Microsoft KB Archive/208384

= ACC2000: MS Access Does Not Prompt for Second Parameter in Query =

Article ID: 208384

Article Last Modified on 7/15/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q208384





SYMPTOMS
Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

Microsoft Access does not prompt you for the second parameter in a query, even though it does prompt you for the first parameter.



CAUSE
The parameter text in the criteria fields is identical for both parameters. Each prompt for a user-entered parameter must contain a unique text string.



RESOLUTION
Change the text in the criteria field for one of your parameters to make it unique.



Steps to Reproduce Behavior
 Open the sample database Northwind.mdb.  Create the following new query based on the Products table:   Query: TestParameter ---  Type: Select Query

Field: ProductID Table: Products Criteria: [Enter Value:] Field: ProductName Table: Products Criteria: [Enter Value:]  Run the query and note that Microsoft Access only asks you for the parameter one time because it treats the two [Enter Value:] criteria as the same parameter. After you provide a value for the first parameter, Microsoft Access uses that value for the second parameter as well. Open the TestParameter query in Design view, change the [Enter Value:] criteria in the ProductName column to [Enter Name:], and then run the query again. Note that Microsoft Access prompts you for both parameters.</ol>

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