I'm using A2019 32-bit and noticed that the control is not displayed in my Access DB for selection in the ribbon.
I created a test DB, in which the control is displayed and I can insert it in a form.
Is there any setting that I have overlooked?
Btw i don't want to use the ActiveX control with the similar name but the control in the toolbox...
thx
solution:
change form property from continuous form to single form
like mentioned in this post:
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I'm trying to create a form in MS Access where based on value we enter in a text box, that many text boxes will be created automatically. For ex, if value 3 is entered, three text boxes must be created.
Part of Code:
Dim box As Control
Set box = CreateControl("Form1", acTextBox)
But I get run time error "You must be in Design or Layout View to create or delete controls"
Is is not possible to dynamically create text boxes in MS Access. If we can, please suggest how to do.
Thank you
Instead of creating controls on the form based on a user entered requirement, you would normally have created as many controls as are needed beforehand (possibly positioning them correctly, and setting the tab order etc.), and then set their .Visible and .Enabled properties as required.
However, this is one of those instances where it may be that you are not using Access properly - any time that something is hard or difficult to do often means that you are not using it in the manner intended.
Regards,
I have an Access 2010 database set up with using the native Navigation Form interface feature.
Using this very helpful table, I've been able to use vba on multiple ocassions to reference forms throughout my database. However I seem to be having difficulty in this one instance.
On the Navigation form I have a number of main tabs. Clicking on one of the main tabs brings up a number of sub-tabs that have various forms attached to them.
On one of these sub-tabs, I have a main form (main) attached to it. There is a subform (subform1) within that main form containing a control text box (control1). Within subform1 there is another form (subform2) containing an unbound text box (control2) displaying a value that is calculated using a TempVar.
I want to use the AfterUpdate event on control1 to requery subform2 in order to update the calculation in control2, or simply requery control2.
Using Refresh and/or Requery on the AfterUpdate event for control1 does not do anything to control2.
Currently I have a button on subform2 that users can click which refreshes the form and updates the value in control2. The user can also hit F5 and refresh all the forms with the same result.
My goal is to take away the manual aspect and have the AfterUpdate event for control1 to update control2.
Any help would be much appreciated as I haven't been able to find anything online that works and I've been kicking tires at the problem for over a month now.
**** UPDATE **** I did not correctly describe the layout of my forms. subform1 and subform2 are actually both nested under main. subform2 is NOT nested under subform1 as I originally described above.
Wow. Now I feel like an idiot. Tackling my problem again with the update I provided above allowed me to solve it.
All I needed to do was requery subform2 by referencing it this way:
[Forms]![HOME]![NavigationSubform].[Form]![subform2].[Form].Requery
Where "HOME" is the name of my Navigation Form.
For anyone with the same issue that hasn't renamed their Navigation Form I believe the syntax would be:
[Forms]![Navigation Form]![NavigationSubform].[Form]![subform2].[Form].Requery
Thank you to #Erik von Asmuth and #June7 for your patience and help.
I want to create 'Navigation Forms' in 'ms Access' as it should look like a form but i need to navigate in between them.
And the forms are composed of queries creation of form is simple but the problem is like if i can create in 2010 or 2013 its just simple but i dont have upgraded version but i think there is some way to create page navigation like 2010 and 2013 in 2007.
Any help is accepted.
Here is a sample link in 2010(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovcxmeyrILQ)
Tab Controls are NOT the same as Navigation Controls! Tabs Ctrls hold separate forms on each page or tab, which means when the main form loads it loads ALL the sub-forms that are contained on the various pages of the TabCtrl.
Sadly Nav Ctrls were introduced in A2010, however, I've been using them since 2003. Well obviously not exactly because they were introduced. But instead I used labels (not command buttons although you can use those - I chose labels because I wanted to change the background and font color of the selected "tab"). I also wrote a function that took the value of the label (aka subform name) and used that to change the form of a subform control which was placed directly below or beside the labels depending on whether I wanted a horizontal or vertical "nav ctrl".
I could upload the code for this, however, I believe, given that MS has given a better control than this work around AND you should be able to piece this together if you've got a basic working experience with VBA.
Hello I am trying to create a Form in Access 2010 with dynamic controls.
On the form there is a list of textboxes for entering information.
However I would like the ability to click a button to dynamically add more textboxes to the form on request. (This is because I am not confident with a set number of text boxes as the information entered at one time could vary)
The problem is that digging around it seems the only way to add controls to a form is to open the form in design mode and add the controls, and when design mode is closed the user is prompted with a dialog asking them to save the changes made in design mode before the form can be reopened in normal mode.
Is there any way to solve this problem or would a workaround be needed (like a large number of hidden textboxes already present in the form? )
"...like a large number of hidden textboxes already present in the form..." -- I don't consider that a work-around. It's your best solution.
It does require the form to be opened for design, but VBA does facilitate these in-use changes.
Your question sounds strange...Controls for what ? Do you also plan to add fields to your db on the fly ? I hope not because then you have a serious design problem.
Otherwise, with the few details you provide, I would think the way to go is very simple: use a "continuous" subform like explained here.
I was using a combobox on my search form to select whether to consult or modify a record.
To make it more user friendly (IMO), I put a togglebutton on a form, which controls the .AllowEdits property of my form. This way you can easily switch from reading to writing.
However I run into a problem; once .AllowEdits is switched to false, the togglebutton is not clickable
anymore !
What are my options ?
You must use a command button instead. It will not get locked.
You will however run into similar problems with other controls like a combo box you would use for quick searching a record. If you have that problem, use the solution here to lock/unlock all your bound controls.