Do you want to INSERT a brand new record or UPDATE an existing entry in your table ?

For an INSERT you want the following syntax...
INSERT INTO TABLE1 (FIELD1,FIELD2) VALUES ("X","y")

If it's an UPDATE you want...
UPDATE TABLE1 SET FIELD2 = "Z" WHERE FIELD1 = "X";

Obviously, you replace my definitions with your own.

Regards,

Shep

Shep

So its an update I'd need
Presuming my tablename = h_main
The 2 table fields to be updated = 'fd_bus_type' & 'fd_bus_cat'
The 2 unbound field names = 'Type' & 'Combo2'
I've tried the following code without success, is it wildly wrong?

[Dim dbs As Database
Dim rst As Recordset

Set dbs = CurrentDb
Set rst = dbs.OpenRecordset("h_main")
With rst
.Update (dbUpdateCurrentRecord)
!fd_bus_type = Forms!food_general![Type]
!fd_bus_cat = Forms!food_general![Combo2]
End With]


Tony

I've just been playing with it and have it working..................almost! it is updating the 2nd record??? not the current record, which is what I want. This is the code I have at the moment.

Dim dbs As Database
Dim rst As Recordset
Dim strOld As String
Dim strNew As String
Dim strMsg As String

Set dbs = CurrentDb
Set rst = dbs.OpenRecordset("h_main", dbOpenTable)
With rst
.Edit
strOld = !fd_bus_type
strNew = !fd_bus_cat
!fd_bus_type = Forms!food_general![Type].column(1)
!fd_bus_cat = Forms!food_general![Combo2].column(1)
strMsg = "Edit in progress"
If MsgBox(strMsg, vbYesNo) = vbYes Then
            .Update
        Else
            .CancelUpdate
        End If
MsgBox "Data in recordset = " & !fd_bus_type & " " & _
            !fd_bus_cat
        
End With

If you're using the form for entry and bound controls from the form to update the same record it might make sense to update the other fields in the record by using a variable pointer to the form recordset and forcing an update before the form can move to a next/prev record (by cancelling update until a save button w/ a blnflag has been clicked).  The !field1 and !field2 references will refer to the current record, correct?  
The idea is:

Set rs = me.recordset

With rs
     !field1 = cboName
     !field2 = cboOther
End With