I am trying to pass 3 textboxes into a different form via parsing the string. I am getting a run time error 13.
Private Sub txtFullName_Click()
Const cstrForm As String = "frmInputInfo"
DoCmd.OpenForm "frmInputInfo", acFormAdd, , , acDialog, _
Me.txtFullName & "|" & Me.PATS_Job_Opening_ID & "|" & Me.NYCAPS_JobID
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Load()
varSplitString = Split(Me.OpenArgs, "|")
Me.[FullName].Value = varSplitString(0)
Me.[PATS Job Opening ID].Value = varSplitString(1)
Me.[NYCAPS_JobID].Value = varSplitString(2)
End Sub
and them on the form load I typed
Any help will be appreciated
You have to be extremely attentive with all those commas in the DoCmd.OpenForm options list. It's just way too darn easy to cause a misalignment between what you and Access think about which values apply to which options.
In your case you intend to pass a string, Me.txtFullName & "|" & Me.PATS_Job_Opening_ID & "|" & Me.NYCAPS_JobID, to OpenArgs. Unfortunately you omitted a comma, so Access thinks you're feeding it a value for WindowMode, which is supposed to be a number. Therefore, error 13: "type mismatch"!
Do it this way and you eliminate any confusion about which value goes with which option.
Dim strArgs As String
strArgs = Me.txtFullName & "|" & Me.PATS_Job_Opening_ID & "|" & Me.NYCAPS_JobID
Debug.Print strArgs ' make sure you got what you expect '
DoCmd.OpenForm FormName:="frmInputInfo", _
DataMode:=acFormAdd, _
WindowMode:=acDialog, _
OpenArgs:=strArgs
Also in the form event, make sure you got something for OpenArgs before you attempt to Split it. As it stands now, if the form is ever opened without supplying OpenArgs, your code will essentially attempt Split(Null, "|") and that will trigger a different error.
You can test before split like this:
If Len(Me.OpenArgs) > 0 Then
' do your split thing here '
End If
Related
I am using VB with VS2015, and I have a textbox which receives about 40 lines of input from a microprocessor. What I ultimately need to do is display some of the input in multiple textboxes, as well as save those values into a mySQL database. For example, let's say I have:
SensorTypeA_Test
SensorA1_Output: 5.00
SensorA2_Output: 0
SensorA_Test: FAIL
SensorTypeB_Test
SensorB1_Output: 3.50
SensorB2_Output: 3.50
Sensor_Test: Pass
In this case, what I would like to do is basically have 6 textboxes (each with a pre-made label such as Sensor A1) fill with 5.00, 0, FAIL, 3.50, 3.50 and Pass.
As I see it, there are two ways to approach this. First, I could just figure out how to send the values straight to the mySQL database and then pull the needed values into the multiple textboxes. This would be fairly straight forward, but I don't know of a way to send these values directly to the database since they don't have variable names.
The other way is to either parse through the textbox itself or save the input to a file and parse through that. If I did it this way, I would prefer to have each textbox look for the value corresponding to its label, as opposed to filling all of the text boxes sequentially. What I mean by that is if there is a textbox labeled "Sensor A1", it would have its own variable name, say tbSensorA1 and it would look for "SensorA1_Output" and then show the value that comes after the colon, and if there is no value, then just display "N/A" in the textbox. This would also make it really easy to store the values in the database.
So basically, I'm wondering if there are any other ways to do this besides what I proposed, and if not, how can I search a textbox or a text file for a specific phrase and output the values which follow the colon in their corresponding textboxes? Any help is appreciated! Thanks!
Well - lots of ways to do this. I wouldn't recommend trying to do this in the database as databases are not great for parsing, and this feels like logic you should have in your middle or front end anyway. It might be totally front end if this is just really a way to display data you already have.
Here is one approach - create your text boxes that you desire, and in each text boxe's tag property - store a "Prefix" value that can be used to identify if a given sensor data value is appropriate for that text box.
Then you simply loop through each of the text boxes, and sensor data lines, do the comparison, then add the value to the text box if its a match.
Here is sample code:
Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
txtSensor.Text = "SensorTypeA_Test()" & vbCrLf & _
"SensorA1_Output: 5.00" & vbCrLf & _
"SensorA2_Output: 0" & vbCrLf & _
"SensorA_Test: FAIL()" & vbCrLf & _
"SensorTypeB_Test()" & vbCrLf & _
"SensorB1_Output: 3.50" & vbCrLf & _
"SensorB2_Output: 3.50" & vbCrLf & _
"Sensor_Test: Pass()"
End Sub
Private Sub btnPopulate_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles btnPopulate.Click
txtSensorA.Tag = "SensorA"
txtSensorB.Tag = "SensorB"
Dim lstOutputs As New List(Of TextBox)
lstOutputs.Add(txtSensorA)
lstOutputs.Add(txtSensorB)
Dim sensorData() As String = txtSensor.Text.Trim.Split(vbCrLf)
For Each tb In lstOutputs
For Each sline In sensorData
If sline.TrimStart.StartsWith(tb.Tag) Then
UpdateOutputTextBox(tb, sline.Trim)
End If
Next
Next
End Sub
Private Sub UpdateOutputTextBox(tb As TextBox, sLine As String)
Dim sParts() As String = sLine.Split(":")
Dim sData As String = String.Empty
If sParts.Count = 2 Then
sData = sParts(1)
If tb.Text.Length > 0 Then
tb.Text &= (", " & sData.Trim)
Else
tb.Text = sData.Trim
End If
End If
End Sub
And the result...
So you should be able to do something very similar. Hope this helps.
The answer is probably really simple - I just can't come up with the right search term, I suspect.
I have a form that opens another form, displaying any employee record that matches the search as entered You can search by surname, given name, or employee ID (using separate buttons); it gives you a little message box if your search turns up nothing.
The code works fine, except for the usual problem with handling apostrophes in names ("O'Neill," "O'Brien," etc.) I found a really simple apostrophe handling function, but when I try to use the function in the search query it still throws up a 3075 runtime error, and I'm not sure why. It only throws up the runtime error with apostrophe-containing searches, so I feel like the function maybe isn't doing what I think it is.
I am happy to entertain solutions that involve "using this function but adding more quotation marks (or whatever)" as well as whole new ideas. I'd prefer to use something like this function, though, because it's so small and thus it'll be much faster and cleaner to replace the search-by-name code each place that it appears.
This is the code that works fine:
Private Sub btnSearchSurname_Click()
Dim frm As Form
Dim strSearch As String
strSearch = "[List_Employees.Surname] like '" & Me.EmpSurname & "*'"
strSearch = strSearch & " AND [CurrentEmployee] = " & True
DoCmd.OpenForm "Employee_Entry_Extended_Certs", , , strSearch, , acHidden
Set frm = Forms("Employee_Entry_Extended_Certs")
If frm.Recordset.RecordCount > 0 Then
frm.Visible = True
Else
MsgBox ("Employee not found. Try the 'all' button to see if they're inactive. If that doesn't work, please check for typos and try again.")
DoCmd.Close acForm, "Employee_Entry_Extended_Certs"
Call OpenPayrollCloseRest
End If
DoCmd.Close acForm, "Find_An_Employee"
I'm trying to use this simple public function to handle apostrophes:
Public Function adhHandleQuotes(ByVal varValue As Variant, Optional Delimiter As String = "'") As Variant
' Replace all instances of a string delimiter with TWO instances,
' thereby handling the darned quote issue once and for all. Also,
' surround the string with the delimiter, as well.
' Returns Null if the String was Null, otherwise
' returns the String with all instances of strDelimiter
' replaced with two of each.
adhHandleQuotes = strDelimiter & Replace(varValue, strDelimiter, strDelimiter & strDelimiter) & strDelimiter
End Function
I modified the search code to use the function by inserting three lines lines in place of the first "strSearch = " line:
Dim strSearch As String
Dim strTerm As String
strTerm = adhHandleQuotes(Me.EmpSurname)
strSearch = "[List_Employees.Surname] like '" & strTerm & "*'"
strSearch = strSearch & " AND [CurrentEmployee] = " & True
DoCmd.OpenForm "Employee_Entry_Extended_Certs", , , strSearch, , acHidden
And this is the runtime error dialogue box:
Why do you even need a function? Just simply incorporate a Double Quotes, my hack is to use Chr(34).
Private Sub btnSearchSurname_Click()
Dim frm As Form
Dim strSearch As String
strSearch = "[List_Employees.Surname] Like " & Chr(34) & Me.EmpSurname & "*" & Chr(34)
strSearch = strSearch & " AND [CurrentEmployee] = True"
DoCmd.OpenForm "Employee_Entry_Extended_Certs", , , strSearch, , acHidden
Set frm = Forms("Employee_Entry_Extended_Certs")
If frm.Recordset.RecordCount > 0 Then
frm.Visible = True
Else
MsgBox ("Employee not found. Try the 'all' button to see if they're inactive. If that doesn't work, please check for typos and try again.")
DoCmd.Close acForm, "Employee_Entry_Extended_Certs"
Call OpenPayrollCloseRest
End If
DoCmd.Close acForm, "Find_An_Employee"
End Sub
You might want to try this:
Access VBA, unescaped single quotes, Replace(), and null
Rather than doubling your apostrophe, it surrounds it with double quotes.
I need to let users filter a continuous form using values the user enters into a textbox. And the continuous form is also nested within a couple levels of navigation subforms. This sounds easy enough, but all the examples I find on the web use macros instead of vba.
I set up the structure and wrote an AfterUpdate procedure for a textbox txtFilter as follows:
Private Sub txtFilter_AfterUpdate()
Dim filterval As String
filterval = txtFilter.Value
With Forms!Main!NavigationSubform.Form!NavigationSubform.Form
.Filter = "LastName Like " & filterval
.FilterOn = True
End With
End Sub
I have played with different syntax, but none of it seems to work properly. Here is a link to download the relevant parts of the database from a file sharing site: http://jmp.sh/v/HGctZ4Ru74vDAjzN43Wq
Can anyone show me how to alter this so that users can use the textbox to filter the continuous form?
I got it to work using this: .Filter = "LastName Like """ & filterval & """"
Need those annoying String Identifiers even for strings sometimes.
Okay, To get the form to open with no records and then pull up just the records you (or the user) specifies is easiest with a bit of re-work.
(I'd recommend you working with a copy and not your original)
1:On your Continuous Form, remove the Recordsource; we're going to use Late Binding (Kinda)
2:Then delete the code under the txtFilter box, then delete the box itself.
3:Add a comboBox with something like this as the recordsource:
SELECT DISTINCT myTable.LastName FROM myTable ORDER BY myTable.LastName; (This will get you a unique list of last names so knowing how to spell the name will not be necessary, plus it assures at least one match)
4:In the After Update event of that combobox, add code like this:
Dim strSource As String
strSource = "SELECT mt.IntakeNumber, mt.ClientNumber, " & _
"mt.LastName, mt.FirstName, mt.ConsultationDate " & _
" FROM myTable mt " & _
"WHERE (mt.LastName)= '" & Me.cboFilter.Value & "'"
Me.RecordSource = strSource
Me.Requery
Obviously you'll need to change the table and field names as necessary, but hopefully you get the idea.
Option Compare Database
Option Explicit '<- always include this!!!!!
Private Sub txtFilter_AfterUpdate()
Dim strFilter As String
' only set Filter when text box contains something
' to search for ==> don't filter Null, empty string,
' or spaces
If Len(Trim(Me.txtFilter.Value & vbNullString)) > 0 Then
strFilter = "LastName Like '*" & _
Replace(Me.txtFilter.Value, "'", "''") & _
"*'"
' that Replace() prevents the procedure from breaking
' when the user enters a name with an apostrophe
' into the text box (O'Malley)
Debug.Print strFilter ' see what we built, Ctrl+g
Me.Filter = strFilter
Me.FilterOn = True
Else
' what should happen here?
' maybe just switch off the filter ...
Me.FilterOn = False
End If
End Sub
I have a form and I want it to be filtered just after it loads.
After I click on the form it should be able to load by filtering specific data.
I want it to filter by Program Nam and Year.
I have tried the following code but I keep getting syntax errors:
Private Sub Form_Load()
Combo5.Value = Form_0_Cover.Combo0
Combo7.Value = Form_0_Cover.Combo2
'Me.Filter = "[Program_Name]=" & Me.Combo7 & " AND [Budget_Year]='" & Me.Combo5 & ""
End Sub
I am not sure what the problem seems to be. I keep getting syntax error.
Try:
Me.Filter = "[Program_Name]='" & Me.Combo7 & "' AND [Budget_Year]=" & Me.Combo5
I suspect that program name is text and budget year is numeric. It is possible that the program name combo has an id as the bound column, in which case things might get a little more difficult, probably:
Me.Filter = "[Program_ID]=" & Me.Combo7 & " AND [Budget_Year]=" & Me.Combo5
I have a Problem with my codes and it made me confuse.this is my scenario:
in my access Project I have a Form and subform that work together.I wanted to enhace my performance . I deceided to load my form and subforms in Runtime(from this article) .I put my query on my form code, in Form_load event like this:
Private Sub Form_load()
Me.RecordSource = "SELECT DISTINCTROW tb_bauteile.* " & _
"FROM tb_bauteile LEFT JOIN FehlerCodes_akt_Liste ON tb_bauteile.CDT = FehlerCodes_akt_Liste.CDT " & _
"WHERE (((FehlerCodes_akt_Liste.Steuergerät)='MEDC17'))" & _
"ORDER BY FehlerCodes_akt_Liste.Fehlerpfad;"
End Sub
but another problem occured with another controls in my form.when i click another control .this function should be run:
Private Sub subPfadFilter(Kombifeld As Variant, Obd As String)
Dim strKrit, strAuswahl, strSg As String
If (IsNull(Me.CDT) Or (Me.CDT = "")) Then
strAuswahl = "*"
Else
strAuswahl = Me.CDT
blnFiltOn = True
End If
.....
but it doesn't work and say me method or dataobjectt not found( without this if statement works the function works fine .the problem come from CDT ) if I put the query in Datasource in my form property that works properly
I cant understand the relation between these two things(putting the query on datasource of form property then working the if statement (CDT) good but when i put the query in Form load that does not work ) ,would you please help me if posible?have you any idee?
thank you so much for your helps
When using the "Me" reference, you need to ensure the code is behind the present form, you've mentioned that the Form_Load code is on there, but is the "subPfadFilter" somewhere else?
If so then it needs to either be moved on to this form, or change your reference to the forms name instead of "Me".
If it is on the form then the error seems to be complaining about the CDT item, you will need to confirm that this is the name of either a text field or a control on this form.
If it is then you can try inserting:
Me.Requery
After your SQL statement, this may wake up the forms reference to the object.
This bit is not essential but to avoid carrying out two tests on CDT and streamlining your code slightly I would amend to this:
If Me.CDT & "" = "" Then
strAuswahl = "*"
Else
strAuswahl = Me.CDT
blnFiltOn = True
End If
This captures both Is Null or "" in one shot.
UPDATE:
For an unbound form, you need to set your form's controls via VB as well as the forms recordsource e.g:
Private Sub Form_load()
Dim rs As Recordset
Set rs = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset("SELECT DISTINCTROW b.* " & _
"FROM tb_bauteile As b LEFT JOIN FehlerCodes_akt_Liste As f " & _
"ON b.CDT = f.CDT " & _
"WHERE f.Steuergerät = 'MEDC17' " & _
"ORDER BY f.Fehlerpfad;")
rs.MoveFirst
Me.CDT = rs!CDT
'Any other fields go here
rs.Close
Set rs = Nothing
End Sub
However if you are returning more than one record at a time then you will either need to stick with a bound form or perhaps use a listbox to display your information. Unbound forms do not use the Forms "Recordset" property.
Note: I have also 'Aliased' the table names in your SQL statement, this is a good practice to get into : )