Navigating Forms Using Menus
Sep 9, 2005
Hi
with the help of this site, i have made big advances in learning and adapting code, in building my access FE on an SQL BE.
however, i have a problem, i cant find any information on in how to resolve.
i am using menus to navigate between forms, but i cannot synchronise the critical value between the forms.
so i am on a form with critical value, say hullID
i use a menu command to open another form, but i need the form to open with the same hullID as the critical value as the previous form which is about to close.
because i can go to the new form from any form, using the menu command, i cannot directly link the critical value,
is there a way to use the critical value from the current focus form, to the new opening form
many thanks in advance
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Apr 10, 2015
I have made an access database for doing inventory at work. We have an inventory of approx. 700 items that need to be counted each month. I have a subform that is in datasheet view, it has Inventory IDs, product descriptions, UOMs, and a field to enter quantities. On the parent form are pictures and extra descriptions linked to each item in the subform.
The Inventory IDs all start with a 3 letter alpha code for which class of item they are PLU for plumbing, FAS for fasteners, ELD for electrical device, etc. There are about 15 different classes of these inventory items. The rest of the InvIDs are 4 digits: (PLU5453 or ELD1123)
We are using tablets to do the inventory counts, so to search for an item we can swipe through the datasheet to find the InvIDs we are looking for and then enter the quantity. After our initial inventory my supervisor asked if I could add buttons to jump to the first item in a particular class of item such as PLU0001. He showed me his address book in his phone as an example, how he can push a P button to bring him to the first name that starts with P.
I considered tabs for each class, but he wants to navigate to other items by just swiping also. I tried to make a Macro that would use Go To Record but was unable to make that work.
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Aug 10, 2013
I have a form and a subform for data entry.It is often the case that not all the data may have been entered and so a user might need to go to recordID 24 in 30 already entered main records.However, he needs to get to that record via a (unique) 1-1 field. How do I create the form so that as well as being able to go to the first, the last, the next, the previous record, I can go to a record of my choice.
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Aug 7, 2014
First thing: I have a navigation form that leads through 5 subforms on my database. One is a data entry form, the rest are various informative forms with explanations, images and other text mainly. In this scenario, a user enters data on the first tab but doesn't finish it. The user clicks over to check up on some guidelines on the other tabs and then comes back to the first tab for find that all of the fields he entered reset and he lost everything.
Is there a way of preventing this from happening? Plan A would be for me to allow the user to switch around tabs without losing the data he or she entered into textboxes or dropdowns. Plan B would be for me to have a popup that appears when he tries to switch tabs that warns him of data loss and that he should save before moving tabs.
PS: One other thing: I have the standard Access wizard search button on my first tab that allows the user to search records. This works well, but I'd like for the search box to close immediately after a search turns up a matching record. This seems odd, but the users requested it because manually closing the search box after every search can add up to a lot of wasted time.
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Jan 22, 2014
I have a form which consists of four (4) tabbed sheets. The first sheet is the main form and the other three sheets are the linked subforms.
Pressing the tab key on the keyboard navigates from field to field in each individual form; however, I would like that when I get to the last field of each form, pressing tab moves to the next sheet or the first field of the next subform.
The problem I am getting is that when I get to the last field of the main form and/or subforms, hitting the tab button creates a new record in the specific form, which I do not want. I want to just tab to the next subform.
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Mar 5, 2013
I need to ensure that the data entered into a field on a form is correct. The field contains an email address and I have a function to check if the format is correct.
If the format is incorrect I need the cursor to return to the field in that record. The form is continuous.
What event should I use?
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Feb 4, 2006
I have written a DB for work that collects information on a range of events (eg safety incidents, improvement suggestions, etc) and reports on them. I am now trying to improve the security & integrity of the data by restricting user access to menus.
I can use the start up options to turn off menus, etc but want to allow users to use the default right click menu in forms to sort & filter the forms. But I don;t want users to have access to the other default menus (eg the one containg form deisgn). Is there a way to just select this particular menu to pop up on a right click?
Because I have not been able to find an answer to this I tried designing my own toolbar containig the sort & filter commands I needed. I created a custom tool bar using the menu/customisze options and called it "tbarSortFilt".
As soon as I place it in the menu bar it goes "dim" and I cannot select the options. When I over ride the start up options ("shift" key) and then right click in teh form both the default menu come up (as expected) and the "tbarSortFilt" menu lights up -- but is not active.
I have also tried
DoCmd.ShowToolbar "tbarSortFilt", acToolbarYes
to no avail.
Clearly there is something pretty basic I am not doing. How can I use the strat up options to turn off toolbars and then show AND activate my customized toolbar?
Regards Stephen :confused:
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Jul 24, 2014
I have made a database. I have gotten to the point where I use a form to get the information. I am trying to get the information to auto populate fields after using 3 drop menus. They are department name, shop and shift. All of the information comes out of tbl department name, tbl shop and tbl shift.
I also have a table with department name, shop, shift, line, employee total, shift leader total, ratio of shift leaders per line and total employees off. I am trying to figure out once use the 3 drop down how can I Auto populate the remaining fields. Also I am trying to figure out where and how to put in the code.
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Sep 24, 2013
I recently completed a db for a client and they have since asked that the access window be hidden for certain types of users.This I did using
Code:
ShowWindowAsync Application.hWndAccessApp(), SW_HIDE
if a relevant user opened the db. All well and good, except they then wanted to be able to see the Access link in the taskbar (which SW_HIDE doesn't do) - so I changed it to SW_MINIMISE and they were happy again until..They then realised (and it was a surprise to me as well) that the right click context menus used to filter and sort continuous or datasheet forms were no longer available to these users - nor was the context menu for datasheet columns to freeze or hide columns - see attached.
I've experimented with a number of options and these context menus are available if ShowWindowAsync is not called or if called with SW_HIDE, but not for SW_MINIMISED, SW_SHOWMINIMISED, SW_SHOWMINNOACTIVE, SW_SHOWNOACTIVE.
Why the shortcut menus are not available when the Access window is minimised? The requirement being that the context menus are available to all users the Access link appears on the task bar for all users the access window is hidden for some users.I should say that due to hiding/minimising the access window all forms are popup and modal.
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May 8, 2006
If an answer to this is out there, sorry. I haven't had luck finding anything.
I have a form with an unbound combo box. When you select an item from the box, the objects on the form and subform fill in based on the selection. The person using this would like to click arrows to navigate through the combo box. How do I do this?:confused:
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Jun 8, 2005
I have a form that contains a pretty large list of items and several columns and the list can be sorted by each of these columns. When a user double-clicks on a particular item, another form pops up that lets the user view/modify the item. The problem I'm having is that I still want to be able to use the navigation buttons in that second form, but right now its just saying 1 of 1 (Filtered).
The way I'm applying the sorting is by updating the Rowsource field of the list with an "Order By" statement
Any help would be appreciated
Adam
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Feb 22, 2005
Hello,
I need to navigate through all records for a table where a <field> = a certain "string". Ideally I would have a next record button that would know to ignore records that do not meet my criteria?
Simply put,
Next available record where <field> = "string"?
Is there anyway to do this?
Regards,
Chris
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Aug 31, 2005
I'm having a problem with a form/subform. The table I'm using includes the fields: date, personnelID, status, comments. The main form has a single field, date. The subform has the fields date, personnelID, status, comments. I have the form/subform linked using the Date field, because there are multiple instances of the same date in the table, I have to keep clicking the navigation buttons on the main form to go through all the duplicate dates to get to the next one. Is there a way I can filter the Date field on the Main form to only show one copy of each date? I had thought about creating a new table with only a date field and no duplicates, then just append all dates from the main table to this one and use it to go through the dates, however I'd rather not have to make an extra table just for this. This is basically for personnel accountability, I want to be able to select a date on the main form and display the "daily status"(present, on leave) for each person in the subform.
Even better would be if I could create a next and previous button to switch the date on the main form(I know how to do this.) but how would I get the subform to update the records to the date on the main form and keep it from going to dates that don't exist?
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Dec 7, 2006
Hi
I was wondering if anybody could help with this. I have searched through this forum and there doesnt seem to be an answer to this.
I have a form that i would like to validate. At present i have put the data validation on the save button which triggers a script that checks to see if certain boxes have been filled in on the form. I can only get this to work be attaching it to the onclick event on a save button, however, what i really want is to be able to ditch the save button (since access writes to the DB as it goes along) and have this script triggered whenever the user tries to navigate to either a new record/ another existing record or close the form
I tried putting this on the beforer update event, but this does not work, additionally tried doing before update event with the code inside an if me.form.dirty = true statement
this did not work either, has anybody got any suggestions
Please see my code below
Thanks
Marcus
Dim sDeliveryto As String
Dim sDeliveryValid As String
Dim sDept As String
Dim sDeptValid As String
Dim sReq As String
Dim sReqValid As String
Dim sReqNo As String
Dim sReqNoValid As String
Dim sReqPoint As String
Dim sReqPointValid As String
Dim sOrderDetailsValid As String
Dim sQuantity1 As String
Dim sQuantity1Valid As String
Dim sDetails1 As String
Dim sDetails1Valid As String
Dim sPrice1 As String
Dim sPrice1Valid As String
Dim sSupplier1 As String
Dim sSupplier1Valid As String
Dim sCostCentre1 As String
Dim sCostCentre1Valid As String
Dim sAccountCode1 As String
Dim sAccountCode1Valid As String
Dim sAuth As String
Dim sAuthValid As String
sDeliveryto = Me.TBDeliveredTo & ""
sDept = Me.TBDept & ""
sReq = Me.tbrequisitioner & ""
sReqNo = Me.TBRequisitionNo & ""
sReqPoint = Me.TBReqPoint & ""
sQuantity1 = Me.TBQ1 & ""
sDetails1 = Me.TBD1 & ""
sPrice1 = Me.tbup1 & ""
sSupplier1 = Me.tbs1 & ""
sCostCentre1 = Me.ccc1 & ""
sAccountCode1 = Me.tbac1 & ""
sAuth = Me.TBAUTH & ""
Select Case sDeliveryto
Case Is = ""
Me.TBDeliveredTo.BackColor = "8421631"
sDeliveryValid = "Invalid"
Cancel = True
Case Else
sDeliveryValid = "valid"
Me.TBDeliveredTo.BackColor = "16777215"
End Select
Select Case sDept
Case Is = ""
Me.TBDept.BackColor = "8421631"
sDeptValid = "Invalid"
Cancel = True
Case Else
sDeptValid = "valid"
Me.TBDept.BackColor = "16777215"
End Select
Select Case sReq
Case Is = ""
Me.tbrequisitioner.BackColor = "8421631"
sReqValid = "Invalid"
Cancel = True
Case Else
sReqValid = "valid"
Me.tbrequisitioner.BackColor = "16777215"
End Select
Select Case sReqNo
Case Is = ""
Me.TBRequisitionNo.BackColor = "8421631"
sReqNoValid = "Invalid"
Cancel = True
Case Else
sReqNoValid = "valid"
Me.TBRequisitionNo.BackColor = "16777215"
End Select
Select Case sReqPoint
Case Is = ""
Me.TBReqPoint.BackColor = "8421631"
sReqPointValid = "Invalid"
Cancel = True
Case Else
sReqPointValid = "valid"
Me.TBReqPoint.BackColor = "16777215"
End Select
If Len(sReqPoint) < 6 Then
sReqPointValid = "Invalid"
Me.TBReqPoint.BackColor = "8421631"
Cancel = True
Me.lblReqPoint.Visible = True
Else
sReqPointValid = "valid"
Me.TBReqPoint.BackColor = "16777215"
Me.lblReqPoint.Visible = False
End If
Select Case sQuantity1
Case Is = ""
Me.TBQ1.BackColor = "8421631"
sQuantity1Valid = "Invalid"
Cancel = True
Case Else
sQuantity1Valid = "valid"
Me.TBQ1.BackColor = "16777215"
End Select
Select Case sDetails1
Case Is = ""
Me.TBD1.BackColor = "8421631"
sDetails1Valid = "Invalid"
Cancel = True
Case Else
sDetails1Valid = "valid"
Me.TBD1.BackColor = "16777215"
End Select
Select Case sPrice1
Case Is = ""
Me.tbup1.BackColor = "8421631"
sPrice1Valid = "Invalid"
Cancel = True
Case Else
sPrice1Valid = "valid"
Me.tbup1.BackColor = "16777215"
End Select
Select Case sSupplier1
Case Is = ""
Me.tbs1.BackColor = "8421631"
sSupplier1Valid = "Invalid"
Cancel = True
Case Else
sSupplier1Valid = "valid"
Me.tbs1.BackColor = "16777215"
End Select
Select Case sCostCentre1
Case Is = ""
Me.ccc1.BackColor = "8421631"
sCostCentre1Valid = "Invalid"
Cancel = True
Case Else
sCostCentre1Valid = "valid"
Me.ccc1.BackColor = "16777215"
End Select
Select Case sAccountCode1
Case Is = ""
Me.tbac1.BackColor = "8421631"
sAccountCode1Valid = "Invalid"
Cancel = True
Case Else
sAccountCode1Valid = "valid"
Me.tbac1.BackColor = "16777215"
End Select
Select Case sAuth
Case Is = ""
Me.TBAUTH.BackColor = "8421631"
sAuthValid = "Invalid"
Cancel = True
Case Else
sAuthValid = "valid"
Me.TBAUTH.BackColor = "16777215"
End Select
' Display message box warning
If sDetails1Valid = "Invalid" Or sQuantity1Valid = "invalid" Or sReqPointValid = "Invalid" Or sReqNoValid = "Invalid" Or sReqValid = "Invalid" Or sDeptValid = "Invalid" Or sDeliveryValid = "Invalid" Or sPrice1Valid = "Invalid" Or sCostCentre1Valid = "Invalid" Or sAccountCode1Valid = "Invalid" Or sAuthValid = "Invalid" Then
MsgBox "Please fill all highlighted fields on the form!!!!!"
Else
DoCmd.Save
MsgBox "Is all the information Correct?", vbOKCancel
'open report
Me.btnClose.Visible = True
Me.btnInvoice.Visible = True
Me.btnDeleteClose.Visible = False
End If
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Sep 19, 2013
When using Access 2007, I have a new record button, but that record is only written to the db once you navigate away from it. How do I write immediately to the DB, so that record is saved without navigating away from it. I believe I can use ADO or DAO but I'm having difficulties.
Private Sub Command71_Click()
DoCmd.GoToRecord , , acNewRec
MaxValue = DMax("[Record Num]", "Joblog")
Text64.Value = MaxValue + 1
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Jul 1, 2013
I have a form that reads records from a query.. It loads the first record into the form, without issue.
Code:
Sub FormLoaded()
Dim r As DAO.Recordset
Set r = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset("Results") ' Query we want
Forms("frmmainnew").lbladdUser1bad.Visible = False
[Code] ....
Now I have have 2 buttons at the bottom of the form, one for next record and another for previous record...
Code for next record
Sub NextRecordbtn()
Dim r As DAO.Recordset
Set r = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset("Results") ' Query we want
r.MoveNext
If r.EOF = True Then
[Code] ....
I know that I have 3 records that result in the query named "Results", the next record button will bring the form from record 1, to record 2... however it will not move from the 2nd to the 3rd record...
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Oct 4, 2005
Hi, Sorry noob here with a noob question... I built my first database for my work, and I want buttons that can navigate through the records on the form view, but I want them to be like A,B,C,D etc... When I click the button I want it to go to the first last name in the record of that letter of alphabit.... I know it can be done because at my previous employment they had that feature. Please help... I can't figure this out... :confused: Also, how do I import IMT forms into an access database???
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Sep 11, 2006
I have a main form that displays four lines of data. I have a tab control with 3 tabs. The form displays perfectly until I navigate to one of the other tabs and back to the main tab. It appears to scroll down a couple of lines and I loose the top line of data.
Any idea what is happening or how to stop it?
:confused:
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Dec 23, 2014
I have a custom command button cmdPreviousRec and cmdNextRec for navigation, but when i click the cmdPreviousRec its not navigating to the records and the cmdNextRec is up to 2nd record only.
Code below is the i've working:
Private Sub cmdNextRec_Click()
On Error Resume Next
Set db = CurrentDb
Set rs = db.OpenRecordset("SELECT * FROM tblAMHMace")
If Not rs.EOF Then
rs.MoveNext
[Code] ....
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Oct 11, 2005
Hi all, complete Access n00b here requiring some assistance if possible with the dreaded cascading combos. Would appreciate any help I can get. I've tried searching but can't find this particular problem mentioned (am probably searching for the wrong thing, but anyway...) Here is my situation:
I have a form [Component] with a simple cascading combo box scenario [cboCategory] and [cboSubcategory].
[cboCategory] has as its row source -
SELECT tblCategory.categoryid, tblCategory.Category FROM tblCategory ORDER BY tblCategory.Category;
Control source is unbound.
I have Me.cboSubcategory.Requery as an afterupdate event.
[cboSubcategory]'s row source is -
SELECT tblSubcategory.subcategoryid, tblSubcategory.subcategory FROM tblSubcategory WHERE tblSubcategory.Categoryid=Forms!Component!cboCateg ory ORDER BY tblSubcategory.Subcategory;
Control source is bound to SubcategoryID in tblComponent.
I have set up [tblCategory] as the one side of a one to many relationship with [tblSubcategory] and [tblSubcategory] as the one side of a one to many relationship with [tblComponent]. [SubcategoryID] (foreign key) is the only piece of 'category' information I am storing in [tblComponent]. I presume that's the correct thing to do since you can calculate the category from the stored subcategoryID.
The problem is that the form only seems to remember the most recent combo choice so if i fill in one record, navigate to another use the combos again, then navigate back, the original combo choice has been overwritten in the form record (although the underlying tblComponent seems to have the correct data written to it). In other words ALL records on my form display the last values that were entered using the combo boxes and not the correct values. Is this normal? I hope not, and if not then what am I doing wrong?
Thanks in advance :)
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Jan 18, 2006
I was curious,
How do you add a Menu to a form? Like is there a way to have a Main Menu bar and add the individual menus/menu items with custom events? As well can i cusomize the context menu for the form, or make a popupmenu that is executed upon clickin a command button?
There is a lot of help on how to attach menus to properties and such, but I can't find an item "Menubar" in the access interface.
Thanks
Jaeden "Sifo Dyas" al'Raec Ruiner
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Apr 13, 2006
I have an application that hides all the normal Access menus, so that the user can only use the buttons that I have put on the screen forms. Now however, when I open up access, I cannot get to any of the Access menus. It shows the toolbar, but not the normal FILE/EDIT...TOOLS/HELP menu.
How do I toggle this back on? Everything I have been able to find so far tells me to go to the TOOLS menu ---- I cannot get to the TOOLS menu.
Thanks. BTW, I am not really as stupid as this post makes me sound.
Mike Redmond
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Jun 26, 2005
I'm sure there must be a simple answer to this question but I have been unable to locate the answer.
I recently finished a database program under Access 97 and unchecked the boxes to allow menus. Now I need to fix a few mistakes and need to access my code or the menus to do this. Is there a way to get access to my code.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks
rtamd
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Mar 16, 2006
I did something in the start up options with this database.
Now when I open it I can't get Access to function as normal.
There is no right click, no tool barr or menu.
Any ideas?
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Oct 25, 2007
Since the introduction of 2003 when you create a custom menu you always get the 'Type in a question for help' tag and the min max close buttons. Is there any way of removing them or disabling them?
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Jan 30, 2006
I have the following code in the on_load of all of my forms to disable all menus:Dim i As IntegerFor i = 1 To CommandBars.CountCommandBars(i).Enabled = FalseNext iThe problem is that when I open a report in preview mode I cannot close, print, etc.Two questions:1. Is the above approach the best way to disable all menus and toolbars?2. How do I add a custom toolbar (already created) to the report preview only. I've tried doing in in the properties and by me.toolbar = "custom toolbar." Neither approach works. I suspect that the code I've used to disable the menus is keeping me from adding custom menus where I want them?I should also mention that I have also turned off all of the menus, toolbars, etc. in the options/startup.Thanks for your help!
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