I was searching for my question for hours and I have found some ideas but it still doesn't do what I want.
I have a form "AddWorker" with texboxes "Name", "Surname" and so on.
At the end of this form I decided to use a button to handle addition to database by VBA code.
When I put some data into texboxes I can refer to them by textbox.text property, but only if I am focused on this texbox. In other cases I can use textbox.value property.
In my case when I put all data into 3 textboxes I clik button "Add worker" to add person to database, but last textbox (for example 3) is seen as empty because it did't see text I have put into textbox. I need to clik into another textbox (for example 2 or 1) to create "some event" and then it update textbox 3 and all data can be read in vBA.
What can I do to see all texboxes filled in VBA when i click "Add worker" button.
I have found some example but it didn't help me a lot. I still see empty textbox while clicking "Add worker" button.
Textbox null problem
First of all, make sure the form is unbound. It should not have a recordsource associated with it.
Then, try adding a few messageboxes in the code behind the Add Worker button. Something like:
Sub Add_Worker_Click()
msgbox "Text1: " & Me.TextBox1.Value
msgbox "Text2: " & Me.TextBox2.Value
msgbox "Text3: " & Me.TextBox3.Value
/* Comment out all of your code for now */
End Sub
Give that a shot and see what is in the textboxes. Then replace ".Value" with ".Text" and see what you get.
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First off I apologize for not knowing a lot about Microsoft Access forms. I have had very little involvement with them and this is only to support a legacy product that will soon be replaced.
I have a Microsoft Access form that has a detail section such as the image below (shown in Design View).
I believe the first 6 textboxes are bound to a data set, the last one is bound to nothing (I added it for what I'm trying to do). When I view the form in Form View I see many results (which come from the bound table). The only textbox that does not have info in it is the last one to the right (Unbound).
My goal is to just simply change the value and back color of the following textbox in red.
I want to edit the contents (change "jk" to "Error") and I want to change the background of that one textbox to RED (vbRed). The problem is when I try to change the backcolor it changes all the textboxes called "Errors" (that entire column).
ErrorHandler:
Forms![MyForm1]![Errors].BackColor = vbRed
If I want to get the value of the currently selected cell I can just do the following and it works fine...
MsgBox "Debug: " & Forms![MyForm1]![Code] 'The first column
MsgBox "Debug: " & Forms![MyForm1]![Name] 'The second column
MsgBox "Debug: " & Forms![MyForm1]![Number] 'The third column
MsgBox "Debug: " & Forms![MyForm1]![Errors] 'The Unbound (last column)
To edit and save individual records, the textbox must be bound to a field of the table.
So, add a field of Short Text to the table to hold your error message.
I have a form called DisplayForm. In that form is a combo box drop down that is at the top of column on the form where a label would usually go. I want to select an item from that drop down menu and use that bit of data to open another form. I have copied an example from the web, changed the names and can't get it to work. Here is the code;
If Not Me.NewRecord Then
DoCmd.OpenForm "AreaForm", _
WhereCondition:="LArea=" & Me.AreaCBDrop
End If
Area is the name of the field in the query that is the recordsource for the form, but when I run it, it opens a msgbox that wants me to enter a peramater value. I also don't understand what the IF is about. I have tried this with and without the if but get the same result. Me.AreaCBDrop has the correct value in it, but the where does not work.
Thanks
Thanks
Your WHERE condition is expecting a text parameter, but you are not supplying the expected format, so it is asking for one.
Surround your Me.AreaCBDrop with single quotes, like this:
If Not Me.NewRecord Then
DoCmd.OpenForm "AreaForm", _
WhereCondition:="LArea='" & Me.AreaCBDrop & "'"
End If
I realise this question has been asked before and I have tried numerous suggestions, but I guess I am just too much of a novice when it comes to VBA coding.
Here is my scenario:
I have an Access 2007 "Application" with a few forms. On the main form, I have 2 text boxes. For simplicity let's call them textbox1 and textbox2.
textbox1 is used to enter a style code. a button on the main form then opens another in modal/dialog mode and runs a query with the style code as the where clasue. the modal popup gives me a list box which is populated from the database based on the query that was passed. I then need to select one of the products in the list and upon closing the popup, populate textbox2 with the brand (column2 in the list from the popup) number.
Please remember that I am a novice. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I would put a button on the second form, and in the _Click() function, put something like this
If ListBox1.ListIndex = -1 Then
MsgBox "Nothing Selected!"
Exit Sub
End If
UserForm1.TextBox1.Text = ListBox1.List(ListBox1.ListIndex)
Unload Me
Where ListBox1 is the list box containing the content you need the user to select from, where UserForm1 is the name of the calling form, and TextBox1 is the name.
Explanation
The ListIndex property of the list box returns the index of the selected list item. If nothing is selected, it returns a -1.
To reference an item on one from from another, you reference the form, the object and the property.
In The example I gave, the form is UserForm1, the object is TextBox1 and the Property is Text. While typing, intellisense should auto complete the object and properties once you type the period.
So I have a form (frmBookingForm) in Access, and a listbox (lstMyBookings) that displays the results of a query.
Below this, I have a button (cmdDeleteBooking) which runs a delete query using the lstMyBookings selection as input. The button then runs a macro that firstly checks whether a record in the listbox is selected, and if one is, runs the delete query and requeries the data, so the deleted record is no longer shown in the listbox. If not, an error message is displayed.
However, if I then click the button again, it again runs the delete query, even though there is apparently nothing selected in the list box.
Essentially, how can I 'clear' the listbox selection?
I'd prefer a solution that can be done in a macro format, as I have little to no understanding of VBA. However, if providing a VBA solution, I'd greatly appreciate a short explanation of it.
Thanks :)
Looks like this website has a nice little function to do it. Essentially, you need to test if it's a multiselect, and then do one of two things. I suppose if you know ahead of time that it is/isn't a multiselect, you wouldn't even need the "if" statement:
If List0.MultiSelect = 0 Then
List0 = Null
Else
For Each varItem In List0.ItemsSelected
List0.Selected(varItem) = False
Next
End If
If the control's MultiSelect property is set to None, this code just sets List0 to Null. If the control's MultiSelect property is set to anything else, the code loops through all items that are currently selected, and sets the Selected property of that item to False. My example assumes your control is called List0.
EDIT
To use this code, use an event instead of a macro. Here's how you do this:
Right click on the button, select properties
In the Property Sheet window, click on the "Event" tab
Click inside of the "On Click" blank area, and click the dropdown arrow, then select "[Event Procedure]"
Click the ellipsis ("...") to go into the code editor.
In the code editor, your should already have your event for the button (let's assume the button is called Command1:
Private Sub Command1_Click()
End Sub
Add your code in between (assuming the listbox is called List0):
Private Sub Command1_Click()
If List0.MultiSelect = 0 Then
List0 = Null
Else
For Each varItem In List0.ItemsSelected
List0.Selected(varItem) = False
Next
End If
End Sub
I have a table with only a text column. Furthermore I have a form with a combobox. Now I want the combobox to requery on focus. So I add a method in vba:
Private Sub combobox1_GotFocus()
With combobox1
.RowSource = "SELECT text " + _
"FROM tblExample " + _
" ORDER BY text"
.Requery
End With
End Sub
When I now click on the combobox1, the dropdownlist does not open. Only when I click a second time on it, it opens. What is the problem here? If I put the two .-lines in comment, I can click the combobox just one time and an empty list shows up.
Notice: I simplified the problem. I have another formular in which I do the same and it works fine. I hope someone has an idea how to fix this.
When you requery a combo box, it temporarily loses focus. When you click on it again, it already has the focus, so the OnFocus event does not fire. You may want to requery the combo box before the user clicks on it.
Your OnFocus action is just fine but you could add something like this one as well.
Private Sub combobox1_MouseDown(Button As Integer, Shift As Integer, X As Single, Y As Single)
Me.combobox1.SetFocus
Me.combobox1.Dropdown
End Sub