It is not possible to understand what you are trying to do.

Please show images.

Reword your question. "To set from the one form, the filter using the ApplyFilter command on a field named DriversGroups" does not make any sense.

Ok... imagine if you will I have a table of addresses states in which the table displayed is on a form.  ON that form is just first last name, state

I want to make a nice clean interface to be able to filter all the people from a state on that form.  So on that form as a button saying "filter by state"  Clicking that button opens a new form created originally by going to create/forms/more forms/modial dialog.  It's essentially a shortcut to a smaller form with two buttons and a combo box.   I'd like to keep it this way since it's a very clean user interface element for this and other parts of my database.  

What I'd like the user to be able to do is click a button to bring up my select dialog (original form is open already)
Choose from the combo box on the form that pops up.
Have a script on the ok button that gathers the selection from the combo box.
goes back to the original form that launched the second form and set the filter
requery the original form so that it displays the data being filtered.
closes itself (the second modal form)

While you can do this with something like this
Forms!FormName.Form.Filter = "State=NY"
Forms!FormName.Form.FilterOn=True

Are you sure you want to use a second form just for filtering? This sounds like somethingSearch Form 2.0 would handle very well.

further comments.  The script in my original location was test to be sure the variable is working   My problem appears to be in the applyfilter on a form called drivers, a field called groups and filtering by the text in a string called location

OK>.I've decided to walk before running.  My issue is the filter itself.  I've set up a combo box on the same form now with an after update event.  I just cannot get the filter to work when.  It shows red on compile or when I leave the line.    I'm sorry for the simplicity of the question, but looking at Microsoft help is not doing much to help here.  It's probably something very unintelligent that I"m doing but I'm baffled.  the line that appears to be failing is the DoCmd.AppyFilter line.

Is the issue that I cannot put the filter on a form this way?  Do I need to use that command on the queries I have in use?


Dim Location As String
Location = LocationCMB
If Location = "All" Then
Location = ""
DoCmd.Close
Else
DoCmd.ApplyFilter ,like location,[groups]
End If

I've never used that docmd.applyfilter so I don't know, but your syntax looks wrong too. I'm sure it needs quotations at the very least. You also need to specify what field it's supposed to be filtering.

DoCmd.ApplyFilter ,"Location LIKE '*" & Location & "*'"

Use Me.Filter= or set it up like the Search Form 2.0

This might help too
Filter Combo

Give this a go. If it doesn't work in your database please share some screenshots.

    Dim Location As String
    Location = LocationCMB
    
    If Location = "All" Then
        Location = ""
        DoCmd.Close
    Else
        DoCmd.ApplyFilter , "Location LIKE ""*" & Location & "*""", "groups"
    End If