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    Open a tabbed Subform to a New Record

    Thank you in advance for your assistance. Here is the broad strokes of my challenge. I have a sales database that handles POS transactions. Within the program the user can select a customer from a standard search form. This form passes the primary key for a TABLE tbl_Customers to a NEW FORM...
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    Locking a record in a Subform

    Hello and thank you in advance for your assistance. I have a FORM frm_Layaway that allows a customer to put an item on hold with partial payment. The Payment tab contains a SUBFORM sfrm_PaymentDetails that displays the payments in continuous form view (This allowed the sales person to process...
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    Close Button Question

    So in the control I have to code the checks for the controls in IF statements? As an example: IF IsNull Forms!frm_CustomerEntry!FirstName Then MsgBox("Please Enter A First Name") ElseIF IsNull Forms!frm_CustomerEntry!:LastName Then MsgBox("Please Enter A Last Name"...
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    Close Button Question

    I have 5 or 6 controls with the Validation Rule Is Not Null. Normally if the user navigated to a new record the db prompts the Validation Text associated with the Null Control. I have the form in Data Entry Mode and have disabled the navigation bars, close button and record selectors. What I...
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    Close Button Question

    So the acSaveYes bypasses the required fields? So how should I have handled the event?
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    Close Button Question

    Here I thought I understood this command... Thanks again for your help. In my database I want to move the user through forms passing some information along and closing the previous form. As an example I have a Form frm_NewCustomerEntry with a button cmdNewOrder that has in its OnClick Event...
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    Placing Query Results in a control on a subform.

    Here it is... and surprise the DLookup No longer works... ARGHHHHHH. I understand that cleaning sewers is a rewarding career... wonder if it too late to change???? The Form is frm_NewOrderEntry2. It is meant to be opened on creating a new customer record with frm_NewCustomerEntry. The...
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    Placing Query Results in a control on a subform.

    will enter some dummy data and post shortly
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    Placing Query Results in a control on a subform.

    I Currently use Dlookup in 1 other context. To set Point of Time Values for Products in Order Details ie. To store the price of an item at the time it was purchased so that the record is unaffected by future markups of the same product. In the above case I will be using the Value in an IF...
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    Placing Query Results in a control on a subform.

    Should I be considering an alternate method???
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    Placing Query Results in a control on a subform.

    Have I mentioned you have the patience of a saint???? I was completely oblivious to the fact that you can do a DLookup (which I use elsewhere in my data base with a query. I really appreciate the way you have helped me understand what is being done. I have implemented most of your ideas in a...
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    Placing Query Results in a control on a subform.

    Tried the DSum Function even using the expression builder I get a NAME? Error. ARGHHHHHH...
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    Placing Query Results in a control on a subform.

    Thanks for the help... Brain must still be saturated with the Stout from last night (2 Nights in a row = Brain Dead) I have a Form called frm_NewOrderEntry2 with 3 tab controls with subforms sfrm_NewOrderDetails, sfrm_Payments and sfrm_DeliveryDetails. I have a Query qry_OrderTotal that...
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    Enabling a control and moving to a new tab in vba

    Thanks for your assistance. I have a parent form frm_NewOrderEntry with 3 Subforms on tabs. I would like to enable each tab after the user confirms they have completed filling the information. I assume I will set the Locked Property to True for the tab controls when the form opens. I would...
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    What is the best way to retrieve indirectly related data in a subform

    Thank you very much. That's Perfect.
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    What is the best way to retrieve indirectly related data in a subform

    The Form frm_NewOrderEntry has 3 Tabs. 1. tabOrderDetails Contains a SubForm sfrm_OrderDetails 2. tabPayments Contains a SubForm sfrm_PaymentDetails 3. tabDelivery Contains a SubForm sfrm_DeliveryDetails
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    What is the best way to retrieve indirectly related data in a subform

    Proficient is such a relevant term... LOL ComboBoxes...I use them have repeated and ongoing arguments with them. Concatenation... I use in some of my queries. Truthfully my exposure to access is only about 2 months now. I am an MBA wearing a developer's hat for what was supposed to be a...
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    What is the best way to retrieve indirectly related data in a subform

    tbl_Customer PK=ID --> tbl_Orders FK=Customer_ID tbl_Orders PK=ID ---> tbl_OrderDetails FK=Order_ID tbl_DeliveryDetails FK=Order_ID So there is no direct relationship between tbl_DeliveryDetails and tbl_Customers. Argh... why does Stout taste so good???
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    What is the best way to retrieve indirectly related data in a subform

    Sorry its early here an I had 5 too many pints at the pub last night. Here is the goal. I have to generate an invoice off of this order. So..... 1. I Need to the user to enter a delivery address for the product. Which will be used on the invoice and on a Delivery Report. 2. Each...
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