SubForm, or something Else?

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I have Chosen (big Grin) to utilize the new Multivalued fields option offered
in Access 2007. But, as always, I get started very excited, but am unable to
finish...

Not sure how to design my Form - but it would be a Main Form Sub Form
With ChurchID (as Main) and a Subform with
PositionTitle1 (Non-repeating)
(Indented) MinisterName1
(Indented) MinisterName2
(Indented) MinisterName3
PositionTitle2 (Non-repeating)
(Indented) MinisterName1
(Indented) MinisterName2
(Indented) MinisterName3

I'm totally confused as to how to proceed... Can anyone assist?

Here is my Query (easy and straight forward)

qryTieChurchNeedsToMinister

ChurchID, PosTitle, tblMinisterAssignment.MinisterLastNameFirstName.Value
25, Music, Kirk Arthur
25, Music, James Braswell
25, Music, John Duke
25, Music, Brian Lee
25, Music, Tommy Valentine
25, Children, Matt Addington
25, Children, Chris Aho
25, Children, Joe Aldrich
25, Children, Michael Aldridge
25, Children, Allen Allen
25, Children, John Allen
25, Children, Anna Anderson
25, Children, Mary Carol Anderson
25, Children, Joshua Apple
25, Children, Kirk Arthur
 
IMNSHO, there is no good answer to your question except: back up, start
over, and avoid multi-value fields like the plague. Also, IMNSHO, those were
included to allow support of existing non-relational data in SharePoint and
that is the only valid use for them (except for the case when that data will
ONLY, EVER be read by humans without any further manipulation or proccessing
in Access -- a situation that is difficult for me to imagine). Finally,
penultimately IMNSHO, it does not speak well of the judgement or learning
ability (because of the plethora of advice from experienced Access
developers here and elsewhere to avoid using multi-valued fields) of an
Access user who chooses to use this feature in any other circumstance than
what I described.
 
Well, this is a MICROSOFT Forum so you'd think that somehow there would be a
few "adopters" of the Mystic Access Programmers product. hummmm.

PS: you'r right I was a bit reluctant to try this, but I was reluctant to
try PC computers 30 years ago...

Thanks..

Any multivalue believers out there??

Jim
 
Currently in my Query I'm getting what is needed, but unfortunately in my
SubForm based on the query I'm getting:

Music, #NAME?
Music, #NAME?
Music, #NAME?
Music, #NAME?
Music, #NAME?
Children, #NAME?
Children, #NAME?
Children, #NAME?
Children, #NAME?
Children, #NAME?
Children, #NAME?
Children, #NAME?
Children, #NAME?
Children, #NAME?
Children, #NAME?

So Close, But YET so FAR from right!!!
 
Currently in my Query I'm getting what is needed, but
unfortunately in my SubForm based on the query I'm getting:

Music, #NAME?
Music, #NAME?
Music, #NAME?
Music, #NAME?
Music, #NAME?
Children, #NAME?
Children, #NAME?
Children, #NAME?
Children, #NAME?
Children, #NAME?
Children, #NAME?
Children, #NAME?
Children, #NAME?
Children, #NAME?
Children, #NAME?

So Close, But YET so FAR from right!!!
Click to expand...
The results you are getting is why anyone who has experience in
Access states loudly and firmly "DO NOT USE MULTI-VALUED FIELDS!"
 
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