I have a problem with validation attached to a field or an entire record (displayed via a form) in that, if the user exits that field/record by moving to the next Access record, when the message comes up, it is this next record that is displayed, not the invalid one. This is confusing.
My users usually use a filter when updating (sorry about the alliteration!) & this mostly displays just the one record out of thousands. When they remove or change the filter, the message is, as above, displayed over the wrong record.
Ideally, I prefer the entire, quite complex record to be validated at one 'go' as many of the fields are interlinked.
I have achieved this, sort of, with a button called Validate which the users are supposed to click when they have completed adding or updating a record. Most of the validation code is attached to this & it does keep them on the right record. However I can't make them click it.
I have tried controlling the record displayed by making the record pointer go back one or forward one when an error is found but this causes problems with the first/last record in the table or filtered results.
Each record has an unique number. I have tried storing this number & coding a filter to re-display it when an error is found but this is confusing when the users were not filtering to only one record. Also it only works once. If further errors are found, the application gives up.
New to the list, and hoping I can get some help on a few issues I'm having in Access 2003.
I have a table where two fields represent log numbers. The fields are called "LogNo" and "LogNoPct". On occasion, the person entering the data will accidentally place the same number into both fields, which is clearly a mistake. One record should never have the same log number in both fields. So, I set up a validation rule for "LogNoPct". I just want it to check the last 4 digits of the log number and not allow the entry if both have the same last 4 digits. In the validation rule for "LogNoPct" I have this:
Right([LogNo],4)<>Right([LogNoPct],4) Everything looks good until I try to save the changes to the table's design. When I hit SAVE I get this error:
Invalid SQL Syntax - cannot use multiple columns in a column-level CHECK constraint. Have no idea why its giving me this error. Any help is greatly appreciated.
I have a database For customers of the company, when you open the main form through the search form , there are a filter . when you try to move between orders of this customer, there are a mssage (Asking you to approve of movement between the customer orders). to this point no problem, when you approval to move , cancel the filter on the main form with a stay at the current record (current customer).
Is there a way of setting a forms propertie's so that the form always stays 'on top' and visible, even if it isnt the focus. The only example i can think of to explain what i mean it the msn messanger window that you can choose to 'stay on top' even if you click on a window behind it?
I have a Main Form that utilizes tabs to control several other forms by opening, closing and making them visible/invisible. One of the forms needs to be closed when its tab on the Main form is unselected. The problem is that once the form is closed, when it opens up again it opens right infront of my Main form's tab control so I need to move it down an inch to get to the tab control.
I've positioned this form where I want it and saved it numerous times. But once I select the tab, it opens up right ontop of the Main form's tab control again. I have the AutoResize set to No and the Auto Center also set to No.
In the zip code field of my form, if the first number of the zip code is a zero, such as 02436, the zero is deleted as soon as I leave that field. The zero won't stay and I want it to so I will have a valid 5 digit zip code. In other words, as soon as I leave the field the zipcode is changed to read 2436 - without the zero. How do I fix that? Thanks.
I have created a combo box in my form, the options for the combo box are coming from a table. It all works fine expect for some odd reason, when I click on an option in the combo box then come out of access, when I go back into the database the one I had chosen has gone. Do you know how I do so what I put in the combo box will stay?
I have a form with 6 option groups, each with 2 option boxes (-1 & 0). They are triple-states and start off in null mode with a validation rule of "Not Null". The idea is to ensure the user has decided something for each option group before being allowed to save the record.
The problem is that each time I load the form, the first box I select, all the others then default to the same option (no longer null).
I have a process that takes a few minutes to finish. I would like a message box to appear and stay up for the entire process. I have a message box that tells the user it may take a few minutes to complete and one that tells them when its complete.
I have a table of associates, that have two important details stored about them: CRB Number and CRB Issue Date. Not all of the people need to have a CRB check (so won't need to store either the number or the date), however some do.
What I want Access to do, is to validate at record level- so that Either both those fields are Null or both the fields have data stored in them. e.g. you can't have data stored in one, but not the other.
I'm very new to Access and am doing it as part of a school project and our teacher is useless so I was wondering if anyone could give me a hand.
I've tried:
"[CRB Number] AND [CRB Issue Date] Is Not Null OR [CRB Number] AND [CRB Issue Date] = Null"
Hi all, I have some knowledge about VBA and interested to use MS access form as an interface to SQL SERVER 2000.
We have a data entry process called validation.
It starts by 1.Create a new record typing the data and saving the record. 2.And then create a new record again and type the same data and validate it field by field against the first record to making sure the correct data has been entered. 3.If any unmatched data was found, then popup a dialog box informing the user with the filed name and wrong data. I hope that I explained it clearly. So, is this possible in MS Access?
When I try to edit fields in a subform the cursor always jumps to the first record's first field with a tab stop. I can not complete the modification and the cursor jumps back to the first record. When on the first record and on any other field the cursor will jump to the first field with tab stop.
My form has a button that has a calculated field on it (a dcount(...)). When the button is clicked, a couple of conditions are checked and if all is ok, it runs the vba code. If the tests fail, it returns to the form without running the code. All works correctly, except that the dcount number has disappeared. I finally figured out that it is now hidden behind the button. How do I bring it forward again programmatically?
I have a TSQL procedure written which validates if a record already exists. It returns a 1 or a 0 depending on if it finds a valid record based off a supplied paramater (an application ID in this case, stored as Text(14)).
I want to accomplish the same thing but in a standalone Access DB where I don't have access to SQL stored procedures. Basically, here's what I have:
frmInputNew contains a text box txACAPS. When a user enters in a number in the txtACAPS field, and tabs out, I want an event to run which checks that string against a table. If the string exists within a field in the table, I want to break out and open a new form (which will be a dialog box). If it doesn't exist in the table, I want to end the code and let the user continue entering in data.
I'm not entirely sure how to check a table for a value via VB and return a flag that I can form an IF/ELSE statement from. Any help would be appreciated.
is it possible to have a form page stay open for a time limit and then automatically close and open another form?
Reason I ask when a user clicks to open the database I want a splashscreen stating terms of use etc to stay open for a few seconds before it opens into the main database.
I have two forms ( main and Sub) . Every time I want to enter a new record the main data goes blank (not required) and the sub data goes blank for new data ( required). The new subdata is related to the main data. This way I have to retype all the same data in the main form which I wish not. Need making the main form data stays so I only type the subform.
When I learnt to use vba in excel (to basic level) I was always advised in a userform to validate data at end of record input i.e. when pressing enter and next. Is this true also with access or should i be putting validation rules at the afterupdate stage of a particular control?
"There is an invalid use of the .(dot) or ! operator or invalid parentheses."
This is the code that errors out: Code:If Not IsNull(Forms![ctrlpanel]![subEditUsers].Form!cmbSection) Thensection = Forms![ctrlpanel]![subEditUsers].Form!cmbSectionEnd If
All it's doing is checking to see if a user selected anything from the combo box. Thanks!
I have 2 errored records in my large access database which I am unable to delete. As I scroll over either of these records I get the error "Invalid Argument" but the database is functional otherwise... Until Today!
Other users can get into the database but I get the "Invalid Argument" error before it even loads the main form.
Every now and again (for no apparant reason) a record in my table becomes corrupted (the fields all change to #Error, Error etc) Also, the relationship between that and another table breaks and when I try to go into the forms I get the "Invalid Argumnent" message
I am running Win XP Pro, with Office 2003 accross a network, with a FE/BE split
I did a quick search and really didn't find anything related to this. Though, I'm sure it's pry happened before.
I have started work on a new front end and have several linked tables to our back end. As well as copies of them for the purpose of the front end. On load the backend tables update the front ends tables, and on exit the front end tables append/update the back end tables.
I began work on a data entry form for fields residing in the front end tables and found that when I attempted to make a command button for the purpose of record navigation I received the error "Invalid Use of Null" and all of my options were empty (Concerning the control functions) and everytime I changed action categories i recieve the same error.
Also, I tried to work around it with a combo box for searching, only I don't have the option available to make it search.
So . . . I tried to circumvent with an unbound text box that performed a macro searchforrecord but I receive and error that the table I'm search within is not open.
Any clues would be great, any fix would be immaculate. I'm a bit flabbergasted.
I have a left-join query where I know that some of the values in the left-hand table have no corresponding values in the right-hand table...that's why I used a left-join: I want all the values in the left-hand table to show up. I would expect that records without corresponding values in the right-hand table would show up as nulls (I swear I have dozens of other queries that work this way) but in this one, they show up as "#error" instead.
This is a problem because I want to do some calculations on this field. Normally I would use the nz function to change the nulls to zeros.
So, 1. Any idea why this is happening? 2. Is there a way to change the #error values to zeroes, similar to using the nz function?
HEre's the SQL: SELECT FeederInventorySummary.machine, FeederInventorySummary.Size, FeederInventorySummary.Leaf, FeederInventorySummary.Type, FeederInventorySummary.CountOfFeederID, FeederNeedsSummary_7.FeederQty FROM FeederInventorySummary LEFT JOIN FeederNeedsSummary_7 ON (FeederInventorySummary.Type = FeederNeedsSummary_7.Type) AND (FeederInventorySummary.Leaf = FeederNeedsSummary_7.Leaf) AND (FeederInventorySummary.Size = FeederNeedsSummary_7.FeederSize) AND (FeederInventorySummary.machine = FeederNeedsSummary_7.ActualMachine);
For every record without a corresponding record in FeederInventorySummary_7, the FeederQty field shows up as #error.
