Using Option Buttons To Decide Corresponding Search Mode
Sep 12, 2005
dear experts,
i am a student and i have a project to complete in 2days. i have managed to crawl through access and come up with forms and a functional query set. i need to create a search function for names and addresses. i manged to do a fisrt name search. i need to make an option for users to choose either first or last name and then search for the other details.
here is my situation, i need help connecting a radio button to a search form. allow me to illustrate my form.
************************************************** *******
first name : _________ (combo box) last name : _________ (combo box)
[0] (option button) [0] (option button)
SEARCH ( command button)
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as of now, the first name combo is connected to the search button via a macro which launches the query with a value from the combo box. how do i make the user choose either option "first/last" and then make the search button search appropriately. please help me. i know this is elementary. i've spent too much time looking for a solution on my own. my time is running out to complete the project. and i've yet to create switch boards and all those other things. please! thanx all.
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Oct 18, 2005
Hello,
I have a form named Welcome which I want to use as search menu for my database.
I have added 4 option buttons and a unique textbox into which users will write their query criteria.
My database has 4 queries and each option button should refer to one of them once selected
Obviously I will need a command button that will run the query.
Any help or code to do this? Thanks.
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I’m really stuck on how to create: Check Boxes/Option button/Option Group in VBA.
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Thanks
Richard
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Aug 18, 2006
I am using an Access database for a foreign language dictionary project.
One of the forms I use is populated by a query (qryLemmaTable) to retrieve information from tblLEMMA.
This form works precisely as I intend it to work, but there is a glitch on it that is driving me mad.
The form in question has an option group with 11 radio buttons that correspond to the parts of speech associated with each word in tblLEMMA.
When I click on the button optAdjective I apply a filter and the only records that are displayed are adjectives. (The same applies for Nouns, Verbs, Prepositions etc.)
Here is the glitch: even though the radio buttons apply the filter correctly, no “black spot” appears in the button. Other signals on the screen let me know what word type is selected, so I can accomplish what I want, but I want the “black spots” too!
Perhaps this will be a clue: For each radio button I use the following code in the GotFocus event.
Me.FilterOn = False
Me.Filter = "wordtype = 'A'" ‘(or N, etc)
Me.FilterOn = True
And this for the Lost Focus event
Me.FilterOn = False
Thanks for the help.
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Apr 4, 2006
I have been tryign to work with Option Buttons and am not having much success. I have been looking on line for examples and I get close.
The example tells me to Set the GroupName Property although I can not seem to find it.
Basically what I do is use the wizard and select the Option Group and add that to the form. With the wizard I enter three Label Names and take the default Values.
I then add a Control Button and use the code below.
Result:
Everytime I click the Control Button it gives me all three MsgBox's. Its reading all the values in the Option Group NOT the one that is selected??????
CODE:
Private Sub Command11_Click()
Dim x As Control
For Each x In Me.Controls
If InStr(x.Name, "Value1") Then
MsgBox "You Selected Value1"
ElseIf InStr(x.Name, "Value2") Then
MsgBox "You Selected Value2"
ElseIf InStr(x.Name, "Value3") Then
MsgBox "You Selected Value3"
End If
Next
End Sub
I HAVE BEEN TRYING A FEW VARIATIONS AND I GET ERRORS WHEN USING THEM:
1. I changed the .Caption to .Name...IF I USE CAPTION it tells me that this "Object does not support this property or method"
'Check for the string "Option" within the caption of each control.
If InStr(x.Caption, "Option") Then
2. Dont knwo where GroupName is
'Check the group name.
If x.GroupName = "mygroup1" Then
MsgBox x.Caption
3. Value gets an error
'Check the status of the option button.
If x.Value = True Then
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Jun 24, 2015
I have a form that has a subform on it. The main form shows a category of furniture and has custom navigation buttons and a search text box for asset numbers and command button that runs the search. The subform shows the asset numbers associated with that furniture category, sometimes there is only one asset number, in other cases there could be 60. There is a scroll bar to scroll through the asset numbers when there are too many to see in the initial window.
The buttons all work as they should except when I search for an asset number that is part of a category that has too many asset numbers to show in the main window. When this happens the "previous" and "next" navigation buttons do not take you to the previous or next record. All of the other buttons on the form work though - you can go to the first, or the last record, and you can search for a new asset.This is the code for the search:
Code:
Private Sub cmdAssetSearch_Click()
Dim rs As Object
If IsNull(Me.TextAsset) Or Me.TextAsset = "" Then
MsgBox "Please type in an asset number to search for.", vbOKOnly
Me.TextAsset.SetFocus
[code]....
I've also attached a picture of what I mean when I say there are more asset numbers than what the window shows.
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May 26, 2006
Below is the code that I used to make a Menu. The only problem is that when a report is opened, it is placed under the Menu form instead of on top of it.
How can I get it to stay on top?
Private Sub Frame2_Click()
DoCmd.Restore
On Error GoTo MyTrap
Select Case Me.Frame2
Case Is = 1
DoCmd.OpenForm "Resident from Last Name", acNormal
Case Is = 2
DoCmd.OpenForm "Resident from Phone No", acNormal
Case Is = 3
DoCmd.OpenForm "Resident from Address", acNormal
Case Is = 4
DoCmd.OpenReport "Multiple Addresses", acViewPreview
Case Is = 5
DoCmd.OpenReport "Missing Phone Numbers", acViewPreview
Case Is = 6
DoCmd.OpenForm "Update/Add/Modify PGIDdb"
Case Is = 7
DoCmd.OpenForm "Delete Records", acNormal
Case Is = 8
DoCmd.OpenReport "PrintAll", acViewPreview
End Select
MyTrap:
If Err.Number = 2501 Then
MsgBox "Action Canceled"
Else
End If
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Nov 8, 2006
I need 2 option buttons created individually, as an option group has proven utterly worthless to me for what I need.
A simple Yes / No pair that toggle back and forth when clicked.
I would use an option group, but you cannot define an On Click Event Procedure on an Option group button, and I cannot set the value of an option to 1.06 or anything other than whole numbers.
I just want to set a simple On Click event for each to set a variable to one of 2 possible values.
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how to use option buttons? I've looked around, but I cant find any site, thread, etc, etc on how to fully use them. I have 3 option buttons, there "Retired" "Current" and "Not Stocking" I want them to be tied the the list box named "lstItems" that gets its info from a qryItems.
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Oct 4, 2005
Hi All,
Just wondered if anyone can help me with this.
I have a form based on a query that has 16 options for values in one of the fields. I wanted to put an option button for each value on a form that would allow the user to view the records based on which option buttons were selected and have the form update accordingly.
The way I've gone about it is to have some code in the after_update event thingimy of each option button that updates a boolean value in a table that's linked to the underlying query the form is based on - but this just seems a long way to go about this... plus it's not working...
I've searched the archives for clues on this but haven't come up with anything. So I just wondered, is there a better way than what I'm doing. I'm not after somebody to do this for me, just point me in the right direction.
Many thanks,
Peter
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Nov 7, 2006
Hello, I wonder could anyone help, rescue and succour me.
As a former VB6 developer, I'm now working with wonderful Access VBA 2000 which makes the simplest operation such as creating a listbox or adding a control array into a living, breathing nightmare.
Today's incubus is option buttons.
Dear people, please tell me how it can be so hard to create a group of option buttons which are mutually exclusive and by whose value I can set another variable? I tried just sticking them on the screen, but then soon sobered up when I realised that Access would merrily allow me to select all of them if I so wished in joyous defiance of what an option button is actually FOR.
So I consulted the oxymoronic Help (even though it's impossible to construct an oxymoron with one word, this particular piece of functionality has somehow managed it) and was advised by same to create an option group. This I duly did - then realising that I had to set this property called Option Value 1,2, 3 etc. No sooner said than done. Anything to get it over with.
Now having different values, one would imagine that all I do is give each option button the same name. But no - control arrays in this environment would be like the discovery of the wheel in Caveman Land. So I google it and am told that I have to select the name of the option group.
Now where in all Christendom or Islamdom or NoGodsAtAllDom (in case Richard Dawkins is logged on and wants to help) can I find the name of this option group? Nowhere was I asked to assign an option group name, nowhere can I see a control that resembles an "option group", whatever that may be.
If someone could enlighten me I would be very grateful as a simple problem has once again taken hours thanks to the Access VBA environment. Grrrrrr
And thank you.
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I have a form with a number of fields for users to enter data into, with a "Total" being calculated. The users also have the option to ignore these fields and just enter a total manually into a seperate "Totals" field.
I want to set the form up so that when the form is opened the manually entered "Totals" field is hidden, leaving users to enter the component values, with the total being calculated automatically.
However, I want to add an option button so that if users just want to type in a total manually rather than enter the component values, they click the option button and the manually entered "Totals" field appears and the other component fields become disabled. This would prevent both a calulated total and a manually entered total being entered into the form.
Any help on the code that I need to use when the option button is clicked would be greatly appreciated.
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I have a switchboard which gives two selections. Upon selecting a menu item, the new menu appears. If I select from this new menu, it runs as it should do. However, upon returning to this second menu, the button remembers where it was instead of being cleared to select the same item, if desired, again. How can the option box button be cleared as do the switchboard buttons?
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I added an Option Group / Radio Buttons to my form.
I named a few.
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If this then that?
I just am confused here.....if it was a txtbox I would say
If txtbox = ? then
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Mar 4, 2014
I am creating a a text box where the user enters a text then clicks an option from the option that is used as the criteria for the search e.g. Last Name, Phone , address then a command button wil run a query.
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May 27, 2005
Good afternoon
I have been helped out so many times in the past here I thought I would try my luck again.
Is it possible with the use of option buttons to change the row source of a listbox?
I want to use the listbox for a search criteria and thought it might be easier to have 1 listbox been updated from the choices made using a group of buttons.
I would like like the row source to be based on different tables maybe I might need to use queries.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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When I create an option group, the buttons or checkboxes appear to the left of the labels. Is there an easy way to make them come out on the right side of the labels? When I move them around manually it is hard to make the buttons align properly with the labels.
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I am doing a worksheet for college and have been asked to create option groups on a form, but I cannot work out how to do this.
The screenshot shows what I have to do but I cannot get the option group wizard to open.
When creating my form based on the design in the screenshot I dragged the Rate field onto the design view sheet but it has only one option button connected to it, I need to add another one that will be connected to the same field and am not sure how to do it. I did try adding another option button from the control bar but I am not sure if is connected to the same field with the correct yes/no properties.
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I am designing a database for our audit teams to carry out reviews of our claims handlers and have put next to each of the questions on a form an option group of three option buttons, "Yes", "No", "Not Applicable" with the values "1", "-1" and "0" respectively. This value is then stored in a table under the relevant field, intQuestionValue, for Q1, Q2, Q3 etc.
This works well for calculating scores, percentages etc. for all the questions. However the manager of the team has said that there will be times when he wants to report by the number of "No" answers for example, so that he look at trends and build these into training plans etc.
I do have a table, tblScores, which has two columns in it. One for the text element, "Yes", "No", "N/A" and the other has the corresponding numeric value in it.
Because there are numerous questions i cannot seem to create a join in a query for the numeric value to bring back the text value. The only other method that came to mind was to write the text outcome to a table as well at the same time, but I'm not sure how I would do this at the same time as clicking the option button, or would it all save when i (the user) closes the form?
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Jul 15, 2005
Hi all, a newbie with novice access skills.
I'm very good with utilizing the access tools however I can only code in vb editor minimally. What I'm looking to do is have the option buttons control two combo boxes. One to search by user name and the other to search by serial #. I've created an option group with two buttons I set the default values in the combo boxes in accordance with the option buttons However, the option buttons aren't doing what they are supposed to do. I've been told I need to tweak the code for the buttons in order to make them control the combo boxes. Does anybody know what I need to do to make this happen? Ultimately the user will be able to click either of the buttons to perform a search through a single combo box.
Thanks to everyone out there for making this possible. Your expert knowledge will help me grow into an expert myself.
Thanks to all in advance! :confused:
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I have a query that has 2 fields of currency labour rates (current rate and baseline rate), but sometimes there are some blanks in either of the fields and is causing my text field which has a Sum formula (Rates x Hours) to #ERROR and throws out my other calcs. The only way to find out which blank line items are throwing my query numbers out is to manually type in "Is Null" in the criteria.
However, I would like to keep this process fully automated so I tried to create 2 lots of option buttons for my form, one for each of the 2 fields of currency labour rates and after I click on either option button and then run my query it will show all the lines that have blanks. I was able to link 2 text boxes to the option buttons (Select Case - Case 1 - Me.txtBox1.Value = "Is Null") and then link the text boxes to the criteria field using [Forms]![frm_labour]![txtBox1]. However, none of this seems to be driving my criteria in my query.
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if "payment in 30 days" is selected the date field on the form will enter the date as + 30 days from todays date
if "payment upfront" is selected the field on the form will enter todays date.
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I've tried a few different ways to enter this but i can't quite get it to work as i want.
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My desired outcome is to be able to select a date from a calendar popup and have the options buttons react to that date if they have been reserved. (change color and indicate "reserved").I've tried to create the form based on a query which represents the "booked" table.
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emplyeeName
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(k)empID
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I have an option group with two toggle buttons. Is it possible to set up the option group such that only one toggle button is visible at any given time (i.e. the unselected option) So the group has a default value. Clicking the visible button should switch the value, hide the button (option) associated with that value and show the alternate button (option) for the alternate value?
Basically only having one visible button at any given time which toggles between the two values (but I'd like to retain it as an option group, rather than as two independent buttons, as that gives me a handy value from which to determine control sources elsewhere)
I've tried setting the visibility of the buttons from the AfterUpdate event of the option group but it doesn't work.
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