Determining the Name of a Form Component

To determine the name of a form component:

  1. Open the form that has the field or other component that displays the data to which you want to refer.
    For example, to create a subject line that includes a customer ID number and name, open the Customers form.
  2. Go into Design Mode for that form.
  3. Select the desired component, for example, the Customer ID field.
  4. Verify that the Component properties sheet is displayed.
    If not, select the ViewComponent Properties option.
  5. On the Component properties sheet, locate the Data SourceBinding field.
    The component’s internal name is displayed in that field after the period. For example, for the customer ID number, the Binding field displays object.CustNum. Thus, the Customer ID field name is CustNum.