You can use the Column property to refer to a specific column, or column and row combination, in a multiple-column combo box or list box. Use 0 to refer to the first column, 1 to refer to the second column, and so on. Use 0 to refer to the first row, 1 to refer to the second row, and so on. For example, in a list box containing a column of customer IDs and a column of customer names, you could refer to the customer name in the second column and fifth row as:
Forms!Contacts!Customers.Column(1, 4)Setting
control.Column(column, row)
The Column property uses the following settings.
| Setting | Description |
|---|---|
| control | A Control object that represents the active combo box or list box control. |
| column | An integer that can range from 0 to the setting of the ColumnCount property minus one. |
| row | Optional. An integer that can range from 0 to the setting of the ListCount property minus 1. |
This property setting is only available by using a macro or Visual Basic. This property setting isn't available in Design view and is read-only in other views.
Remarks
You can use the Column property to assign the contents of a combo box or list box to another control, such as a text box. For example, to set the ControlSource property of a text box to the value in the second column of a list box, you could use the following expression:
=Forms!Customers!CompanyName.Column(1)If the user has made no selection when you refer to a column in a combo box or list box, the Column property setting will be Null. You can use the IsNull function to determine if a selection has been made, as in the following example:
If IsNull(Forms!Customers!Country)
Then MsgBox "No selection."
End IfNote To determine how many columns a combo box or list box has, you can inspect the ColumnCount property setting.