I have a form where I want to validate enties before moving off the record.
I put my validation in the BeforeUpdate event of the form. If validation fails, then I set Cancel=True. So far, so good.
But if the user closes the form (either with my close button, or the standard close button), or presses 'Page down' to move to the next record, then even if validation fails, the form will close (or move record). What I want is for the user to be left with the form open, on the current record.
I have a form with a text box using a mask edit. How would I go about "exiting" the form by pressing on a button?
DoCmd.Close will not override any incorrect entries in the textbox - Is there a way to "undo" anything in the textbox so that I can exit the form after clicking on the command button.
DoCmd.Close will only close the form if the entered data in the mask edit is either correct or there is not data. (An error pops up if there is incomplete data in the textbox).
I have a form that has a single bound text box that is set to currency. The table is also set as currency with decimal places set at 2. I have my own save button
Now I want to catch if the user types in text instead of numers and display a suitable error message.
When the user presses the save button I call this code:
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdSaveRecord
heres the before update event
Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer) On Error GoTo errHandle
If Not IsNumeric(hourlyRate) Then
MsgBox "Please enter a number for the hourly rate", vbInformation hourlyRate.SetFocus Cancel = True Else If (hourlyRate < 0) Then MsgBox "Please enter a positive hourly rate", vbInformation hourlyRate.SetFocus Cancel = True End If End If Exit Sub errHandle: MsgBox Err.Description & " " & Err.Number Resume Next End Sub
However the update event isnt called and I get an access message saying that the value you entered isnt correct for the field blah blah blah.
Q - How do I stop this access message from being shown???
btw - If I enter in a negative number my message box is shown, and then i get another access message saying that the run command was cancelled.
I not sure what I'm doing wrong here. I have searched several forums and "think" I'm doing this the same way.
I'm trying to validate some fields before allowing the record to be saved, which if the user doesn't fill in the appropiate fields then the msgbox does fire, and the record is not saved but my problem is that I don't want the form to close. I would like to force the user back to the form and fill in the required fields. Any idea's as to why the forms closes?
Here's my code.
Dim ctl As Control
For Each ctl In Me.Controls If ctl.ControlType = acTextBox Then With ctl If ctl.Tag = "Required" Then If ctl.Value = "" Or IsNull(ctl.Value) Then Me.PartNumber.SetFocus MsgBox "Missing data" Cancel = True ctl.Undo End If End If End With End If
I have the following code entered on a subform:Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer) If Me.RegVerify = -1 And Me.RegStatus = 0 Then Dim strMsg As String strMsg = "This household has not been registered." & Chr(10) & Chr(10) & _ "Do you wish to register the household now?" If MsgBox(strMsg, vbQuestion + vbYesNo, "Register Household?") = vbYes Then Me.RegStatus = -1 Me.CurrentYearRegDate = Format(Now(), "mm/dd/yyyy") Else End If End If End SubThe code is placed on the subform 'Form_Main_Hshld' with the intention that if the 'RegVerify' checkbox is selected the data entry person will receive a reminder that they did not register the current household. The code seemed to work fine, but there are 4 subforms on the 'Form_Main_Hshld' form and if any of those are selected the code will run inadvertantly. Is there anyway to code so that the program only runs the verification process when moving between records on the 'Form_Main_Hshld' form?
I'm a total novice with VBA/Access so would desperately appreciate some help!
After making some amendments to an Access form I didn't set up, I came across a runtime error 2115 (about BeforeUpdate).
I think that the code I have causes a further set of data input boxes to appear, dependent on whether 2 separate checkboxes are ticked or not. Anyway, the only thing I changed to the database that I can think of was adding an autonumber to the main table. It all seemed to be working before I did that.
Any help on this is much appreciated. (and yes, I've learned my lesson and won't be touching somebody elses database again!!)
Thanks.
This is my code (I'm afraid I've posted it all as I don't know which bit is useful)
Option Compare Database
Private Sub Combo39_AfterUpdate() Refresh End Sub
Private Sub Coroner_PM_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer) If (Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Coroner PM] = False) Then Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label22.Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label23.Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(a)].Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label24.Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(b)].Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label25.Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(c)].Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label26.Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 2].Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Box21].Visible = True End If
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdRefresh
If (Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Coroner PM] = True) Then Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label22.Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label23.Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(a)].Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label24.Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(b)].Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label25.Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(c)].Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label26.Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 2].Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Box21].Visible = False End If
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Current() 'NEW If (Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Coroner PM] = False) Then Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label22.Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label23.Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(a)].Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label24.Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(b)].Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label25.Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(c)].Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label26.Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 2].Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Box21].Visible = True End If
If (Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Coroner PM] = True) Then Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label22.Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label23.Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(a)].Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label24.Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(b)].Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label25.Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(c)].Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label26.Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 2].Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Box21].Visible = False Else End If
End Sub
Private Sub Hospital_PM_AfterUpdate()
If (Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Coroner PM] = False) Then Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label22.Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label23.Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(a)].Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label24.Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(b)].Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label25.Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(c)].Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label26.Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 2].Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Box21].Visible = True End If
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdRefresh
If (Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Coroner PM] = True) Then Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label22.Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label23.Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(a)].Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label24.Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(b)].Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label25.Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(c)].Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label26.Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 2].Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Box21].Visible = False End If
End Sub
Private Sub Hospital_PM_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer) If (Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Coroner PM] = False) Then Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label22.Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label23.Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(a)].Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label24.Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(b)].Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label25.Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(c)].Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label26.Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 2].Visible = True Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Box21].Visible = True End If
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdRefresh
If (Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Coroner PM] = True) Then Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label22.Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label23.Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(a)].Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label24.Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(b)].Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label25.Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 1(c)].Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]!Label26.Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Cause of Death 2].Visible = False Forms![Death Certificate DB]![Box21].Visible = False End If End Sub
Private Sub Place_of_Death_AfterUpdate() Refresh End Sub
I have pasted the code that SJ posted on another thread that any changes to a record will ask the user to save before closing the form, this located in the beforeupdate event.
Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer) If MsgBox("Save changes?", vbQuestion + vbYesNo) = vbNo Then Cancel = True End Sub
The problem i am getting is that if the user selects no it pops up another message saying "You can't save the record at this time" followed by a description. How do i prevent this second message appearing i cannot find a thread with this in?
Question - How do you do data validation during the BeforeUpdate event? How do you halt the event without getting an error message?
I have tried the following:
If (Me.Control.Value <> "") Then 'Do nothing. Else Msgbox "Please enter a value for Control." Cancel = True End If
When Cancel = True is executed, I get the following message: You can't save this record at this time. DatabaseName may have encountered an error while trying to save a record. If you close this object now, the data changes you made will be lost. Do you want to close the database object anyway?
I can't seem to halt or "cancel" the BeforeUpdate event without getting this error message. After hours of looking for this answer, any suggestions would be appreciated.
I have a mainform with a search function so the user can select a record to view and update. The selected record is displayed in Subform1 on Page1 of a tab control. The record source of this form is Query1. Page2 of the tab control contains Subform2; record source is the result of Query1 joined to Query2.
The forms correctly displays, updates and adds records my problem occurs when I add VBA code to the BeforeUpdate event of a control on Subform1. The code appears to execute once for each page in the tab control.
Has anyone any suggestions on how I can correct my problem.
I've got my form working, and all of the record updating is working fine, so now I am working on error trapping. I need to check if any of the two textboxes are empty, or nothing has been selected from the combobox. I am using the BeforeUpdate method. I am not getting any syntax errors. I am using an INSERT INTO SQL statement. Thanks.
related DB fields: SOPNumber (text) RevisionNumber (text) TrainingDate (date/time)
Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)
If IsNull(Me.cboSOPNumber) Then Cancel = True MsgBox "The SOP number is required", vbOKOnly, "Notice" Me.cboSOPNumber.SetFocus End If
If IsNull(Me.txtRevisionNumber) Then Cancel = True MsgBox "The Revision Number is required", vbOKOnly, "Notice" Me.txtRevisionNumber.SetFocus End If
If IsNull(Me.txtTrainingDate) Then Cancel = True MsgBox "The training date is required", vbOKOnly, "Notice" Me.txtTrainingDate.SetFocus End If
I'm using Access 2K. I have created a Form BeforeUpdate event to check that certain fields in the form have been filled. However, I don't want to do the check until after a subform entry is also complete, but the BeforeUpdate event fires as soon as the subform is entered. Is there any way I can around this?
I've got a form with Text boxes StartDate (datatype = Date / Time) and Interval (datatype = Numeric). Both text boxes are bound controls.
I'd like to validate whether summing the StartDate with the Interval entered results in a calculated date, falling on either Saturday or Sunday. If so, the Interval needs to be reset so that the calculated day will fall on the first Monday falling after the StartDate.
The code I've got so far results in an error:
Run-time error '-2147352567 (80020009):
The macro or function set to the BeforeUpdate or ValidationRule property for this field is preventing Microsoft Access from saving the data in the field.
I can understand why this error is generated. What I can't figure out is how to adapt the code. The AfterUpdate event is no option as this is triggered too late...
BTW, I'm on Access2000
Here's the code I've got so far:
Private Sub Interval_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)
Dim Response Dim strInterval As Integer
If Weekday(Me.Startdatum + Me.Interval, vbMonday) = 6 Or Weekday(Me.Startdatum + Me.Interval, vbMonday) = 7 Then Response = MsgBox("Eerstvolgende klusdatum valt in het weekend, laten vallen op maandag?", vbYesNo) End If If Response = vbYes Then strInterval = 8 - Weekday(Me.Startdatum, vbMonday) Me.Interval = strInterval Else If Response = vbNo Then Me.Undo End If End If
I have On Load, Current, After Update events on a form, which all work fine. But, when I add a Before Update, I get the error: "Procedure declaration does not match description of event or procedure having the same name". Following is my code:
Code:
Private Sub Form_Load() If InStr(Me.Filter, "=") > 0 Then If IsNumeric(Mid$(Me.Filter, InStr(Me.Filter, "=") + 1, Len(Me.Filter) - InStr(Me.Filter, "="))) Then Me.Tag = (Mid$(Me.Filter, InStr(Me.Filter, "=") + 1, Len(Me.Filter) - InStr(Me.Filter, "="))) End If End If
I have an unbound textbox with certain value. I want the user to be able to change the value, but first, I want them to get a question about it. I have added the following code to the before update event for that textbox. If they answer "No" to the question i want the value to go back to what it was, but if they say "yes" then I want the value to stay and a table to be updated.
Code: Private Sub txtCustRepID_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer) Dim CallIDVar As Long Dim sName As String Dim CustRepIDNew As String Dim CustRepIDOr As String CustRepIDOr = Me.txtCustRepID.Value
[CXode] ....
The code for "Yes" works well, but when the user selects "no", the value in the textbox does not reverse back to the original value.
What do I need to do?
Also, I would like to add a message box that says "The value has been changed from (original value) to (new value)" How do I do that?
I'm working on a bit of code that before a combobox is changed checks with the user to confirm that they want the change to go ahead, if yes a recorded is added to a table
This all work fine apart from if no is selected - I am trying to get the combobox to undo the change however when you select no the msgbox pops up fine but the combobox does not undo
Can't see where I'm going wrong I thought undo worked for comboboxes
Code: ' Displays a message box with the yes and no options. Response = MsgBox(prompt:="Do you wish to change the status of this Job? 'Yes' or 'No'.", Buttons:=vbYesNo) ' If Yes button selected If Response = vbYes Then
I have an issue with a BeforeUpdate procedure that I am trying to get working. I'm using simple elements here as this is a test DB, not the real one yet.
I'm trying to get the value from a Text Box TextData into a string cString. I've used a Dim statement to declare cString - I think the problem I am having is trying to get the actual data from the form. The error I am getting is:
Run Time error '2465'
Microsoft Access cannot find the field "|1" referred to in your expression.
The code I am using is:
Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer) Dim cString As String cString = [Forms!FormData!TextData] End Sub
(I've removed some code that is either comments or working since I have to retype things!)
The line cString = [Forms!FormData!TextData] is where the debugger highlights as the error.
I have a multirecord continuous form that displays the results of a query. At the end of each row there is a combobox displaying a list of form names. The user selects one of these forms from the list and program fetches the detail data in that selected form corresponding to the row where the cursor is. Now the beforeupdate or aferupdate or onclick functions do not work. Her are the properties of the combobox as JPG files and the code of the not working function.
Code: Private Sub Sbox_AfterUpdate() Dim ForName As String Dim ParName As String Dim QryName As String MsgBox "after update combo" ParName = Me.Form.Name Select Case Me.Sbox.Value
I have to maintain an Access form which contain a linked subform (using Master and Child fields).
Basically, in the main form (Form1), the user choose a value in a combobox and the subform (Form2) is automatically updated.
My issue is that I have a BeforeUpdate event on one field of my subform which is preventing to update the field (Cancel=true) when it does not meet the criteria. The alert msgbox should appear once if there is any error in the field but the BeforeUpdate event is always fired 3 times for unknown reason.
What I don't understand is that if I open the subform (Form2) as a main form or if i remove the child/master link fields in the subform property sheet, it is working as expected with the BeforeUpdate event being fired only once.
Here is what I want to do: I'm organising 15 training events, for 60 participants. These 15 training events fall in three themes: running, swimming, cycling. So there are 5 training events held on running, 5 on swimming, 5 on cycling. Each has on average 4 participants, but in reality, some have 6, some 2.
Everybody has to attend each of the three themes, so three of the 15 events.
I have a table called "events". each record contains data on a certain event (place, date, speaker, participants,...)
I have a table of 60 participants, with: their names, their age
Per event, I want to indicate who is participating, with a combobox. Now, the number of participants per event is not limited, so it could be 5 or 30.
Also, it could be nice if the combobox content is limited to the people that haven't been selected yet. So if John Doe is already taking the swimming training in event Swimming1, if I pull down the list of participants in event Swimming2, I do not want to see John Doe's name there.
Also, I want to calculate the average age of all the participants of a certain event.
I want to print out two reports: 1) per training event, an overview 2) per participant, an overview of all the events he has inscribed to
How do I go about this? Currently I am using 30 comboboxes, and 30 fields in the table "events", called participant1, participant2, participant3,..., participant30 But it is becoming messy, and when I ask for a report per participant, he only gives me the details for the people in participant1.
Right this is a fundamental issue for me here and I cant get my head around the problem!!!
The database I am working on is a database which records the training courses (run by the NHS) which staff at GP surgeries in our area have attended and acts as a booking system for them.
So we have the obvious tables - one for courses (including the name, cost, etc) and then one for course dates (linked by courseID) and one called training_record which contains who went to what when.
It seems simple but it has come to my attention that for example, "Course A" may in fact take place over 2 days, which could be a week apart. The surgeries are billed in one invoice, i.e. Course A would be £100 for 2 days.
How would you recommend I have this data? I can see all sorts of confusion arising... :(
The only way I have thus far thought would be to put each one in like:
course name: cost date Course A: day 1 £100 - 29/10/2005 Course A: day 2 n/a - 6/10/2005 Course A: day 1 £100 - 01/11/2005 Course A: day 2 n/a - 08/11/2005
However this seems long winded as some courses may be a few days long and this means adding each person to multiple ones!!!!
Any assistance with getting my head around this would be ace! :)
Access front end, SQL Server backend. ---- I have a continuous subform (part of a tab control on a main form) whose name and sourceobject are both "sbfCannulae". There are about 10 fields on the subform, and all are bound to fields in a table. The primary key of this table must be generated by combining two other fields, which must happen just before the record is saved. (I know calculated data should not usually be saved in tables, but trust me. In this case it is necessary.)
Right now the user COULD enter data into the primary key-bound textbox, but since the user is me, I make sure not to do that.
When I enter data into all fields except the primary key, I get an error because the primary key cannot contains nulls...of course.
I use the following code to tell me when an event has been triggered.
Code associated with sbfCannulae: Option Compare Database
Private Sub Form_Activate() MsgBox "cann activate" End Sub
Private Sub Form_BeforeInsert(Cancel As Integer) MsgBox "cann before insert" End Sub
Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer) MsgBox "cann before update" End Sub
Private Sub Form_Current() MsgBox "cann current" End Sub
Private Sub Form_Dirty(Cancel As Integer) MsgBox "cann dirty"
End Sub
When I enter data into a new record, the Dirty event is triggered, but I cannot for the life of me figure out how to trigger any of the other events. No combination of values and nulls in any fields, clicking in other tabs, clicking to other records, or using the navigation buttons will ever trigger any events but Dirty.
The only msgbox I ever get is the one giving delivering the SQL error about the primary keys not taking null values.
I request your comments please... I have a form with bound and unbound fields and have linked the [Event Procedure] on these fields base on there respective action.
Now when I open or click a particular field with the event procedure, the procedure is names are like - Private Sub Rate_Exit(Cancel As Integer) or Private Sub Quantity_Exit(Cancel As Integer)
but others events are name like Private Sub Quantity_Enter() simple. Why is that ms access (Cancel As Integer) uses only for specific events only.
I have a main form that calls several other forms for the user to input data. When the user closes one of the sub forms I would like to know what event is fired when the main form gets the focus back. I have tried several different events and can not figure out which one will work. Hopefully someone knows the answer I'm going crazy tring to figure it out, oh wait I'm already there.
