I'm using Ms Access, and I'm building application where I will need to search through my records. The problem is that I created a form that contains one major table A and two subforms of table B and C.

HOw can I search through all 3 tables and be able to pull out data from all 3 and update on the fly? Is their a way to use the database engine in Visual Basic?

I can't use the FilterbyForm becuase I want to be able to search through my subforms also. Does all this make sense to any?

You could write an SQL union query to join all of the tables together then base the form on that query. You would then be able to search and update all three.

: I'm using Ms Access, and I'm building application where I will need to search through my records. The problem is that I created a form that contains one major table A and two subforms of table B and C.
:
: HOw can I search through all 3 tables and be able to pull out data from all 3 and update on the fly? Is their a way to use the database engine in Visual Basic?
:
: I can't use the FilterbyForm becuase I want to be able to search through my subforms also. Does all this make sense to any?
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