monkey with renaming controls on forms
> whose name, by default, matches the name of their related
> table fields.


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I didn't follow what you were trying to say in the rest of your post,
MLH, but the above definitely caught my eye.

I personally make it a habit to definitely rename bound controls to a
standard naming convention. Otherwise you end up with a lot of #Name!
type errors when trying to perform actions or procedures on controls. I
always advise newbies to do the same and tell them it's never good
practice to do what you describe above unless there is no coding
whatsoever connected with the form/report.
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Tim http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~tmarshal/
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Tim Marshall

2006-04-07, 8:27 pm

MLH wrote:

> I tend to agree with you. Would be nice if we could set a low-level
> option specifying our desired control naming convention to A97.


Agreed. Or even if it just didn't name it the same as the blinking
controlsource!!! 8)
--
Tim http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~tmarshal/
^o<
/#) "Burp-beep, burp-beep, burp-beep?" - Quaker Jake
/^^ "Whatcha doin?" - Ditto "TIM-MAY!!" - Me
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