I have over 40 combo controls in my application. I am working on developing a public function, to put in the not in list event of every combo. The goal is to have 1 continuous pop up form, which will open, if the user says they want to add a new value to the combo. The open form command will pass open args for the
- record source
- the control source for the 1 text box on the continuous form (generically the type)
- the label for the control source.
I'm having some trouble getting it to pass the open args. I debug.print the parts of the args, I can split them, when they get passed (inconsistent results getting the open args to pass correctly, as I try to debug), and I cannot seem to set the record source for the pop up form correctly. I've tried doing 1 at a time, and still can't seem to get it.
This is the public function: Option Explicit
Public Function TypeNotInList(ctl As Control, arg1 As String, arg2 As Variant, arg3 As String)
On Error GoTo Err_TypeNotInList
Dim Msg, Style, Title
'arg1 is the row source of the combo, to be passed as the recordsource for the frmAddTypeVal form
'arg2 is the control source of the combo, to be passed as the control source for the text box in the frmAddTypeVal form
'arg3 is the label of the combo, to be used for messages, and the label of the text box in the frmAddTypeVal form
Msg = "The " & arg3 & " you entered is not in the " & arg3 & " list, would you like to add it now?"
Style = vbYesNo
Title = "Type or listing must be maintained"
Response = MsgBox(Msg, Style, Title)
If Response = vbYes Then
ctl.Undo
DoCmd.OpenForm "frmAddTypeVal", acNormal, , , , acDialog, arg1 & "|" & arg2 & "|" & arg3
ctl.Requery
End If
Exit_TypeNotInList:
Exit Function
Err_TypeNotInList:
MsgBox Err.Description
Resume Exit_TypeNotInList
End Function
This is how I am calling it, in 1 combo's Not In List event: Option Explicit Private Sub FKAuditType_NotInList(NewData As String, Response As Integer) Dim a1 As String Dim a2 As String Dim a3 As String
a1 = Me.FKTypeXYZ.RowSource
a2 = "txtXYZType"
a3 = Me.lblTypeXYZ.Caption
TypeNotInList Me.FKTypeXYZ, a1, a2, a3
Response = acDataErrContinue
End Sub
That should be calling the public function, and passing the 4 parameters.
This is the form load of the generic continuous pop-up form, called frmAddTypeVal: Option Explicit
Private Sub Form_Load()
Dim VarArgs() As String
VarArgs = Split(Me.OpenArgs, "|")
Me.Form.RecordSource = VarArgs(0)
Me.txtType.ControlSource = VarArgs(1)
Me.lblType.Caption = VarArgs(2)
End Sub
When I run this as is, my debug.print (s) give me the following:
ctl = FKFKTypeXYZ
arg1 = SELECT tblXYZType.ID, tblXYZType.txtXYZType FROM tblXYZType ORDER BY tblXYZType.txtXYZType;
arg2 = FKXYZType
arg3 = XYZ Type
openargs =
I get each value, but the open args is null. What the heck, Beck?
Can anyone help guide this clueless coder? lol
Thanks!
I edited this to update the code, with the changes made. Now it's working! At least the first part of the process. The openargs get passed and the pop-up form works correctly. When I click close on that form, I'm back on the form with the notinlist combo. That resumes it's process and I get a message: The text you entered isn't an item in the list.
It know that's the default notinlist message. The thing is, the public function is supposed to handle this. It has, in the if Response = vbYes Then
ctl.undo
'undo trying to add a value that is not in the list yet
and then after the open form (which would involve the close of that form, I would think)
ctl.requery
'requery the combo, so the added value(s) can be seen
Anyone know how I can adjust this to prevent that message, but not just disable all warnings?
Thanks!
Got it! In the not in list, after I call the public function, I have to add:
Response = acDataErrContinue
This let's the default error message take a seat lol.
Thanks for all the help! This is going to make setting this up for every darn combo so much easier!!!!
