i am working on a dynamic database which must be extremely professional and user friendly for the "non-access" users..
I am not sure if any code exists for this or if it is capable but I need to put a focus or highlight the record in a form (in a table type view) to emphasise with great details that the user is currently on that record. the little Arrow on the record selector is not enough.
My first choice is that the record currently beign used remains in black colour or perhaps even enlarges whicle the other records in the rows (above and below) are greyed or faded so that it is blatently obvious that they are not selected but are available.
I would greatly appreicate any advice..
Thanks
I googled 'access forms change current row indicator' and the first result was http://access.mvps.org/access/forms/frm0047.htm which looks pretty good (although maybe not very supportable).
The problem with what you want to do is that Access doesn't do that easily; Access does a lot of things for you at the price of accepting the way it does them. When you want to change that you will have problems.
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I have a database where I don't want some fields showing depending on data in other fields. I'm still new to VBA, having learnt how to do things I need via the internet (there's not much call for it in my job so like to try it out on side projects) for the things I need and have managed to create some code that hides certain fields that aren't needed, depending on what's been entered in another field and that works okay, if not perfectly (I'd like it to only work on the current record and not all of them at once but will worry about that later). My problem is, if I'm entering information onto a record and any of those fields become invisible exactly as I would want them to, then if I have more records to complete and load a new record, those hidden fields are also hidden on the blank record before any data has been entered and I want each new record to show all fields from the outset.
Another thing I've noticed is that if I close the database, next time I go into it the hidden fields have unhidden themselves again so I know I'm missing something important.
Here's a screenshot of a bit of the code where I want 2 other fields (What_reason and Date_sent_to_new_owning_School) to be visible depending on whether the answer in the current field after update is "Standard" or "Non-standard":
I'm sorry if this is really entry-level stuff but I AM entry level and trying to learn. This bit does work, albeit not perfectly as I'd like it to only work on the record I'm in at the time, and not go through and hide that field in all the other records at once (which it's doing).
I've searched everywhere but can't find the answer and although I've tried, I'm nowhere near good enough at VBA to try and use common sense to work it out. Is this something that can be done? I'm okay with computers generally and with Access too but I'm aware there's an awful lot I don't know and this is why I'm trying to do new things and learn stuff that I've not used before. I have tried all day to get this to work but am admitting defeat and am hoping somebody here will be able to help me. I'll probably need 'idiot level' advice if that's possible, I know my limitations. :)
Do you know how to use the Event tab in the Property Sheet? You can set all of your fields to [field].Visible = True on either: On Current, On Load, or On Open
Screenshot of the Property Sheet and for the field that determines the visibility of all of the other fields; you can use the Event: After Update so that way when you click/tab away from that field, it'll make those changes for you!
Property setting affects ALL instances of control. Control will be visible/not visible for all records depending on conditions of current record. Therefore, dynamically hiding controls on form set in Continuous or Datasheet will NOT give the desired result of
only work on the current record and not all of them at once
Db is not going to 'remember' dynamic setting - code needs to be executed when form opens and/or navigating records - so it is needed in OnCurrent event as well as control's AfterUpdate.
Conditional Formatting can dynamically enable/disable textbox/combobox by record although control is still visible.
i've had a look around for an answer to this but couldn't find a definitive answer (if some can point me at a thread that does answer this i'd appreciate it).
I've created basic database where queries are logged and then reported on. When someone logs a new query it goes into a table called "TBL Main Log", this is done on a basic data entry form and when they select "Country" a field called "Owner" is auto populated. However, when i click save at the bottom, this data doesn't get pulled through into "TBL Main Log". My save is run off a basic close window and save macro.
I have set up my autofill being fed off a combo box for "Country". I'm assuming i need to do something in the event properties after update. I'm pretty limited with my coding abilities so could answers be dumbed down as much as possible for me.
Cheers
Luke
Based on the comments:
me.Refresh on forms forces bound controls to save to the table.
To start, I am using Access 2003 and have a similar project that works correctly that I designed.
I am stumped as to why a particular field will not change dynamically like every other field until I "refresh".
Currently I have a task list that lists all items that need to be works. Containing a Status: New, Open, Closed; The account number, person who is working it and more.
The tasklist is just a form with a subform with a datasheet view that opens the task when you double click it. If a user opens a task, that task will be locked until they move on. If any information that is viewed in the task list is changed, it dynamically updates, all but the Status (which really is the most important) until the user manually refreshes it.
Does anyone know what I need to look for that would cause this? The Status is stored as an integer that joins with it's true value. I thought this may be the reason, however I have a similar tool I designed does not have this issue.
I've look into how they are joined, the code that changes this value, everything seems the same between the working and not working.
Any advice?
Thanks in advance.
edit any fields that are JOINED, do not seem to dynamically update until I hit refresh. However, the other database has this working. What am I missing that is different between them.
Solved.
I changed the object displaying the field from a textbox to a combobox, showed two columns with widths 0";1" and it works.
I have this userform that i'm developing for my report formatting task. My whole code is finished, there are only 2 problems that i need to work on.
Making my VBA application work on every excel file that user choose
Exception Handling for ComboBoxes on my form.
(Edit: I hope trying to get attention of people who are interested in this question to another stackoverflow.com topic is not against forum rules)
You guys can reach first problem's topic from here: (There is already one suggestion but i'm little bit confused. So it would be super for alternative suggestions) http://bit.ly/VnF3cK
And about my second problem, when i click empty place of combobox, i can type whatever i want, but i want to restrict it, so users can only choose values [1-5] that i put inside of combobox. How can I achieve this?
In answer to your secondary question, you need to change the ComboBox's Style property to frmStyleDropDownList
I want the ToolStrips to remain on one row, and for the user to be able to rearrange on that row but not create additional rows. I tried using SetBounds on the LocationChanged event, if the user attempted to change the Y position it just sprung right back. However, this created some visual bugs, such as the mouse always jumping back to the location and the ToolStrips jumping around randomly (while dragging one, the other would hop around randomly on the bar...)
I also tried setting the MaximumSize of the toolstripcontainer panel, but it allowed the creation of a new row anyway (in which the toolstrips were hidden.)
EDIT: Its been a few months, still no answers...is this even possible?
I have the same question. Did you figure this out? You might want to take a look at this post. I think it answers your question but I'm just surprised one would have to write a custom layout class to do what I would think would be default behavior for a ToolStrip.