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Old August 19th, 2006, 05:54 AM posted to microsoft.public.access.tablesdbdesign
Graham Mandeno
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Default Problems with Delete Command

Hi Bob

Looks pretty good. You forgot to say if it's working or not :-)

A few comments:

1. There is nothing to be gained here by disabling warnings. Why are you
using SetWarnings?

2. You are finding the names related to the WebComID using two queries - one
to find the list of ContactIDs from the junction table, and another to find
the list if individuals matching those ContactIDs using an IN clause. It
would be much easier and faster to run a single query:

"Select FirstName & ' ' & LastName as ContactName " _
& "from Individuals inner join ContactWebComs " _
& "on Individuals.ContactID = ContactWebComs.ContactID " _
& "where WebComID=" & Me.ContactWebComs_WebComID _
& " and Individuals.ContactID" & Me.ContactID

Note that the concatenation of first and last name is happening in the query
also.

3. The usual way to traverse a recordset is not to use RecordCount as a
count loop limit, but instead to loop until the EOF condition is met:

Do Until rstTemp.EOF
' do something with record
rstTemp.MoveNext
Loop

Then you don't need to do a MoveLast/MoveFirst to ascertain the RecordCount.

4. This is a style/readability thing: if you are going to use string
variables to construct messages and SQL strings and suchlike, set their
values just before you use them, otherwise someone trying to read the code
has to scroll back and forth to remember what's in the string.
--
Good Luck!

Graham Mandeno [Access MVP]
Auckland, New Zealand

"Bob" wrote in message
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Thanks Graham.

Sorry for the delayed response. I wanted to see if I could cobble
something together myself without asking for help everytime. The
fruits of my labour appear below. Again, any suggestions for
improvement would be appreciated.


Private Sub txtWebComType_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)

'Prevent user warnings
DoCmd.SetWarnings False

If IsNull(Me.txtWebComType) Then

' Dimension variables
Dim strMsg_Del As String ' First delete confirmation
Dim strTitle_Del As String ' Title for first delete
confirmation
Dim strMsg_Contacts As String ' Second delete confirmation
(record relates to other contacts)
Dim strTitle_Contacts As String ' Title for second delete
confirmation

Dim strSQL_Contacts As String ' SQL string to check if record
relates to other Contacts
Dim strSQL_ScrollBars As String ' SQL string to determine if
vertical scrollbars are required
Dim strSQL_DeleteMain As String ' SQL string to delete entry in
main (not junction) table
Dim strSQL_ContactNames As String ' SQL string to get names of
related contacts

Dim rstTemp As DAO.Recordset ' Recordset to store details of
other Contacts related to existing record

' Initialise variables
strMsg_Del = "Would you like to delete this entry?"
strTitle_Del = "Delete WebCommunication Record"
strMsg_Contacts = "This record relates to the other Contacts listed
below. " & vbCrLf
strMsg_Contacts = strMsg_Contacts & "Do you want to want to delete
the record for these Contacts too?"
strTitle_Contacts = "Multi-Contact Record"

strSQL_Contacts = "SELECT * FROM ContactWebComs " & _
"WHERE ([ContactWebComs].[WebComID]=" &
Me.ContactWebComs_WebComID & ") " & _
"AND NOT ([ContactWebComs].[ContactID] = " &
Me.ContactID & ")"

strSQL_DeleteMain = "Delete * from WebComs where WebComID=" &
Me.ContactWebComs_WebComID & ""

strSQL_ContactNames = "SELECT Individuals.FirstName,
Individuals.LastName FROM Individuals WHERE Individuals.ContactID IN "

' Undo changes to existing row
Me.Undo
Cancel = True

' Make sure that the user is not simply trying to delete an empty
row
If IsNull(Me.ContactWebComs_WebComID) Then

' Row did not relate to an existing record - no need to access
database
' Just remove the empty row on the form
Me.AllowAdditions = False

' Row relates to an existing record
Else

' Does user want to proceed with delete?
If MsgBox(strMsg_Del, vbQuestion Or vbYesNo Or
vbDefaultButton2, strTitle_Del) _
= vbYes Then

' Delete command confirmed - now assess the user's options
' First: Check whether entry relates to other Contacts in
the Junction Table
Set rstTemp = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset(strSQL_Contacts)

' Make sure the recordset is not empty
If Not rstTemp.EOF Then

' record relates to other Contacts
Dim fld As Field
Dim strFields As String
Dim strContactIDS As String
Dim strContactNames As String

strContactIDS = "("
strContactNames = ""

rstTemp.MoveLast
rstTemp.MoveFirst

' Enumerate related ContactIDs
For i = 1 To rstTemp.RecordCount
strContactIDS = strContactIDS &
rstTemp.Fields("ContactID").Value
strContactIDS = strContactIDS & ","
rstTemp.MoveNext
Next i

' Remove last comma
strContactIDS = Mid(strContactIDS, 1,
(Len(strContactIDS) - 1))
strContactIDS = strContactIDS & ")"

' Clear existing recordset variable
rstTemp.Close
Set rstTemp = Nothing

' reset recordset variable
Set rstTemp =
CurrentDb.OpenRecordset(strSQL_ContactNames & strContactIDS)

rstTemp.MoveLast
rstTemp.MoveFirst

' Enumerate related Contact Names
For i = 1 To rstTemp.RecordCount
strContactNames = strContactNames &
rstTemp.Fields("FirstName").Value & " "
strContactNames = strContactNames &
rstTemp.Fields("LastName").Value & vbCrLf
rstTemp.MoveNext
Next i

' Query user: delete the underlying record or just
the Junction Table entry?
Select Case MsgBox(strMsg_Contacts & vbCrLf &
vbCrLf & _
"Related Contacts: " & vbCrLf & strContactNames, _
vbQuestion + vbYesNoCancel + vbDefaultButton2,
strTitle_Contacts)

Case vbYes
MsgBox ("Confirmed delete underlying table.")
GoTo Delete_Main
Case vbNo
MsgBox ("Confirmed delete junction table
entries only." & _
vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "strSQL_DeleteMain: " &
strSQL_DeleteMain)
GoTo Delete_Junction
Case vbCancel
Exit Sub
Case Else
Stop
End Select

Else
' If recordset is empty, record relates to this Contact only
GoTo Delete_Main
End If

End If ' User has cancelled delete command - No need to for
extra Undo and Cancel

End If ' Close second If ... Then statement
(IsNull(Me.ContactWebComs_WebComID))

End If ' Close first If ... Then statement (IsNull(Me.txtWebComType))

'Reset original settings
DoCmd.SetWarnings True

Exit Sub

Delete_Main:

' Delete entries in the primary table (cascade delete will delete
junction table entries)
CurrentDb.Execute strSQL_DeleteMain, dbFailOnError

Me.Requery

' Make sure there is no empty "add new record" row
Me.AllowAdditions = False

Exit Sub


Delete_Junction:

' WebCom relates to other Contacts, delete Junction Table entries
only
Set rstTemp2 = Me.RecordsetClone

' Make sure recordset is not empty
If Not Me.RecordsetClone.EOF Then

With Me.RecordsetClone
.Bookmark = Me.Bookmark
.Delete
End With

' Make sure there is no empty "add new record" row
Me.AllowAdditions = False

' Clean Up
rstTemp2.Close
Set rstTemp2 = Nothing

Exit Sub

End If

End Sub




Regards
Bob



Graham Mandeno wrote:

Hi Bob

I see your misunderstanding. RecordsetClone should be used only to
delete
the junction record that is currently displayed in your subform, simply
to
avoid the #Deleted display. You could do a SQL delete followed by
Me.Requery if you prefer (remembering the Me.Undo first, of course!)

To delete the record in WebComs, do a SQL delete:

CurrentDb.Execute "Delete * from tblWebComs where WebComID=" _
& lngID, dbFailOnError

If you ALWAYS want to delete ALL the related junction table records, then
forget the RecordsetClone.Delete and just execute the SQL delete followed
by
Me.Requery. (The cascade deletes will take care of the rest.)
--
Good Luck!

Graham Mandeno [Access MVP]
Auckland, New Zealand

"Bob" wrote in message
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Hi Graham,

I have cascade deletes set at the moment. But how do I get
recordsetclone to point to one table rather than the other to
facilitate switching between options? (ie to delete from WebComs and
the junction table for option 3, but only from the junction table if
the record in WebComs is required for other relationships as per option
2).

Do I need to fiddle with the select query that I am currently using as
the record source for the subform (see my first post) to enable
recordsetclone to achieve this? Or is recordsetclone not able to be
used where you have a many to many relationship?


Regards
Bob



Hi Bob

Yes - basically the user has four choices (you may not wish to offer
all
of
them):

1. Do nothing and undo the change to the record.
2. Delete the junction record and leave the WebComs record intact
3. Delete the junction record and the WebComs record if it is no
longer
referenced.
4. Delete all related junction records AND the WebComs record

Currently you are offering only 1 or 2.

You can facilitate 4 by setting Cascade Deletes on the relation
between
WebComs and the junction table.

--
Good Luck!

Graham Mandeno [Access MVP]
Auckland, New Zealand

"Bob" wrote in message
...
Hi Graham,

Yes, there is meant to be a many to many relationship here. I am
surprised
that the recordsetclone property doesn't delete the entries in both
tables
at the same time since the form's recordsource contains an inner
join.

As for "lights out" code you mentioned, to be honest I hadn't even
thought
of that. Conceptually, then, I take it that the code has to follow
the
following procedu

1. Allow user to invoke delete (by clearing text box)
2. Get user confirmation to delete
3. Lookup the ContactWebComs table to check if current WebCom is
linked
to
any other entries
4. If other entries exist, advise user - and delete the relevant
junction
table entries only (ie leave entry in WebComs alone)
5. Else, delete entries in both tables.

Is this the way it's normally done?


Thanks
Bob


"Graham Mandeno" wrote in message
...
But the fact that you have a junction table suggests a many-to-many
relationship. One contact has many WebComs and one WebCom can be
shared
by many contacts.

Is this the case?

If not, then you need to change your design. If one WebCom cannot
be
shared by many contacts then you don't need a junction table - you
just
need a ContactID field in tblWebComs and a ONE-to-many
relationship.

If it truly is many-to-many, then perhaps you want to have
additional
code that says, "If this guy is the last to leave then turn out the
lights". In other words, if no further ContactWebComs records refer
to
this WebComs record, then delete it.

--

Graham Mandeno [Access MVP]
Auckland, New Zealand

"Bob" wrote in message
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Hi Graham,

Just in case I've got part of this wrong, this is what I now have
in
my
BeforeUpdate event:

If IsNull(Me.txtWebComType) Then
Dim strMsg As String
Dim strTitle As String
Dim strSQL As String
strMsg = "Would you like to delete this entry?"
strTitle = "Delete WebCommunication Record"
Me.Undo ' do this unconditionally
Cancel = True
If MsgBox(strMsg, vbQuestion Or vbYesNo Or vbDefaultButton2,
strTitle) _
= vbYes Then

With Me.RecordsetClone
.Bookmark = Me.Bookmark
.Delete
End With

End If
End If

This certainly works without have to requery the database after
the
delete. Unfortunately, the code is only deleting the entries in
my
junction table (ContactWebComs) - not the entries in my linked
table
(WebComs).


Regards
Bob


Graham Mandeno wrote:

Hi Bob

Instead of
Me.Recordset.Delete
try
With Me.RecordsetClone
.Bookmark = Me.Bookmark
.Delete
End With

The method using RecordsetClone should work with all versions of
Access
and
not require a Requery. Opening a separate Recordset will still
require
a
requery (as will a SQL delete) because the form's recordset is
not
being
used.

And no, you do not require the second Undo/Cancel. If
txtWebComType
has
been cleared then the Undo/Cancel must happen in any case -
either
because
the user does not want to delete the record, or because the lock
on
the
record must be released so it can be deleted. That's why I moved
it
up
before the If MsgBox...

The reason the code does not work in AfterUpdate is that only the
FIELD
has
been updated at that point, not the entire record, so the record
is
still in
the process of being edited.
--
Good Luck!

Graham Mandeno [Access MVP]
Auckland, New Zealand

"Bob" wrote in message
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