Advanced VBA | Links to other applications exercise | Form linked to Access query for football

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Software ==> Advanced VBA  (33 exercises)
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Topic ==> Links to other applications  (4 exercises)
Level ==> Harder than average
Courses ==> Fast track Excel VBA  /  Advanced VBA
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Create a form in Excel which displays the names of teams taken from the query called Lookup Teams in the Access database:

Drop list from Access query

The drop list is populated from the Access query

When a user chooses a team and clicks on the Show Details button, the system should:

  • Show the team's ground and colours, if it exists in the Excel worksheet; or
  • Show a message otherwise saying the team hasn't been found

Here is what you might see for the above team choice:

Message showing where team play

The message where a team is found

Save and close this workbook.

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