A family of Microsoft relational database management systems designed for ease of use.
Hi, Many thanks for your answer that was useful ... just to have allowed me to think of creating a new database by downloading one of the featured online templates. In design view, I immediately checked that I was able to create a combo box, without any fuss around - reply to my first question. In a second instance, I realised that, by downloading the template, I could have downloaded something missing in my access installation. It turn out to be true: my application worked ok after that, without "error in loading dll" and the subroutine worked as well. So my two querries were apparently linked. Thanks again. JG