How to bind a data source to the access option group?
In Access, you can use data binding to bind a data source to an option group. Here are some steps to achieve this operation:
- Open the Access database and open the design view of a form or report.
- In the design view, locate the option group control and select it.
- Switch to the “Data” tab in the properties window.
- In the “Control Source” property, select the data source you want to bind to. This can be a table, query, or any other form of data source.
- Enter the number of columns in the “Number of Columns” property within the options group. This will depend on the number of options you want to display.
- In the “Column Widths” property, input the width of each column in the option group. You can separate the width of each column using a semicolon (;).
- Choose “Option Button” in the “Control Type” property.
- Click the “…” button below the “Control Source” property to open the query builder.
- In the query builder, create a query to select the data you want to display. You can choose fields from tables, other queries, or create calculated fields.
- After completing the query in the query builder, close the query builder.
- Save and close the design view of form or report.
Your option group should now be linked to the data source you have selected. When you run the form or report, the option group will display the data you have selected in your query.