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Link subforms to show active record
I have a form with two subforms, when the first subform has a record
highlighted, I would like the other subform to show the details of the active or highlighted record. In newby speak, is this easily achieved? I have a verison of the simple database I can email with instructions if this would clarify what Im trying to do. Thanks Tim |
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What you are describing is a set for forms linked
Form A -- Form B (subform) [detail records for A shown in B] Form A -- Form C (subform) [Detail records for A shown in C] What you are wanting is Form A -- Form B (subform of A) -- Form C (subform of B) Detail records for A shown in B and Detail records for B shown in C. Ed Warren "Timboo" wrote in message ... I have a form with two subforms, when the first subform has a record highlighted, I would like the other subform to show the details of the active or highlighted record. In newby speak, is this easily achieved? I have a verison of the simple database I can email with instructions if this would clarify what Im trying to do. Thanks Tim |
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Ed, yes, infact the database is a fault logging system, form A = caller
details, form B = Issues associated with active caller in A, and Form C = detials of the active issue on form B. Is this hard to achieve? Thanks Tim "Ed Warren" wrote: What you are describing is a set for forms linked Form A -- Form B (subform) [detail records for A shown in B] Form A -- Form C (subform) [Detail records for A shown in C] What you are wanting is Form A -- Form B (subform of A) -- Form C (subform of B) Detail records for A shown in B and Detail records for B shown in C. Ed Warren "Timboo" wrote in message ... I have a form with two subforms, when the first subform has a record highlighted, I would like the other subform to show the details of the active or highlighted record. In newby speak, is this easily achieved? I have a verison of the simple database I can email with instructions if this would clarify what Im trying to do. Thanks Tim |
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As always there are many way to 'skin this cat'.
1. Build Form B, with Form C as a subform 2. Build Form A, with Form B as a subform. The 'gottcha' is that Access wants the 'master' form to be in single record view so form A will be in single record and so will form B. After you build the forms you can go back and put them back into multiple record views (at least in Access 98, and 2000). A better way is to 'syncronize the forms' . I got the following from Microsoft. In this approach you have several forms open and when you change the current record in one it automatically filters the records in the related forms. A little code required, but I like the user interface better. open a module add the following function:: Function IsLoaded(ByVal strFormName As String) As Boolean ' Returns True if the specified form is open in Form view or Datasheet view. Const conObjStateClosed = 0 Const conDesignView = 0 If SysCmd(acSysCmdGetObjectState, acForm, strFormName) conObjStateClosed Then If Forms(strFormName).CurrentView conDesignView Then IsLoaded = True End If End If End Function add the following code to the oncurrent event of the "master form" (here I have a 'child form [Client Data] I want to keep in sync with the "master form" and I want to link using the [CNumber] Field. Private Sub Form_Current() stDocName = "CLIENT DATA" stLinkCriteria = "[CNUMBER]=" & Me![CNUMBER] If (IsLoaded(stDocName) = True) Then Forms![CLIENT DATA].FilterOn = True Forms![CLIENT DATA].Filter = stLinkCriteria End If End Sub Now dress things up by adding a button to open Form B from Form A and then one to open form C from From B and your good to go. In Access 2000 + you can use a 'tabbed page' and using events link them the way you want to. Hope this helps Ed Warren. "Timboo" wrote in message ... Ed, yes, infact the database is a fault logging system, form A = caller details, form B = Issues associated with active caller in A, and Form C = detials of the active issue on form B. Is this hard to achieve? Thanks Tim "Ed Warren" wrote: What you are describing is a set for forms linked Form A -- Form B (subform) [detail records for A shown in B] Form A -- Form C (subform) [Detail records for A shown in C] What you are wanting is Form A -- Form B (subform of A) -- Form C (subform of B) Detail records for A shown in B and Detail records for B shown in C. Ed Warren "Timboo" wrote in message ... I have a form with two subforms, when the first subform has a record highlighted, I would like the other subform to show the details of the active or highlighted record. In newby speak, is this easily achieved? I have a verison of the simple database I can email with instructions if this would clarify what Im trying to do. Thanks Tim |
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Thank you Ed, will give this a go this afternoon. merry Xmas
"Ed Warren" wrote: As always there are many way to 'skin this cat'. 1. Build Form B, with Form C as a subform 2. Build Form A, with Form B as a subform. The 'gottcha' is that Access wants the 'master' form to be in single record view so form A will be in single record and so will form B. After you build the forms you can go back and put them back into multiple record views (at least in Access 98, and 2000). A better way is to 'syncronize the forms' . I got the following from Microsoft. In this approach you have several forms open and when you change the current record in one it automatically filters the records in the related forms. A little code required, but I like the user interface better. open a module add the following function:: Function IsLoaded(ByVal strFormName As String) As Boolean ' Returns True if the specified form is open in Form view or Datasheet view. Const conObjStateClosed = 0 Const conDesignView = 0 If SysCmd(acSysCmdGetObjectState, acForm, strFormName) conObjStateClosed Then If Forms(strFormName).CurrentView conDesignView Then IsLoaded = True End If End If End Function add the following code to the oncurrent event of the "master form" (here I have a 'child form [Client Data] I want to keep in sync with the "master form" and I want to link using the [CNumber] Field. Private Sub Form_Current() stDocName = "CLIENT DATA" stLinkCriteria = "[CNUMBER]=" & Me![CNUMBER] If (IsLoaded(stDocName) = True) Then Forms![CLIENT DATA].FilterOn = True Forms![CLIENT DATA].Filter = stLinkCriteria End If End Sub Now dress things up by adding a button to open Form B from Form A and then one to open form C from From B and your good to go. In Access 2000 + you can use a 'tabbed page' and using events link them the way you want to. Hope this helps Ed Warren. "Timboo" wrote in message ... Ed, yes, infact the database is a fault logging system, form A = caller details, form B = Issues associated with active caller in A, and Form C = detials of the active issue on form B. Is this hard to achieve? Thanks Tim "Ed Warren" wrote: What you are describing is a set for forms linked Form A -- Form B (subform) [detail records for A shown in B] Form A -- Form C (subform) [Detail records for A shown in C] What you are wanting is Form A -- Form B (subform of A) -- Form C (subform of B) Detail records for A shown in B and Detail records for B shown in C. Ed Warren "Timboo" wrote in message ... I have a form with two subforms, when the first subform has a record highlighted, I would like the other subform to show the details of the active or highlighted record. In newby speak, is this easily achieved? I have a verison of the simple database I can email with instructions if this would clarify what Im trying to do. Thanks Tim |
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