Controlling Subforms With A Combo Box
Jun 29, 2005Is it possible to control the data of a subform by making selection in a combo box?
View RepliesIs it possible to control the data of a subform by making selection in a combo box?
View RepliesHi,
I'm v.new to Access so do excuse my ignorance.
I have a form with a combo-box with the following values:
Trust, Course, Overseas, GP
When Trusts is selected I'ld like frmtrust_sub to appear.
When anything else is selected I'ld like frmnontrust_sub to appear
Once the data has been entered in the subform the user would continue back to the main form.
I'ld like the subforms to remain hidden until needed, if possible so as not to confuse users.
I’ve copied this piece of code and have tried pasting it into the “after update” event procedure but I get this error message
“the link masterfields property section has produced this error “Ambiguous name detected: Type_afterupdate”
Private Sub Type_AfterUpdate()
Option Compare Database
Sub ShowSubform()
'Save unsaved changes to currently open subform
DoCmd.DoMenuItem acFormBar, acRecordsMenu, acSaveRecord, , acMenuVer70
'Display appropriate subform based on Type chosen
If Type = "Trust" Then
frmtrust_sub.Visible = True
frmnontrust_sub.Visible = False
ElseIf Type = "GP" Then
frmnontrust_sub.Visible = True
frmtrust_sub.Visible = False
ElseIf Type = "Course" Then
frmnontrust_sub.Visible = True
frmtrust_sub.Visible = False
ElseIf Type = "Overseas" Then
frmnontrust_sub.Visible = True
frmtrust_sub.Visible = False
ElseIf Type = "Other" Then
frmnontrust_sub.Visible = True
frmtrust_sub.Visible = False
End If
End Sub
Private Sub cmdClose_Click()
'Close form
DoCmd.Close
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Current()
'Call subroutine to display appropriate subform based on template type
ShowSubform
End Sub
Private Sub Type_AfterUpdate()
'Call subroutine to display appropriate subform based on template type
ShowSubform
End Sub
Any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks
Barry
Howdie y'all
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I have the following form:
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Top part of the form is for adding/editing etc.
The subform is based on a query. The two are linked on the 'week' value.
Now, this is what I want to do:
The user must not be able to edit data in the subform (so should I use a report instead... but then will I be able to do 2...).
Selecting a row in the subform should cause the whole form to go to that record so that the user can then modify info in the fields of the main form.
I don't know VB - the only code I've used is gleened from searching these forums (a great resource, so I'm learning slowly), so I'll need a bit more than 'Do a wrzmitchigob on the bleedlethrop'!
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SENT
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How can I allow them to use some of the allowed values, but not others?
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Hi,
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Does anyone know how to do this, preferably without code.
Thanks.
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Thanks for your help!
Hi,
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cheers
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I can also view the equipment listed under the individual it is assigned to on a subform on my US Employee table. If I try to have the first and last name displayed on my Equipment table, however,
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I want to select a value from Combo1, that will further brings the values in Form2, and then further filter the values in Form3. If the three combos were on the same form, I wouldn't have an issue. But since each combo is in every cascading form/subform, I dont know how to pass the filterning further to the other two combos.
I forum could someone tell me:
I have an unbound form on that form I want to put three sub forms one on a products table the other on a course start dates table and the link table that joins the other two together. all three are related to each other with Pk/FK links.
When I try to link them it says you cannot link items on an unbound form.
regards in advance
Peter:eek:
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Here is where I cant get the decimals to stop:
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Each time the section runs, it will take up a different amount of space.
I have already run all the code, to move all the different controls to the top (and be invisible) when they are not needed.
So to the best of my knowledge, I have no controls sitting in the lower part of the section.
The last thing I run is:
Code: Me.S123.Height = Me.S123.Height - 300
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This is all running in:
Code:Private Sub S123_Format(Cancel As Integer, FormatCount As Integer)
All the other things work.
Here is a sample of it all..
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This runs through 8 different numbers.
as I said, all the other things operate properly. They get hidden and move.
Any thoughts?
Thanks.
Hi there,
Is it possible to control a lighting system from Access using a combination of VBA code or Active X add ons with some specialist hardware and cabling attached to the PC, etc ?
To be more specific, I've designed a Snooker Hall Management program and want to be able to turn the lights on over the Snooker table when you start a game in an Access form...My application has 8 tables but could be expanded obviously.
I'm happy with the Access side of things (first attempt at a real world solution, etc) but to be totally polished a hardware interface to control the lights would really create a 'wow' factor...
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Regards
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Hi again!
This time I'm having some problems finding a way to determine the output of a scroll-down menu (or in my danish version of Access called "combination-box").
In the menu I can choose between a number of names from a table. But when I select the name and press the "OK" button that stores the data, only a number (and not the choosen name) is written in the table. How can I get the output-value of the drop-down to be the choosen name???
Please give me a simple answer and a simple solution... I'm a total newbie!!
// JR
PS. Mike, feel free to reply... I kinda like your style:-)
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