Solved Passing form in OpenArgs

[ClaraBarton]

I want to pass the name of my form to the report it's calling. The calling button is on the 2nd sub form.
So I've tried
Me.Parent.Parent.Form.Name

Dim frm as Form
Set frm as Forms!frmAAAA

OpenArgs = Me.Name

the following:

Dim frm As String
frm = "Forms!frmAAAA"
    Me.Requery
    
    DoCmd.OpenReport _
        ReportName:="rptInvoice", _
        View:=acViewPreview, _
        WhereCondition:="InvoiceID = " & Me!InvoiceID, _
        OpenArgs:=frm
    Debug.Print OpenArgs
    Forms!frmAAAA.Visible = False

None of these work. How do I do this?

 

[Pat Hartman]

What are you trying to do with the form name in the report?

 

[ClaraBarton]

I use it on the report to make it visible when I close the report. Usually I just use Me.Name but this button is down in the 2nd subform.

 

[theDBguy]

I use it on the report to make it visible when I close the report. Usually I just use Me.Name but this button is down in the 2nd subform.

What do you mean by 2nd subform? Is it a form inside a form that's inside the main form?

 

[ClaraBarton]

yes. Main Form -- frmAAAA
Sub Form 1 -- frmsubDetail
Sub Form 2 -- frmsubInvoice -- Here is where the report button is.
So, you would think Me.Parent.Parent.Form.Name

 

[MarkK]

Here's a function that returns a reference to the main form...

Function GetMainForm(obj As Object) As Access.Form
On Error GoTo handler
    Set GetMainForm = GetMainForm(obj.Parent)           ' MainForm has no parent
    Exit Function
handler:
    Set GetMainForm = obj
End Function

You can pass it any form or control object, and it will crawl up the hierarchy until it finds an object without a parent. That object is the main form.

 

[arnelgp]

if you have 2 subforms:

Me.Parent.Name

if frmsubInvoice is embedded as sub-subform to subform frmsubDetail:

Me.Parent.Parent.Name

 

[DickyP]

The OpenArgs parameter is text and has to be manipulated - obvious values such as number use default casts.

 

[ClaraBarton]

OpenArgs:=Me.Parent.Parent.Name returns null
Function getmainform...
How do you use it?
OpenArgs:=GetMainForm ?
OpenArgs:=obj ?

I want to manipulate.... just can't figure how!

 

[cheekybuddha]

Dim frm As String
frm = "Forms!frmAAAA"
    Me.Requery
   
    DoCmd.OpenReport _
        ReportName:="rptInvoice", _
        View:=acViewPreview, _
        WhereCondition:="InvoiceID = " & Me!InvoiceID, _
        OpenArgs:=frm
    Debug.Print OpenArgs
    Forms!frmAAAA.Visible = False

None of these work. How do I do this?

Amend to:

Dim frm As String
frm = "frmAAAA"
    Me.Requery
   
    DoCmd.OpenReport _
        ReportName:="rptInvoice", _
        View:=acViewPreview, _
        WhereCondition:="InvoiceID = " & Me!InvoiceID, _
        OpenArgs:=frm
    Debug.Print OpenArgs
    Forms(Me.OpenArgs).Visible = False

 

[cheekybuddha]

If the above code is being called from the module of frmAAAA then you can more simply use:

    Me.Requery
  
    DoCmd.OpenReport _
        ReportName:="rptInvoice", _
        View:=acViewPreview, _
        WhereCondition:="InvoiceID = " & Me!InvoiceID, _
        OpenArgs:=Me.Name
    Debug.Print OpenArgs ' - this refers to the calling form's openArgs, NOT rptInvoice's OpenArgs!!!
    Me.Visible = False

 

[theDBguy]

OpenArgs:=Me.Parent.Parent.Name returns null
Function getmainform...
How do you use it?
OpenArgs:=GetMainForm ?
OpenArgs:=obj ?

I want to manipulate.... just can't figure how!

Just curious, what does Me.Parent.Name return?

 

[ClaraBarton]

Null, also. Am I missing something here?

 

[ClaraBarton]

Yes... Me.Name is what I usually use. However, I'm calling from the sub, sub form

 

[ClaraBarton]

OH OH OH!!! Now I just feel stupid! Me.Parent.Parent.Name returns frmAAAA! I did not realize I needed to check the report's openargs. THANK YOU SO MUCH... ALL