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
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
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.
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.
I know I can do this with independent buttons but was hoping there was a quick(er) and easy way to do it with an option group instead?
I stumbled upon the Option Group function just yesterday and, happy as a clam, I created a group with 2 options in radio button style. I assigned the values to a field called Registration_Type as the 2 options are "Confirmed Registrants" and "Prospective Attendees".
[Great. That part works well. When I look at the table, a 1 or a 2 is in that field so it's great to know how to control accidental ticking of radio buttons (previous 450 records or so didn't have this option group functionality so one might easily tick one of the buttons. So one part of controlling option group I know I can handle via the table itself for now.]
The challenge is how to ensure the user always ticks one or the other ... I went back to the main table and tested the 'required entry' option for the Registration_Type field but forcing an action like this is not ideal in my mind. The usual error message vagueness for the average user is no good and I don't want to limit the user so much.
Is there a way to simply have a popup come up warning that neither radio button was ticked? Perhaps something linked to the form - i.e., maybe "after update"?? I only learned about attaching code to before and after update on controls a couple of days ago, so not sure if this would be best approach.
Just something to let the user know that nothing has been ticked in the option group as that controls in which of 2 reports the data will show up in so any record not ticked might mean a registrant being left out, which would be rather disastrous <g>.
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
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
DoCmd.Close acForm, "PGMenu" DoCmd.OpenForm "PGMenu", acNormal 'This places Menu on top of opened report etc.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
I have 2 Option buttons that I want to use to control a combo box. If I select Option1 then I want it to pull from one table for the drop-down choices. If I select Option2 I want it to pull from a different table. The Option buttons and combo box are all on the same form.
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?
At present I have a form which is used to select a date range then using one of three buttons I can select one of three reports. I want to use an Option Group with three options to replace the three buttons. I have fiddled around using three separate Option Buttons and they work ok but in my opinion they are not the way to go. I need some assistance with the code as the Option Group is slightly different to the Option Buttons.
I have a very simple option group, status 1, 2 , 3 or 4. When the status of the group is changed i have the following code used to label txtStatusChangeAudit which lables who changed it based on the log in name. I have this code for each of the four options. The code works great but when i leave the form and come back to it the txtStatusChangeAudit that holds the code is now blank. When i click an option it again shows the information i want.
How do i get the form to save this information so when i leave the form and come back to it the last person to change the status will still be present?
Private Sub OpenOptionButton_GotFocus() Me.StatusChangeAudit = "Status Open By; " & User.UserName & Space(1) & (Now) End Sub
This should be an easy one.... I had an existing form. Needed a second form. But the two were so close I just added and option group to make certian fields visible when that option was picked. Now.... The problem is sorting or doing a query by the value of the option group. What I am thinking is I need to store the value of the option to a field. ie My option group is named "PickWO" the value is "1" or "2", so I added a field to my WO table... so how do I store the value of "1" or "2" to the new field? Hope this makes sense!
I have created an option group. There is a question and the response is yes, no or N/A. If the answer is no or N/A then I want to skip to the next question. If the answer is yes then I want to ask a follow up question. How would I make it so that when the answer is no or na and the user hits tab it would skip right over the follow up portion and move on to the next question?
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.
