Search for Existing Records, Open, Add New Ones

In this Microsoft Access tutorial I will teach you how to search to see if a value already exists in the table and if so open that record. If not, prompt to add it as a new record. 

Sophie from Laramie, Wyoming (a Platinum Member) asks: Is there a way I can look up a customer by their phone number, and if it doesn't exist, ask the user to add them as a new record?

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Pre-Requisites

• Intro to VBA: https://599cd.com/IntroVBA
• If Then: https://599cd.com/IfThen
• MsgBox: https://599cd.com/MsgBox
• DLookup: https://599cd.com/DLookup
• NZ Function: https://599cd.com/NZ
• After Update: https://599cd.com/AfterUpdate

Links

• Double Double Quotes: https://599cd.com/DoubleDouble
• Search Form 2.0: https://599cd.com/SearchForm

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