How do you setup a datacombo box to an access data base?

I am 4 days @ 18hour days trying to figure out how to set up a datacombo box up from data on an access database. It took till early this morning to figure out that the drop down box was wrong and the datacombo box is what I need. I have spent all day reading several books, searching several postings but can't figure it out. I saw posting stating it is easy but I can't figure it out at all.

To be specific: I took an access dataset and used the VB6 Application wizard to import the database into VB6. But all it gave me was text boxes. This is great for about 1/2 of the fields but I need 1/2 to be a datalist and datacombo boxes.

I have verified the connection to the database was successful. I can even get the datacombo box and datalist box on the form... But thats it.

I have had a long day of trying every thing I can think of...... Can any one help an old man figure it out???

The coding for the master table is as follows:

*****Begin Code*******
Dim WithEvents adoPrimaryRS As Recordset
Dim mbChangedByCode As Boolean
Dim mvBookMark As Variant
Dim mbEditFlag As Boolean
Dim mbAddNewFlag As Boolean
Dim mbDataChanged As Boolean

Private Sub DataCombo1_Click(Area As Integer)

End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim db As Connection
Set db = New Connection
db.CursorLocation = adUseClient
db.Open "PROVIDER=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=C:\MCD_Prototype_Demo\Acess97Convert.mdb;"

Set adoPrimaryRS = New Recordset
adoPrimaryRS.Open "select [Asset No],[CAD System],[CAR No],[Checked By],[Checked Date],Comments,Department,Description,[Devel By],[Devel Date],[File Name],[Manuf Location],Project,[Released By],[Released Date],[Rev By],[Rev Checked By],[Rev Checked Date],[Rev Comments],[Rev Date],[Rev Released By],[Rev Released Date],[Revision Lvl],[Spare 1],[Spare 2],[Spare 3],[Spare 4],[Spare 5],[Upper Level Assembly] from [Master Data Set] Order by [File Name]", db, adOpenStatic, adLockOptimistic

Dim oText As TextBox
'Bind the text boxes to the data provider
For Each oText In Me.txtFields
Set oText.DataSource = adoPrimaryRS
Next

mbDataChanged = False
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Resize()
On Error Resume Next
lblStatus.Width = Me.Width - 1500
cmdNext.Left = lblStatus.Width + 700
cmdLast.Left = cmdNext.Left + 340
End Sub

Private Sub Form_KeyDown(KeyCode As Integer, Shift As Integer)
If mbEditFlag Or mbAddNewFlag Then Exit Sub

Select Case KeyCode
Case vbKeyEscape
cmdClose_Click
Case vbKeyEnd
cmdLast_Click
Case vbKeyHome
cmdFirst_Click
Case vbKeyUp, vbKeyPageUp
If Shift = vbCtrlMask Then
cmdFirst_Click
Else
cmdPrevious_Click
End If
Case vbKeyDown, vbKeyPageDown
If Shift = vbCtrlMask Then
cmdLast_Click
Else
cmdNext_Click
End If
End Select
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)
Screen.MousePointer = vbDefault
End Sub

Private Sub adoPrimaryRS_MoveComplete(ByVal adReason As ADODB.EventReasonEnum, ByVal pError As ADODB.Error, adStatus As ADODB.EventStatusEnum, ByVal pRecordset As ADODB.Recordset)
'This will display the current record position for this recordset
lblStatus.Caption = "Record: " & CStr(adoPrimaryRS.AbsolutePosition)
End Sub

Private Sub adoPrimaryRS_WillChangeRecord(ByVal adReason As ADODB.EventReasonEnum, ByVal cRecords As Long, adStatus As ADODB.EventStatusEnum, ByVal pRecordset As ADODB.Recordset)
'This is where you put validation code
'This event gets called when the following actions occur
Dim bCancel As Boolean

Select Case adReason
Case adRsnAddNew
Case adRsnClose
Case adRsnDelete
Case adRsnFirstChange
Case adRsnMove
Case adRsnRequery
Case adRsnResynch
Case adRsnUndoAddNew
Case adRsnUndoDelete
Case adRsnUndoUpdate
Case adRsnUpdate
End Select

If bCancel Then adStatus = adStatusCancel
End Sub

Private Sub cmdAdd_Click()
On Error GoTo AddErr
With adoPrimaryRS
If Not (.BOF And .EOF) Then
mvBookMark = .Bookmark
End If
.AddNew
lblStatus.Caption = "Add record"
mbAddNewFlag = True
SetButtons False
End With

Exit Sub
AddErr:
MsgBox Err.Description
End Sub

Private Sub cmdDelete_Click()
On Error GoTo DeleteErr
With adoPrimaryRS
.Delete
.MoveNext
If .EOF Then .MoveLast
End With
Exit Sub
DeleteErr:
MsgBox Err.Description
End Sub

Private Sub cmdRefresh_Click()
'This is only needed for multi user apps
On Error GoTo RefreshErr
adoPrimaryRS.Requery
Exit Sub
RefreshErr:
MsgBox Err.Description
End Sub

Private Sub cmdEdit_Click()
On Error GoTo EditErr

lblStatus.Caption = "Edit record"
mbEditFlag = True
SetButtons False
Exit Sub

EditErr:
MsgBox Err.Description
End Sub
Private Sub cmdCancel_Click()
On Error Resume Next

SetButtons True
mbEditFlag = False
mbAddNewFlag = False
adoPrimaryRS.CancelUpdate
If mvBookMark > 0 Then
adoPrimaryRS.Bookmark = mvBookMark
Else
adoPrimaryRS.MoveFirst
End If
mbDataChanged = False

End Sub

Private Sub cmdUpdate_Click()
On Error GoTo UpdateErr

adoPrimaryRS.UpdateBatch adAffectAll

If mbAddNewFlag Then
adoPrimaryRS.MoveLast 'move to the new record
End If

mbEditFlag = False
mbAddNewFlag = False
SetButtons True
mbDataChanged = False

Exit Sub
UpdateErr:
MsgBox Err.Description
End Sub

Private Sub cmdClose_Click()
Unload Me
End Sub

Private Sub cmdFirst_Click()
On Error GoTo GoFirstError

adoPrimaryRS.MoveFirst
mbDataChanged = False

Exit Sub

GoFirstError:
MsgBox Err.Description
End Sub

Private Sub cmdLast_Click()
On Error GoTo GoLastError

adoPrimaryRS.MoveLast
mbDataChanged = False

Exit Sub

GoLastError:
MsgBox Err.Description
End Sub

Private Sub cmdNext_Click()
On Error GoTo GoNextError

If Not adoPrimaryRS.EOF Then adoPrimaryRS.MoveNext
If adoPrimaryRS.EOF And adoPrimaryRS.RecordCount > 0 Then
Beep
'moved off the end so go back
adoPrimaryRS.MoveLast
End If
'show the current record
mbDataChanged = False

Exit Sub
GoNextError:
MsgBox Err.Description
End Sub

Private Sub cmdPrevious_Click()
On Error GoTo GoPrevError

If Not adoPrimaryRS.BOF Then adoPrimaryRS.MovePrevious
If adoPrimaryRS.BOF And adoPrimaryRS.RecordCount > 0 Then
Beep
'moved off the end so go back
adoPrimaryRS.MoveFirst
End If
'show the current record
mbDataChanged = False

Exit Sub

GoPrevError:
MsgBox Err.Description
End Sub

Private Sub SetButtons(bVal As Boolean)
cmdAdd.Visible = bVal
cmdEdit.Visible = bVal
cmdUpdate.Visible = Not bVal
cmdCancel.Visible = Not bVal
cmdDelete.Visible = bVal
cmdClose.Visible = bVal
cmdRefresh.Visible = bVal
cmdNext.Enabled = bVal
cmdFirst.Enabled = bVal
cmdLast.Enabled = bVal
cmdPrevious.Enabled = bVal
End Sub
*************End of Code ******************

Did you try the code that I supplied you with on your other post?

victorpendleton, Yes I Did try it and it was unsuccessful. How ever I had played around and it appears I had stumbled my way through and found that my real problem has beed the physical linking of the datacombo feature with the data source. I have read sooooo many postings with soo many different approaches. I had accidently made the connection but unfortunately at this moment I can't reduplicated.

I am now at the 12th hour. And I don't have time to further develop it at this time. 7am tomorrow I need to present a presentation to show if Visual Basic will be the answer to the company document control issues.

I will just have to BS my way through it.

Right now I am trying to figure out why I keep getting errors when I try an install the pack and install feature; I posted a nother posting for it.

The complete story is this. I am 100% green on the VB. I am primarily a CAD Machine designer and my epecialty is 3D Modeling with Solid Works. We have until Dec 31st to comply with FDA. Our Document and drawing control is currently being handled via Excell manually.
We need a control to link Access Databas to Solidworks to provide the direct link and security controls.

We have evaluated several company's out there but the $100,000.00 tag is a bit much. So I decided to research a solution.

I tried all I could for the last 2 weeks. All I can do now is present it in the hopes they will accept it.

If they Do they will be sending me to proper schooling to properly learn VB.....................

Bummer I couldn't get DataCombo down to a science.

But for all that replyied thanks. I was a big help[.