Bound vs. Unbound Forms and Controls in Microsoft Access

In this episode, we're going to take a look at the difference between bound and unbound forms and controls in Microsoft Access. Binding is one of the things that Access does really well, and generally can help to create real, live database applications much faster than in other technologies. This is because Access can handle most of the database interactions through the use of bound forms. But in many cases, we also need to use Unbound forms and controls for various purposes. Access provides many great ways to do Unbound forms and controls as well for those use cases.

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[Aki-htvh]

Hi Sir. I want to use unbound text box in a continuous form that displays month(datefield) . How to bring dynamic values in each record instead of same value in all record without using control source property because control source properry make such unbound text box non editable. I am interested in using after update event to such text box to change value in underlying datefield.

[liorgefen]

hoe did you do that when you choose a candy, the name and price automatically set? how do you related them, i cant do it

[Pilot_]

Can you make a video about using access as a frontend to azure sql database?
Or make a series about migrating an access database to azure and use access as a frontend to the same dabase?