I have:
Table "user"
id, username, password
Table "freedate"
id, user_id, start_date, end_date
Each user can have 1 or more (unlimited) number of "freedate" entries.
Now i have form with 2 text fields (username and password), and 2 date pickers (one for start date and another one for end date).
How can i enable user to inserd aditional datepicker pairs so they can enter as much of "freedate" entires as they need to?
I was wondering about insertind aditional button inside form, that would somehow create aditional fields when pressed, but u have no idea how to do it.
I don't need working example (even tho one would help ofc). What i need i suggestion from your own expirience if you had similar problem.
You can use javascript as noted above. Though that can get tricky to get the new fields associated with the datepicker.
You can also submit after each pair is entered. On returning back to form after save insert a new set of start/end date fields to the end of the form. This way they always have a freedate pair they can enter. (a bit slower overall)
You need javascript to generate these fields on the fly. Or a fixed amount of extra fields could be hidden and shown one by one using javascript as the user clicks the button. You would need to keep track of the number of fields being shown in a javascript var.
You need to write custom javascript in order to do that. It isn't hard, you would need to do something along these lines:
You need to create a button and, when that button gets clicked (onClick event or jquery click() function) you can add the html for your field (<input type=.... /> and so on to your form) and remember to use the correct name for these fields so that they get sent correctly when the user submits the form.
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So I'm trying to select some names from a table where their set dates are between two dates that I enter via keyboard.
If it was for a single input, where I only use something like (:x) in the region source, I could just create a Text Field Item X where I enter something and press ENTER.
What if I need multiple inputs? like (:x) and (:y).
Upon creating 2 items and entering their values nothing happens when I press ENTER.
The Region Source is this:
SELECT * FROM TOYS WHERE SALE_DATE BETWEEN upper(:x) AND upper(:y);
What am I supposed to do in order to enter two inputs?
If you need to initiate an action (submit the page, for example) by changing value, you have to find a property Submit when Enter pressed in item's settings and set it to Yes. For select lists, the same property is Page Action on Selection, and desired value for it - Submit Page.
Or, you can just create a button. Button's action by default is also "submit page".
I would like to have a line on an Access user-form. Call it Item #1. I would like Item #1 to be a text box where the user can enter any type of information. So for example, say the user entered "Tutoring" and then next to this was an additional Textbox that allowed the user to enter the hours spent tutoring and the date in which the hours were logged.
What I would like is to have a button to allow the user to add a second line (or set of textboxes) when needed, or a third line, etc. Is this something that can be set up on the Access form? Does this need to be coded in VBA? Just looking for some tips to provide me some direction on the best approach.
"If the data should not be stored in a table, it' a bit more complicated. "
You would have to make the text boxes not visible when the form loads, and then make each text box visible on the After Update event of the previous box.
I have a continuous form which displays a small amount of data from each record in my table ProjectT (i.e. project name, status) and a command button in the footer which I would like to open the selected record in its expanded single form (where all of the relevant info is displayed).
At first I set this button up using Access's wizard, but realized that Access opens a selected record by filtering the data on the form. The problem with this is that once the expanded form is opened, I want a user to be able to move to other records without having to select to unfilter the results. If I change the button on my continuous form to simply open the expanded single form, is there code I can run to make the form open to the selected record without putting a filter on?
Initially I thought to set the expanded form's (named ProjectF) default value to Forms!ProjectListF!ProjectID (where ProjectListF is the continuous form and ProjectID is the autonumber primary key for ProjectT), but this was not successful, I think because there is more than one ProjectID displayed on ProjectListF.
Another thing to consider is that I have another button on my Main Menu form which opens the ProjectF form in data entry mode to prevent the user inadvertently changing/deleting an existing record when they are trying to add a new one; I have no idea if this might be important when trying to find a solution to my issue.
I'm open to any suggestion--I have an okay handle on SQL, and have delved into a little VBA but am completely self taught. Any ideas? Thanks!
You can open the detailed form with this command:
DoCmd.OpenForm "ProjectF", , , "[ProjectID] = " & Me!ProjectID.Value & ""
I have a dynpro with several mandatory fields. Now, I want to implement a button that prefills those fields with suggested values. Further, another button should deactive certain input fields.
My problem is that the button actions are stopped by the empty mandatory fields. Is there a way to skip those validations, if a certain button has been pressend and acces the PAI - PBO handling?
You must execute your action before the mandatory checks bloc other changes.
Instead of
MODULE ... INPUT
you can try
MODULE ... AT EXIT-COMMAND
Normally the AT EXIT-COMMAND allows you to leave the screen, even if the values are missing. But you can use it also to fill mandatory fields.
After filling the mandatory field I would call again the screen to process PBO/PAI again. So the user can see the new changed values.
One question: Could you also fill the values during PBO?
Something like:
MODULE ... OUTPUT.
IF field is initial.
field = default_value.
ENDIF.
I have a standard form in MS-Access which lists a bunch of orders, and each row contains order no, customer, etc fields + a button to view notes and attached document files.
On request from our customer we should gray out the button btnAnm (or check or uncheck a checkbox) depending on a calculation from two queries to two other tables (a SELECT COUNT WHERE and a check if a text field is empty).
I've tried btnAnm_BeforeUpdate(...) and btnAnm_BeforeRender(...) and put breakpoints in the subs, but none of them trigger. The same if I use the control Ordernr instead of btnAnm.
I'd like a function in the Detail VBA code to be triggered for each "Me." (row) so to speak, and set the row's control's properties in that sub.
What do I do? I've looked at the help file and searched here.
*Edit: So I want to do something that "isn't made to work that way"? Ie. events are not triggered in Details.
As an alternative, could I base the value of a checkbox on each line on a query based on the 'Ordernr' field of the current row and the result of a SELECT COUNT from another table and empty field check?
Do I do this in the query the list is based on, or can I bind the extra checkbox field to a query?
A description of how to do this (combine a COUNT and a WHERE "not empty" to yes/no checkbox value) would be perfectly acceptable, I think! :)*
You cannot do much with an unbound control in a continuous form, anything you do will only apply to the current record. You can use a bound control with a click event so that it acts like a button.
Presumably the related documents have a reference to the order number that appears on your form, which means that you can create a control, let us call it CountOrders, with a ControlSource like so:
=DCount("OrderID","QueryName","OrderID=" & [OrderID])
The control can be hidden, or you can set it up to return true or False for use with a textbox, you can also use it for Conditional Formatting, but sadly, not for command buttons.
Expression Is [CountOrders]>0
You can also hide the contents and add a click event so that is acts in place of the command button. Conditional Formatting will allow you to enable or disable a textbox.
As I understand your question, you have a continuous form with as command button that appears on each row - and you'd like to enable/disable the button conditionally depending on the contents of the row.
Unfortunately you can't do that. It seems that you can't reference the individual command buttons separately.
Having wanted to do something similar in the past I came up with two alternate ways of setting up my interface.
Put a trap into the onClick code for the Button. Which is icky, because it is counter intuitive to the user. But it gets you that functionality now.
Move the command button (and editable fields) up into the form header, and make the rows read only. Your users then interact with the record only in the header, and select the record they want work with in the list below. As I recall this is known a Master-Detail interface.