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Problem with combobox form controls
A fix for this problem is in the works. See this AccessForever article.
While this is, indeed, a frustrating situation, I'm sure, you're probably not reaching the right audience with your request to "check the problem". That's because forums like this are NOT staffed by Microsoft support people. Rather, almost all of the participants are Access developers who share their experience and knowledge as peers. We have no control over what Microsoft does, or does not do. We can recommend and request, of course.
That said, it sounds like there might be some problem with Windows 11 on your computer. Replicating that problem is the first step to getting help. Can you upload a copy of an accdb exhibiting this problem? I don't have Windows 11 installed, but perhaps someone else who does have it already could examine it for you and eventually offer ideas about dealing with the problem.
- I contacted the support chat included with my Microsoft 365 subscription and was told that they didn't know about Access, except for installation and activation issues, and that I had to request assistance by accessing a link that brought me here, so despite knowing the nature of this invaluable forum, I posted thinking that official Access technicians were also here. I am sorry for the misunderstanding.
That said, I greatly appreciate your interest and would be happy to upload my acddb, but at the moment it is unfeasible, as it is a complex and very bulky development that requires going through an online installation and activation process without which it is impossible to start it, so it would be useless.
I would like to point out, in any case, that if the forms works perfectly in Windows 10 and the problem occurs only in windows 11 (I have already tested in two different machines) being something apparently as basic as the population of the text of a combobox while writing in it, it must be because something has changed in the operating system, without Access has adapted to it (I know it sounds strange, but I really can't find another explanation) and that's why I tried to request support, because I am developing with access and VBA for nearly 30 years and normally able to find what is my fault.
In the next days I will continue trying to isolate the problem to prepare and upload a trimmed version that allows to check what I say.
Thanks again.- Neither do I see this issue.
Access Version 2209 (Build 15629.20208 Click to Run) Current channel.
Windows 11 Enterprise 21H2 Build 22000.1098- Thanks Tom_van_Stiphout & Gustav Brock.
I will try in an empty new form a little later, but really don't understand what can be interfering here. As I say it work in a win10 but don't works in win11 install....
- As I noted, I don't have Windows 11 yet. I'm waiting for a "green light" in the form of seeing experiences of others, like this one, resolved....
That said, I'll try to bring the problem to the attention of someone who might be able to help.- That will be great. I appreciate your help!!!
Meanwhile, I continue debugging myself and find that problematic comboboxes may be only the ones in unbounded forms, with a query as control source. In some other comboxes with form recordset fields behind, all seem to be working as usual. I need to do more checking anyway...
Window 11 has been a problem with Access, the best you can do is to have both machines use window 10. I had a similar issue as wello
- I do not control all users of my app, so that is not an option. If there is a bug it should be fixed
