I have the following code on a subform's on current, but it errors on open of the main form:
If IsNull([Forms]![frmMContacts]!ID) Then
With Forms!frmMContacts!frmMContacts_SubPeopleContacts.Form
.Enabled = False
End With
Else
With Forms!frmMContacts!frmMContacts_SubPeopleContacts.Form
.Enabled = True
End With
If Me.NewRecord Then
Me.txtCurrRec = "New Contact Role Record"
Else
Me.txtCurrRec = CStr(Me.CurrentRecord) & " of " & _
DCount("ID", "tblContactPeople", "FKClient = " & Me.Parent.CM_CID) & " Contact Roles"
End If
End If
The point of it is, simply to update a text box in the form's footer, to provide a count of records for the sub form. The issue is that when a user opens the main (parent) form, from the main menu, the main record has no record, and the sub form is still loading. In reality, I'm hiding the detail of the main form, and hence this sub form is hidden. The user has to hit 1 of 2 buttons in the main form header. Either find a record (pop-up form) or start a new one (another pop-up form).
When I try to open this main form, I get the error "run-time error '2465' application-defined or object-defined error".
I'm not sure how to trap this and just either make the sub-form disabled or prevent this on-current code form firing, until the parent has a record.
Thanks for any help!
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In my Clients form I have 2 textboxes (tbHHName, and tbHHID) and a navigation control (nav) displaying subforms/subreports.
When the user clicks tbHHName, a modal form opens to select which client to view.
Before switching clients, the form shows:
tbHHName: Client123
nav: Account1, Account2, Account3
After switching to Client456, here's what it displays:
tbHHName: Client456
nav: Account1, Account2, Account3
Here's what it should be displaying:
tbHHName: Client456
nav: Account4, Account5, Account6
After the user clicks on one of the nav tabs it displays correctly, but I can't figure out how to force refresh the nav control without that click. Any advice would be very much appreciated.
All of the nav's subforms/subreports have the NavigationWhereClause set to: "[HH_ID] = tbHHID"
Below is the Form_Load, and the tbHHName_Click subs
Private Sub Form_Load()
On Error Resume Next
'Set form recordsource
Me.RecordSource = "SELECT * FROM _HOUSEHOLDS WHERE HH_ID = " & GetSetting(AppName, Reg_JBGeneral, Reg_HH_ID, 0)
'Apologize to users
MsgBox "Please click on the Holdings tab again to refresh the data." & vbNewLine & _
" Sorry for the extra click," & vbNewLine & _
" -MaybeOn8", , AppName
End Sub
Private Sub tbHHName_Click()
On Error Resume Next
'open the form that sets new HH_ID value using the SaveSetting method
DoCmd.OpenForm "Households_Select", WindowMode:=acDialog
Form_Load
End Sub
Thanks in advance, SO
I tested with UNBOUND combobox sitting on main form to select filter parameter and NavigationWhereClause has criteria expression HH_ID=Forms![NavForm]!Combo9. Code in combobox AfterUpdate event:
Forms![NavForm]!NavigationSubform.Requery
Then I tested with code to change value of combobox and requery.
Forms!NavForm.Combo9 = 17
Forms!NavForm.NavigationSubform.Requery
This all works and does not involve changing RecordSource. Now just decide where to place code that changes control's value and requery subform.
Also, can use DoCmd.BrowseTo method to set focus on particular Navigation tab.
Found a fix. I tacked this onto the end of the Form_Load sub:
Forms("Households").NavigationSubform.Report.FilterOn = False
Forms("Households").NavigationSubform.Report.FilterOn = True
Even though there are mixed subforms and subreports in the navigation control, everything seems to load fine.
I am working with MS Access and I am currently trying out the navigation sub-forms. However I am finding it difficult to understand how to simply change the recordsource of a sub form. One of the tabs within my "NavigationSubform" is called "nbCustomerList", which has the target navigation name "CustomerList". Within the CustomerList form, there is a button which when clicked opens a popup which allows you to filter the query on CustomerList. How do I achieve a change to recordsource from an event like this?
Private Sub btnSearch_Click()
On Error GoTo HandleError
If CurrentProject.AllForms("MainMenu").IsLoaded Then
[Forms]![CustomerList].RecordSource = CustomerListFilter()
[Forms]![MainMenu]![NavigationSubform].Requery
End If
''ErrorHandling'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
HandleExit:
Exit Sub
HandleError:
MsgBox (Err.Number & ": " & Err.Description)
Resume HandleExit
End Sub
The following test worked for me:
Forms![Navigation Form].NavigationSubform.Form.RecordSource = "SELECT * FROM Rates WHERE ID=2"
Assuming your form design has the default names of [Navigation Form] and NavigationSubform assigned by Access, in your db try:
[Forms]![Navigation Form].NavigationSubform.Form.RecordSource = CustomerListFilter()
Requery command was not necessary.
I don't use Navigation Form design. Keep in mind that no matter how many tabs are set up, only one subform is available at any time. Nature of Navigation Form is that it loads and unloads subforms as called by click on tabs.
In access I am trying to not let the user exit a textbox unless they have filled it out (i.e. not left it null). This is to be done in a function in order to cut down on code. In VBA is there some way to stop the user from exiting the function? (I know about setting the focus but I need the code to work from a multitude of different textboxes)
For reference my current code is as follows;
Function Reload()
If IsNull(EmployeeID.Value) Or IsNull([First Name].Value) Or IsNull([Surname].Value) Or IsNull(DOB.Value) Or IsNull(Position.Value) Or IsNull(Position.Value) Or IsNull(Mobile.Value) Or IsNull(Email.Value) Or IsNull(Address.Value) Or IsNull(Suburb.Value) Or IsNull(Postcode.Value) Or IsNull([Start Date].Value) Or IsNull(UserLogin.Value) Or IsNull(UserPassword.Value) Then
MsgBox "Please fill out all fields"
Else
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdSaveRecord
Form.Refresh
End If
End Function
Thanks
The best technique I know is to use the BeforeUpdate event to run data validation. Using your if statements if the data is not valid then set
Cancel = True
and the data will not write. You would probably prefer to disable the default record navigation and form close buttons and use custom buttons so that you can trap the invalid data error and prevent moving to a new record or closing the form. But even if you allow the user to use the built in navigation buttons or close button Access will throw up error messages about being unable to save the current record and prompt the user if he wants to proceed.
You can also go a step further and captue which fields are invalid and present a message box.
Msgbox ("The following fields were left blank and must be entered to save this record:" & vbCrLf & "Field 1" & vbCrLf & "Field 2")
A little modification of the text input limiter i use in our chat room should help. New function I have called it MustINPUT and call it on the LostFocus of the text boxes that you don't want to move from with out input.
Private Sub MyTextBox_LostFocus()
Call MustINPUT (Me.MyTextBox, 0)
End Sub
Just change the message for your users.
Sub MustINPUT(ctl As Control, iMaxLen As Integer)
'Call MustINPUT(Me.txtSayThis, 0)
If Len(ctl.Text) = iMaxLen Then
MsgBox "Please Type something", vbExclamation, "Input Needed"
ctl.Text = Left(ctl.Text, iMaxLen)
ctl.SelStart = iMaxLen
End If
End Sub
Hope this help. DR ,
I have a Form named frmSearchAirport
I have two tab controls on the form named TabControl1 and TabControl2.
Each tab control has five pages.
On another Form i have command buttons.
I want to use each command button to open a page on a TabControl and to make the inactive TabControl invisible
I wrote this code for one of the command buttons so that it would open the first page on TabControl2 and and make TabControl1 invisible but i get an error message saying the action or method requires a form name argument
DoCmd.OpenForm FormName:=frmSearchAirport, View:=acNormal, OpenArgs:=0
Forms![frmSearchAirport].TabControl1.Visible = False
and this code for the On Load event of the Form named frmSearchAirport
Private Sub Form_Load()
If IsNull(Me.OpenArgs) = False Then
Me.TabControl1 = Me.OpenArgs
Me.TabControl2 = Me.OpenArgs
End If
End Sub
Can anyone help with this.
Thank you
Edit 1:
Ive since changed the code to this and im getting an Application Defined or Object Defined error
DoCmd.OpenForm FormName:="frmSearchDublinAirport", View:=acNormal,OpenArgs:=0
Forms![frmSearchDublinAirport].Form.TabControl1.Visible = False
Edit 2:
ive changed the code to this. The form is actually opening on the correct page but the other TabControl is still visible and the pop up error message appears saying Application Defined or Object Defined error
DoCmd.OpenForm FormName:="frmSearchAirport", View:=acNormal, OpenArgs:=0
Forms![frmSearchAirport].TabControl1.Visible = False
Edit 3:
This code is working. the problem was I named the TAbControl incorrectly. I used TabControl1 instead of TabControlOne
DoCmd.OpenForm FormName:="frmSearchAirport", View:=acNormal, OpenArgs:=0
Forms![frmSearchAirport].TabControlOne.Visible = False
The FormName parameter of DoCmd.OpenForm needs a string - the form name.
So you probably need:
DoCmd.OpenForm FormName:="frmSearchAirport", View:=acNormal, OpenArgs:=0
I am a casual programmer with not a lot of experience. I am happy I have made it this far on my own (with help of course from this site and others like it). But now I need some help.
I have created a user control with several text boxes, masked text boxes, combo boxes, a check box and 3 buttons.
I have created a form (Form1) with a tab control (TabControl1) that has 1 tab page on it (TabPage1). I have added my user control to TabPage1 and the control assumes the name ContactTab1. This was done through the VB.net form design, not by code.
When I run my form I have code so that when I click on my add button, it adds another tab with my user control added to it (no matter which tab I may be on). It works great, I can add as many tabs as I want. When I click on my edit or delete button, they work great in the sense that I know which tab the button is on when it gets clicked. My problem is when I click the edit button I need to set ckbDeleteContact.Checked = False and ckbDeleteContact.Visible = False on the tab that the button was clicked. When I click the delete button I need to set ckbDeleteContact.Checked = True and ckbDeleteContact.Visible = True on the tab that the button was clicked. I can access the check box on the first tab without a problem with the statement ContactTab1.ckbDeleteContact.Checked = False.
So my question is, how do I access all these text boxes, masked text boxes, combo boxes, and my check box on these dynamically added controls? Below is my code for Form1 and I have commented out what I need working:
Public Class Form1
Private intTabPage As Integer = 1
Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
TabPage1.Text = "Contact #" & intTabPage
ContactTab1.ckbDeleteContact.Checked = False
ContactTab1.ckbDeleteContact.Visible = False
TabPage1.Name = "TabPage" & intTabPage
intTabPage = intTabPage + 1
End Sub
Private Sub UC_btnAddContact_Click() Handles ContactTab1.UC_btnAddContact_Click
AddNewTab()
End Sub
Private Sub UC_btnEditContact_Click() Handles ContactTab1.UC_btnEditContact_Click
'**DEBUG: See which tab the button is on when clicked
MessageBox.Show("The edit button from the following tab was clicked: " & TabControl1.SelectedTab.Name() & vbCrLf & "The edit button on the following contact tab was clicked: " & TabControl1.SelectedTab.Controls.Item(0).Name(), "Check", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information)
'This code is what needs to work. ContactTabObject would have naming convention "ContactTabX" where X = the tab # 1 through the highest tab #
'ContactTabObject.ckbDeleteContact.Checked = False
'ContactTabObject.ckbDeleteContact.Visible = False
End Sub
Private Sub UC_btnDeleteContact_Click() Handles ContactTab1.UC_btnDeleteContact_Click
'**DEBUG: See which tab the button is on when clicked
MessageBox.Show("The delete button from the following tab was clicked: " & TabControl1.SelectedTab.Name() & vbCrLf & "The delete button on the following contact tab was clicked: " & TabControl1.SelectedTab.Controls.Item(0).Name(), "Check", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information)
'This code is what needs to work. ContactTabObject would have naming convention "ContactTabX" where X = the tab # 1 through the highest tab #
'ContactTabObject.ckbDeleteContact.Visible = True
'ContactTabObject.ckbDeleteContact.Checked = True
End Sub
Function AddNewTab()
Dim NewTab As New TabPage
Dim NewContactTab As New ContactTab
TabControl1.Controls.Add(NewTab)
TabControl1.SelectTab(NewTab)
NewTab.Text = "Contact #" & intTabPage
NewTab.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent
NewTab.Controls.Add(NewContactTab)
NewTab.Name = "TabPage" & intTabPage
NewContactTab.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(6, 6)
NewContactTab.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Transparent
NewContactTab.ckbDeleteContact.Checked = False
NewContactTab.ckbDeleteContact.Visible = False
AddHandler (NewContactTab.btnAddContact.Click), AddressOf UC_btnAddContact_Click
AddHandler (NewContactTab.btnEditContact.Click), AddressOf UC_btnEditContact_Click
AddHandler (NewContactTab.btnDeleteContact.Click), AddressOf UC_btnDeleteContact_Click
NewContactTab.Name = "ContactTab" & intTabPage
intTabPage = intTabPage + 1
End Function
End Class
Once I get this figured out, I should be good to go and I should be able to get the rest on my own. In case you are wondering, I will also be filling in the options for my combo boxes with data from a database. I will then be using the form to take all the data in it and either adding, editing, or deleting the information from a database.
Thanks in advance.
As #HansPassant said you just need to add properties to your user control to get access to your controls in it. I'm not a vb.net guy, but I think this is going to help you:
Public Function MyTextbox() As System.Windows.Forms.TextBox
Return Textbox1
End Function
You can write this in your user control code.
Ok, maybe I was not the clearest in my post or I just don't understand the encapsulation thing. I can access all my controls since they are standard controls. I just needed to know how I could get the name of the parent control, which in this case is the user defined control named ContactTabX where X = 1 through n controls that were added when I pressed my add button n times. I could always access them by saying something likeContactTab5.ckbDeleteContact.Visible = True or whatever. I did not want to hardcode since I would not be sure how many tabs were added so I wanted a way to know which tab I was on when the button was pressed that way I could change that check box property on that particular tab (since every tab is identical).
I spent hours trying to figure it out and well here is what I was able to figure out about 10 mins after posting the question (go figure). I hope this helps anyone else. And for you experts out there, any feedback is appreciated on my solution. I always like to learn :)
So replacing the subs I originally posted with these worked perfectly.
Private Sub UC_btnEditContact_Click() Handles ContactTab1.UC_btnEditContact_Click
'**DEBUG: See which tab the button is on when clicked
'MessageBox.Show("The edit button from the following tab was clicked: " & TabControl1.SelectedTab.Name() & vbCrLf & "The edit button on the following contact tab was clicked: " & TabControl1.SelectedTab.Controls.Item(0).Name(), "Check", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information)
Dim Contact As ContactTab = TabControl1.SelectedTab.Controls.Item(0)
Contact.Name = TabControl1.SelectedTab.Controls.Item(0).Name()
Contact.ckbDeleteContact.Visible = False
Contact.ckbDeleteContact.Checked = False
Contact = Nothing
End Sub
Private Sub UC_btnDeleteContact_Click() Handles ContactTab1.UC_btnDeleteContact_Click
'**DEBUG: See which tab the button is on when clicked
' MessageBox.Show("The delete button from the following tab was clicked: " & TabControl1.SelectedTab.Name() & vbCrLf & "The delete button on the following contact tab was clicked: " & TabControl1.SelectedTab.Controls.Item(0).Name(), "Check", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Information)
Dim Contact As ContactTab = TabControl1.SelectedTab.Controls.Item(0)
Contact.Name = TabControl1.SelectedTab.Controls.Item(0).Name()
Contact.ckbDeleteContact.Visible = True
Contact.ckbDeleteContact.Checked = True
Contact = Nothing
End Sub
Thanks again for the input.