Put the calculated total into a query, instead of storing it in a table.
That way, you never have to worry about whether the total is correct.
It's dead simple: Create a query that uses this table, and type this into a
fresh column in the Field row:
Tot: Nz([ded1],0) + Nz([ded2] ,0) + Nz([ded3],0)
For more details, see:
Calculated fields
at:
http://allenbrowne.com/casu-14.html
(By the way, you would proably be better off with a related table to handle
these many values as many records instead of many fields. That solution
would be even easier, and certainly better for creating queries.)
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Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia.
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