I am trying to write some VBA in Microsof Access (if VBA is the way to go?). What I need is a pop up message alerting someone that a deployment is happening within the next week.
My table is called Tasks_List and there is a field called Deployment_Date.
What I think I need is to put together an OnLoad for the initial form. It would check today's date and check through Deployoment_Date and show a pop up if any deployments are happening within the next week. The pop up should show what deployments are happening e.g. Initiating_System, Deployment_Date and Description.
Thank you in advance, I've hit a brick wall on this. I'll post what I've tried but I have no VBA knowledge and it is pretty bad.
What I tried:
Private Sub Report_Open(Cancel As Integer)
Dim varX As Variant
varX = DLookup(Tasks_List.[Deployment_Date]< Now - 20)
If varX > 0 Then GoTo line2
line1: msgbox "Deployment approacing for: "
line2:
End Sub
EDIT: After help below I have created a query and form for this. Using Dcount:
Private Sub Detail_OnLoad()
Deploy = DCount("*", "Tasks_List_Popup_Query")
If Deploy <> 0 Then
DoCmd.OpenForm "Tasks_List_Popup_Query_Form"
DoCmd.GoToRecord , , acNewRec
End If
End Sub
You should not need any VBA. Create a query that selects the relevant records and create a form based on the query. You can use DCount to ensure that there are records before you launch the form, which would take a little VBA.
SELECT * FROM Tasks_List WHERE [Deployment_Date]< (Date - 20)
For the DCount:
Deploy = DCount("*","TheQuery")
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Good morning!
I have a "fancy" search function in Microsoft Access where the list of possible options shrinks as you type in the search field. Unfortunately the computer and server can't keep up with these rapid requeries of the data.
Currently the command to requery with the field in the 'onchange' function of the search box. I'd like to add a delay so it only runs the requery when the search box has not changed for a second. Thus if someone types in a 8 letter word, it isn't running 8 requeries.
The current idea I have for it, which I know there must be something better, is..
"On change, set search box value to X and wait 1 second. After 1 second, if X = search box value, run the requery. An issue is that it would be rapidly rewriting the X value and have a 'wait' command floating for each letter.
Hopefully there's a way to write an event trigger of "When field X has changed, but not changed for the past second."
Thank you!
As requested, here is my current code
'Create a string (text) variable
Dim vSearchString As String
'Populate the string variable with the text entered in the Text Box SearchFor
vSearchString = SearchFor.Text
'Pass the value contained in the string variable to the hidden text box SrchText,
'that is used as the sear4ch criteria for the Query QRY_SearchAll
SrchText = vSearchString
'Requery the List Box to show the latest results for the text entered in Text Box SearchFor
Me.SearchResults.Requery
Me.SearchResults2.Requery
'Tests for a trailing space and exits the sub routine at this point
'so as to preserve the trailing space, which would be lost if focus was shifted from Text Box SearchFor
If Len(Me.SrchText) <> 0 And InStr(Len(SrchText), SrchText, " ", vbTextCompare) Then
'Set the focus on the first item in the list box
Me.SearchResults = Me.SearchResults.ItemData(1)
Me.SearchResults.SetFocus
'Requery the form to refresh the content of any unbound text box that might be feeding off the record source of the List Box
DoCmd.Requery
'Returns the cursor to the the end of the text in Text Box SearchFor,
'and restores trailing space lost when focus is shifted to the list box
Me.SearchFor = vSearchString
Me.SearchFor.SetFocus
Me.SearchFor.SelStart = Me.SearchFor.SelLength
Exit Sub
End If
'Set the focus on the first item in the list box
' Me.SearchResults = Me.SearchResults.ItemData(1)
Me.SearchResults.SetFocus
'Requery the form to refresh the content of any unbound text box that might be feeding off the record source of the List Box
DoCmd.Requery
'Returns the cursor to the the end of the text in Text Box SearchFor
Me.SearchFor.SetFocus
If Not IsNull(Len(Me.SearchFor)) Then
Me.SearchFor.SelStart = Len(Me.SearchFor)
End If
Obviously this is not MY code, it's from somewhere on the interweb. It works fantastic for databases stored locally, but everything is moving to our Sharepoint server which is running on a 386 in a moldy basement powered by a narcoleptic gerbil.
You can simply use the Timer of the current form. No need for a separate form or anything.
Private Sub DoSearch()
' Your current code
' but you should look into removing as many "Requery" from there as possible!
End Sub
Private Sub SearchFor_Change()
' Wait for x Milliseconds until the search is started.
' Each new change restarts the timer interval.
' Use 1000 (1 s) for slow typists or a really slow server
' 200 ms feels right for a normal typist
Me.TimerInterval = 200
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Timer()
' Disable timer (will be enabled by the next SearchFor_Change)
Me.TimerInterval = 0
' Now run the search
DoSearch
End Sub
Note: you may need to move some of the cursor-handling code from DoSearch() to SearchFor_Change(), specifically:
Me.SearchFor.SelStart = Len(Me.SearchFor)
Assign a shortcut key like (Ctrl+ J) to the logic in on change event and call it on demand once you have finished typing search keyword.
Remove on change event.
Create other procedure which has the logic of on change event and assign a shortcut key
Press shortcut to get search suggestion
Other approach
Add below validation to Change event which will check for length of string and will trigger only if length of string is >=8
Private Sub txtSearch_Change()
If Len(Nz(txtSearch.Text, 0)) >= 8 Then
End If
End Sub
I'm going a little outside my comfort area, since I hardly use MS Access forms, but why are you bothering the Server/Database so much? In my experience, each query costs the same amount of time, whether it returns 1 record or 100,000 records.
So even before the user types anything, why don't you just do a single query to return a sorted list. After that, it takes almost no time to use VBA to process the results and find everything in the list that starts with whatever the user types in (it's sorted after all).
Except for the initial load, users who are local to the database or on the other side of the world will experience the same snappy response from your interface.
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Like I said, I haven't messed with Access Forms a lot, so this is more of a strict VBA solution. Maybe there is a better way to do it without going outside the Access Forms box that someone could enlighten us with.
You should basically just call LoadItemList when you load the form, or whenever you need to.
Public dbConn As ADODB.Connection
Private ItemList As Variant
Private RecordCount As Long
Sub LoadItemList()
Dim SQL As String
Dim RS As New ADODB.Recordset
SQL = "SELECT T.Name FROM Table T"
Set RS = dbConn.Execute(SQL)
If Not RS.EOF Then
ItemList = RS.GetRows
RecordCount = UBound(ItemList, 2) - LBound(ItemList, 2) + 1
End If
End Sub
Then replace DoCmd.Requery with AddItemtoCombobox SearchResults, SearchFor.Text
Sub AddItemtoCombobox(Control As ComboBox, Filter As String)
Dim Index As Long
Control.Clear
If Not IsEmpty(ItemList) Then
For Index = 0 To RecordCount - 1
If ItemList(Index) Like Filter Then Control.AddItem ItemList(Index)
Next
End If
End Sub
Again, maybe there is a better way that is built into Access...
The technical term that you're looking for is debounce.
What you can do is on your on change event, keep track of the current search string
in terms of pseudocode.
sub onChange()
Form.timerinterval = 0
setSearchString
form.timerinterval = delay
So in terms of the explanation, if your on change is called, disable the timer. Update your search string, then reset the timer to fire after a certain amount of time. The form should be a hidden form that contains the code that you want to execute
I am new to access so this might be an easy task or I am just trying to tackle it wrongly. I have a report that has various columns, sample id, sample time, sample type, dry matter, moisture. I am trying to create a button that has an input box for the user to chose what column to sort the report by. So far I thought of creating various reports that have been sorted by each column, named the reports by the column that sorts them then I am trying to have the open report action have a parameter that opens the report linked to the column entered at the input box. Is this even possible or is there a workaround for this.
PS. I am avoiding creating various buttons since it will fill up the screen.
Okay, this is pretty generic and will require some tweaking but it shows the core of how to do this.
To start with you need a module (so not form/report code). This is where the globals will be assigned values:
Option Compare Database
Option Explicit
Global rptname As String
Global fldname As String
Sub setRptName(name As String)
rptname = "Report Sorted by: " & name
fldname = name
End Sub
You will call that code inside the Click() event of your command button on your form and then open the report after that. This will take a combo box value and pass that value to the module code, creating the two global variables.:
Private Sub cmd_report_Click()
mdl_Globals.setRptName Me.cmb_fields.Value
DoCmd.OpenReport "Report1", acViewPreview
End Sub
I'm unsure if this will work with non-preview views, but you probably want preview anyway.
Lastly in the report code behind, you need the Load() and open() events, you may be able to get it to work with both inside one or other but I know this one works.
So to set the caption:
Private Sub Report_Load()
Me.lbl_header.Caption = rptname
End Sub
And then to sort:
Private Sub report_open(Cancel As Integer)
Me.Report.OrderBy = "[" & fldname & "]"
Me.Report.OrderByOn = True
End Sub
If your entry box on the form does not have entries that exactly match the name(s) of the fields in the table you will get a parameter popup.
Good morning!
I have a "fancy" search function in Microsoft Access where the list of possible options shrinks as you type in the search field. Unfortunately the computer and server can't keep up with these rapid requeries of the data.
Currently the command to requery with the field in the 'onchange' function of the search box. I'd like to add a delay so it only runs the requery when the search box has not changed for a second. Thus if someone types in a 8 letter word, it isn't running 8 requeries.
The current idea I have for it, which I know there must be something better, is..
"On change, set search box value to X and wait 1 second. After 1 second, if X = search box value, run the requery. An issue is that it would be rapidly rewriting the X value and have a 'wait' command floating for each letter.
Hopefully there's a way to write an event trigger of "When field X has changed, but not changed for the past second."
Thank you!
As requested, here is my current code
'Create a string (text) variable
Dim vSearchString As String
'Populate the string variable with the text entered in the Text Box SearchFor
vSearchString = SearchFor.Text
'Pass the value contained in the string variable to the hidden text box SrchText,
'that is used as the sear4ch criteria for the Query QRY_SearchAll
SrchText = vSearchString
'Requery the List Box to show the latest results for the text entered in Text Box SearchFor
Me.SearchResults.Requery
Me.SearchResults2.Requery
'Tests for a trailing space and exits the sub routine at this point
'so as to preserve the trailing space, which would be lost if focus was shifted from Text Box SearchFor
If Len(Me.SrchText) <> 0 And InStr(Len(SrchText), SrchText, " ", vbTextCompare) Then
'Set the focus on the first item in the list box
Me.SearchResults = Me.SearchResults.ItemData(1)
Me.SearchResults.SetFocus
'Requery the form to refresh the content of any unbound text box that might be feeding off the record source of the List Box
DoCmd.Requery
'Returns the cursor to the the end of the text in Text Box SearchFor,
'and restores trailing space lost when focus is shifted to the list box
Me.SearchFor = vSearchString
Me.SearchFor.SetFocus
Me.SearchFor.SelStart = Me.SearchFor.SelLength
Exit Sub
End If
'Set the focus on the first item in the list box
' Me.SearchResults = Me.SearchResults.ItemData(1)
Me.SearchResults.SetFocus
'Requery the form to refresh the content of any unbound text box that might be feeding off the record source of the List Box
DoCmd.Requery
'Returns the cursor to the the end of the text in Text Box SearchFor
Me.SearchFor.SetFocus
If Not IsNull(Len(Me.SearchFor)) Then
Me.SearchFor.SelStart = Len(Me.SearchFor)
End If
Obviously this is not MY code, it's from somewhere on the interweb. It works fantastic for databases stored locally, but everything is moving to our Sharepoint server which is running on a 386 in a moldy basement powered by a narcoleptic gerbil.
You can simply use the Timer of the current form. No need for a separate form or anything.
Private Sub DoSearch()
' Your current code
' but you should look into removing as many "Requery" from there as possible!
End Sub
Private Sub SearchFor_Change()
' Wait for x Milliseconds until the search is started.
' Each new change restarts the timer interval.
' Use 1000 (1 s) for slow typists or a really slow server
' 200 ms feels right for a normal typist
Me.TimerInterval = 200
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Timer()
' Disable timer (will be enabled by the next SearchFor_Change)
Me.TimerInterval = 0
' Now run the search
DoSearch
End Sub
Note: you may need to move some of the cursor-handling code from DoSearch() to SearchFor_Change(), specifically:
Me.SearchFor.SelStart = Len(Me.SearchFor)
Assign a shortcut key like (Ctrl+ J) to the logic in on change event and call it on demand once you have finished typing search keyword.
Remove on change event.
Create other procedure which has the logic of on change event and assign a shortcut key
Press shortcut to get search suggestion
Other approach
Add below validation to Change event which will check for length of string and will trigger only if length of string is >=8
Private Sub txtSearch_Change()
If Len(Nz(txtSearch.Text, 0)) >= 8 Then
End If
End Sub
I'm going a little outside my comfort area, since I hardly use MS Access forms, but why are you bothering the Server/Database so much? In my experience, each query costs the same amount of time, whether it returns 1 record or 100,000 records.
So even before the user types anything, why don't you just do a single query to return a sorted list. After that, it takes almost no time to use VBA to process the results and find everything in the list that starts with whatever the user types in (it's sorted after all).
Except for the initial load, users who are local to the database or on the other side of the world will experience the same snappy response from your interface.
----------
Like I said, I haven't messed with Access Forms a lot, so this is more of a strict VBA solution. Maybe there is a better way to do it without going outside the Access Forms box that someone could enlighten us with.
You should basically just call LoadItemList when you load the form, or whenever you need to.
Public dbConn As ADODB.Connection
Private ItemList As Variant
Private RecordCount As Long
Sub LoadItemList()
Dim SQL As String
Dim RS As New ADODB.Recordset
SQL = "SELECT T.Name FROM Table T"
Set RS = dbConn.Execute(SQL)
If Not RS.EOF Then
ItemList = RS.GetRows
RecordCount = UBound(ItemList, 2) - LBound(ItemList, 2) + 1
End If
End Sub
Then replace DoCmd.Requery with AddItemtoCombobox SearchResults, SearchFor.Text
Sub AddItemtoCombobox(Control As ComboBox, Filter As String)
Dim Index As Long
Control.Clear
If Not IsEmpty(ItemList) Then
For Index = 0 To RecordCount - 1
If ItemList(Index) Like Filter Then Control.AddItem ItemList(Index)
Next
End If
End Sub
Again, maybe there is a better way that is built into Access...
The technical term that you're looking for is debounce.
What you can do is on your on change event, keep track of the current search string
in terms of pseudocode.
sub onChange()
Form.timerinterval = 0
setSearchString
form.timerinterval = delay
So in terms of the explanation, if your on change is called, disable the timer. Update your search string, then reset the timer to fire after a certain amount of time. The form should be a hidden form that contains the code that you want to execute
I am using VBA in Microsoft Access. I want the code to run before the user completes each entry of "downtime". I am trying to make sure that the value of a box is not a negative number. The box actually holds a formula. I don't know if that matters but, I thought I would mention that. I want to check the result of the calculation (the value that is showing in that box) and if it is less than 0, I want a MsgBox to pop up. My code is doing nothing. No error, no pop-up, no warnings.
Here is my code.
Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)
If (Me.RunningTotal.Value < 0) Then
MsgBox (RunningTotal & "Please check your downtime.")
Cancel = True
End If
End Sub
I have tried using the "RunningTotal" in brackets as well with no luck. I have also tried beforeupdat as well as afterupdate.
I got it to work. I had to put the code in the user's data entry box AND as an "after update" since the calculation wouldn't happen until after the entry has been made. Thank you, Darren, for your help. :) Here is the code that works.
*Private Sub MinutesDown_AfterUpdate()
If (Me.RunningTotal < 0) Then
MsgBox (RunningTotal & "Please check your downtime.")
Cancel = True
End If
End Sub*
I created my own Outlook form to use it as standard surface to enter certain orders instead of the normal message form. The creation, editing and sending works perfectly fine and in the next step I want to insert some code via VBA.
My problem is that I can´t access the objects of my form in the VBA editor. E.g. I want to show a message box when a certain checkbox is checked. According code would be:
Sub example()
If CheckBox1.Value = True Then
MsgBox("Checkbox 1 is checked.")
End If
End Sub
When I run the code I get the error that the object could not be found. The same goes for every other object, like textboxes or labels etc.
I guess the solution is pretty simple, like putting Item. or sth. like that in front of each object. But so far I wasn't able to find the solution.
I´m using Outlook 2010.
I know this is a year too late but you'll want to do something like this example below. It's kinda a work around but you can get whatever value was selected.
Sub ComboBox1_Click()
Set objPage = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("Message")
Set Control = objPage.Controls("ComboBox1")
MsgBox "The value in the " & Control.Name & _
"control has changed to " & Control.Value & "."
End Sub
You should be able to get the value, just get a handle on the object you want using the Inspector
The following is an excerpt from here
When you use a custom form, Outlook only supports the Click event for
controls. This is a natural choice for buttons but not optimal for
controls like the combo box. You write the code by inserting it into a
form’s VBScript editor. You need to have the Outlook form open in the
Form Designer and click the View Code button found in the Form group
of the Developer tab.
Sub CheckBox1_Click()
msgbox "Hello World"
End Sub
The code page is fairly minimal with no syntax highlighting. I just tried this now and it does work. Dont forget to Publish your form to pick up the new changes.
I know this is almost 6 years late but, in VB and VBA, simply start with the form name. (And if that doesn't work, just keep going up a parent object and you'll get there.) So, your code becomes:
Sub example()
If MYFORMNAME.CheckBox1.Value = True Then
MsgBox("Checkbox 1 is checked.")
End If
End Sub
Of course, after typing "MYFORMNAME." you'll know if it will work because typomatic will kick in when the system recognizes "MYFORMNAME" after you hit the period.