I am at a loss as to why this error has suddenly appeared.
I have a form (frmPurchaseOrders) plus a sub form (frmPurchaseOrderDetails).
The sub has a combo ProdcutID row source:
SELECT DISTINCT [ProductID], [ProductName], [Discontinued] FROM tblProducts WHERE SupplierID=Forms!frmPurchaseOrders!SupplierID ORDER BY [ProductName];
Column Count = 3
Bound Column = 1
If I select a Product from the combo I get error:
'Control can't be edited, its bound to autonumber field ProductID'???
I can't recall changing anything??
Why am I getting this error? I have existing orders with order details (thus proving it worked once!!).
Hey guys, I am trying to input data into a form, the form consist of mulitiple tables. Once I set it up I get a "#Name?" error in the text box, and when I try to input data into the text box, at the bottom of the form it keeps saying "control can't be edited; it's bound to unknown field 'FieldName'."
I have written a code to look up by the unique reference number rather than use the wizard to avoid this error happening... The field is restricted to list only so you can't actually edit the number.For ease of use you cannot scroll by record and I need to filter by the ID. Is there an easy fix to this combobox?
Would creating a seperate query work? Is there another lookup code I could use where I don't need to have the combo box bound to the ID field since it's not being edited anyway? I had a go at one and although it would now let me select it wasn't updating the record, tried a few ways but it seems that it needs to be bound to the field.
On my form, I currently have a combo box that updates text box data with each new selection. However, after these text boxes for FirstName, LastName, etc. are updated, they cannot be edited. Here is the error message that appears in the status bar:
Control can't be edited; it's bound to the expression '[Form]!EmpList.Column(13)'
I'm thinking it might be a result of the data source for the text boxes being a combo box expression. Any suggestions on how to fix this? Thanks. :)
I have an Access form linked to two SQL tables, I had to make a change to the field length/datatype of a field named notes. The form now tells me that the "text is too long to be edited" whenever I try to add data to that Notes field in my form. I went from char to nvarchar... how do I fix this?
I combined two textboxes column into a calcualted one. It is the combination of "First Name" and "Last Name" = "Full Name".I listed a calculated textbox ("Full Name") on my form. Are there anyways to edit it on the form through the "FullNameTextBox"?
The question is in the title... How do I allow people to enter data into a field once, but then lock it or disable it from being editted later. Tried this: Private Sub SubmittedD_Enter() If SubmittedD = Null Then SubmittedD.Locked = False Else SubmittedD.Locked = True End If End Sub but the If statement isn't working... it just does the Else statement regardless of wether SubmittedD is null or not.
I have a database, originally made in earlier version of Access, recently converted into Access 2010. Due to the high number of tables relationship page is quite crowded. My problem is that I can't move the page to the most left-upper corner of the relationwhip page where I still have relations but they simply can't be seen and edited; I can't move the page any further with the silpers.
I have a database / form with a hidden timestamp field [LastEdit] that is filled automatically with the current time Now() when updated. The purpose is that each time the form is opened I want it to "Goto" the last edited record.
I *think* I get around the find edit quotes because the smaller snippets below do work.
But the whole thing fails when I put it into one command as either one of these DoCmd.FindRecord DMax("[LastEdit]", "esn"), , , acSearchAll or DoCmd.FindRecord findit, , , acSearchAll perhaps because of the quotes around the variable.
I have a problem that should have an easy solution. But I can't find it.
I need to have a user add a new record. (Created a form with the fields on it, No problem , so far.)
The problem is when the user is adding a new record if they hit the PAGE DOWN Key or the mouse scroll, they then go to a new NEW record. (And if they are not paying attention they now have two new records)
I have a form where a user can change the scheduled start date for a job. On a sub form on the same screen is a list of notes relating to that job.
Any notes added, automatically have todays date and are locked when the user clicks off.
When the scheduled start date is changed I need a note to be made. Either forced, then entered by the user or automatically.
I was thinking of making the scheduled start appear in a small form and the button to make it come up could add a new note on the click event (possibly in a message).
Or even better (probably harder) any time the value is changed in the form a new note is added.
Other options could be a pop up form to add one note on a change.
I have a continious form where each record can be edited. After editing a record the form does a me.save and a me.requery (is important). After this it jumps back to the first record (seems logical), but how can I write a code that he goes back to the 'previous edited record'.
Having a problem when saving a record that has been edited and contains a duplicate field. Here is what I'm doing.
I have an existing record that is being viewed by the user. I have an edit button on the form that is displaying the record. When the user clicks the edit button I do the following
'User clicked on edit customer record
Private Sub CustEditRec_Click()
'Store current customer key in string so we can cross
'Set customer record test string so we can determine
'what the user is doing
CustomerRecStat = "edit"
' Go unlock the customer data fields for editing
UnlockCustomerFields
TxtCompanyName.SetFocus
'Go Unlock the customer editing buttons
UnLockCustomerAddButtons
'Lock the add, delete, edit buttons
CustAddRec.Enabled = False
CustEditRec.Enabled = False
CustDelRec.Enabled = False
'Go Disable the customer navagation buttons
DisableCustomerNavigation
txtCustomerKey.Visible = True
txtCustomerKey.Locked = False
txtCustomerKey.Enabled = True
'Set focus on the customer key
txtCustomerKey.SetFocus
'disable & hide the customer key combobox
cmboCustomerKey.Locked = True
cmboCustomerKey.Enabled = False
cmboCustomerKey.Visible = False
Exit_CustEditRec_Click:
Exit Sub
Err_CustEditRec_Click:
MsgBox Err.Description
Resume Exit_CustEditRec_Click
End Sub
The field which duplicate entries are not allowed in the table is txtCustomerKey. Now remember we are just editing a record NOT ADDING A NEW ONE.
When the user finished making the changes to the record we use the same procedure to save the changes as we when the user is adding a new record...here it is.
'User clicked save customer record
Private Sub CustSaveRec_Click()
On Error GoTo Err_CustSaveRec_Click
SaveCustomerRecord:
'Update the table data fields with the data contained on the form
'*** IF WE GOT THIS FAR WITH OUT ERRORS WE SAVED THE RECORD
'*** GO AHEAD & DISABLE THE FORMS VARIOUS FIELDS
'*** & BUTTONS ONCE AGAIN AS WE ARE JUST BACK TO VIEWING
'*** THE CUSTOMERS DATABASE
'Enable and unlock the customer key field
txtCustomerKey.Visible = True
txtCustomerKey.Locked = False
txtCustomerKey.Enabled = True
'Hide & disable the customer keycombo box
cmboCustomerKey.Locked = True
cmboCustomerKey.Enabled = False
cmboCustomerKey.Visible = False
'Set focus on the customer key field
txtCustomerKey.SetFocus
'Lock the customer fields
LockCustomerFields
'Enable the navigation buttons
EnableCustomerNavigation
'Lock the customer adding buttons
LockCustomerAddButtons
'Clear the record testing status
CustomerRecStat = ""
txtCustomerKey_AfterUpdate
Exit_CustSaveRec_Click:
Exit Sub
Err_CustSaveRec_Click:
'If the error generated was by a duplicate value.
'This can only be caused by the customer key as this
'is the only field which does not allow duplicate values.
'so warn the user of this duplicate value error and set
'the focus on the customer key field
If Err.Number = 3022 Then
'if user is editing a record
If CustomerRecStat = "edit" Then
'And the entered customer key has not changed
If Me.txtCustomerKey = EditCustKey Then
'Return to saving the record as the key is
'not really a duplicate
GoTo SaveCustomerRecord
End If
End If
Select Case MsgBox("This Customer ID was already located in the database. Click OK to enter a new Customer ID or Cancel to stop adding this record?", vbExclamation + vbOKCancel + vbDefaultButton1, "Duplicate Customer ID")
Case vbOK
Me.txtCustomerKey.SetFocus
Resume Exit_CustSaveRec_Click
Case vbCancel
'Go simulate undo record click
CustUndoRec_Click
Resume Exit_CustSaveRec_Click
End Select
End If
MsgBox Err.Description
Resume Exit_CustSaveRec_Click
End Sub
The problem is when the user is editing a record. The database assumes the txtCustomerKey is a duplicate in the table. However we are not adding a new record so the duplicate error is false. Its just that the txtCustomerKey is the same as the record being edited. Its not DUPLICATED its the SAME.....
Any help anyone? Sorry for the long post but I'm a strong believer in the more information the better when trying to solve a problem....
I have a split db in use by about 20 people. Ocasionally a user opens a record that is already opened by some other user and if changes are made then he gets error 7878; "the data has changed error"
Is it possible to find out which records are actually being used/open/edited in a split db? All tables are related to the main key (CallID on table Contacts).
If it was possible to find out, I could have a label show up in the db record search form telling the user not to open that record.
I want to only save changes made to the DB row when the user clicks the Save button I created. I have some text boxes which currently are bound to different columns in the given row (ex: name, address).
Right now, changes are updated automatically when the form is closed or when focus moves to a different tab page.
Is there any simple way to do this? Currently all form input objects are bound to their respective columns (ex: name, address). Should they be bound, or should I just perform a query when the form opens to find the specified item then load the different fields into the proper text boxes.
Also, when I TAB through all my input boxes and the TAB focuses on my Tab Conrol Object the text boxes are automatically updated with the next item n the DB (next row). How can I prevent this?
Users are viewing a record on a form that gets it's data from a query. I want to make it so that if they edit that record from that form, a last updated field will timestamp the date/time that the record was edited. I added a lastupdated to the source table which of course adds it to the query and so it's on the form.
But whenever i access the form and change something, the lastupdated only shows the time the record was created (which is from a different form based directly on the table). Whenever I edit any other field data in that query based form it changes in the table. Why not the Lastupdated?
how to lock a table so that only certain users can edit a table in a particular database? As in, I can edit and change the records in the table, but everyone else has read-only access. I am using Access 2010, and don't know which drop down menu to start.
I'm working on a project that has project start / end dates which can change. A report is created based on this data. The customer wants me to save all changes as a new record and disregard the older record when the report is created. I was thinking that I would add a (yes/no) column that marks the new record as the most recent (yes) and marks older records as (no). Then I would modify the query for the report to only include records with 'yes' set to true. I was also thinking that I should create a second table that has a foreign key for the original record from the main table. The main table would have the most recently edited record while the second table would have the previous records. Which method should I use?
I added a new field to one of my tables and query, but when I try to add a control for that field into my form it is not recognising it and the field isn't appearing in the sources for the form, even though the table is sourced to the form? Or am I going to have to do the usual and redo the entire form because I made a minor adjustment?
I have a form with a tab control, inside the tab control I placed an ActiveX control (Microsoft Web Browser). These are at the bottom of the form.
Everything displays fine if the entire form fit on the screen but if the form is too long and I scroll down the browser control is getting obscured by the tab control and getting chopped off (the contents are covered). It is as if the browser control is staying in space where it was and moving behind the tab control as I scroll.
This problem does not occur if I place the browser control directly on the form. Also I note that the browser control is sitting correctly within the tab control.
I have been through all the settings and properties of both controls and haven't been able to fix it. I searched all over the web but no one has previously stumbled across this one by the look of it.
I have table that I had to add a new field to which we update with a form. I tried to add a control for the new field but the field does not show up in the list for the control source. I am trying to add a list box to the form with a blank and 5 options.
I have attached screen shots of the table design and the form. The table has the field in datasheet view and I have manually entered a few entries in it but it still will not show in the control source for the form control. The top section of the form is where we enter and select the data for the new records. The bottom section (circled in red) autofills the matching record, from separate tables, for updating with the new entries.
I have added form controls for modified fields in the past so I am confused about why this is happening.
OK. I have searched and searched and every thread dances around similar situations but none seem to address this particular one. I am trying to make a control on a sub form visible/not visible depending on the condition of a control on a main form. The catch is that the control I'm trying to change the state of is on a subform located in a tab control. I've tried a thousand combinations and none seem to work. How do I reference the control on the subform in a tab control?
Main Form: frmMemberMain Tab Control: TabCtl12 Tab Control Page: 2 Subform: frmChildren Control on subform: txtRelationship
Can someone please help before my brain explodes!! Thanks! :eek:
I have reviewed the posts for 'Control Validation' and dowloaded the sample database kindly posted by ansentry.
In the PaymentAmount example, a name has to be entered in the first control before an amount is enterered in the second control. If the controls and tab order are reversed, the validation doesn't work.
I have a form where the 1st Control needs validating before moving on. The code below doesn't work.
Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer) If IsNull(Me.Employee_No) Then MsgBox "Employee No Required", vbCritical, "Data required " Cancel = True Me.Employee_No.SetFocus Exit Sub End If
I have used a tab control to create some forms. However, I can't modify or delete any of the information. It's seems like the forms are just read-only.
How can I change it so that I can modify and delete info please?
