Using the Required Property in Microsoft Access

In this Microsoft Access tutorial, I will teach you how to use the required property to force data entry for a specific field, why you should rarely use it, and better alternatives.

Topics Covered

• Setting Required Property
• Custom Error Message
• Zero Length Strings
• No Data is Better than Bad Data
• BeforeUpdate Events

Pre-Requisites

• Access Beginner 1: https://599cd.com/ACB1

Links

• Validation Rules: https://599cd.com/Validation
• Null: https://599cd.com/Null
• Zero Length: https://599cd.com/ZLS
• Intro to VBA: https://599cd.com/IntroVBA
• Before Update: https://599cd.com/BeforeUpdate

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• Access Beginner 4: https://599cd.com/ACB4

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