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Access - I can't close a form

Asked by: patrickgermain

Hi
 I have a form A which upgrade the others forms, report and tables on a access database (2003), using transfertDatabase acimport from a "distribution database"
I try to upgrade the form A on itself
To do it , I start from Form A, close A, docmd.openForm B which import the new form A , called FormA_IMPORT , after I delete formA (docmd.delete), rename FormA_IMPORT into Form A, close Form B and docmd.openForm new Form A to continue the job.
Everything is oK but docmd.delete on Form A does not operate - err 2008 can't delete an Open Form
I try many things to close , docmd.close acform, a loop an form.collection - no result !
idea ??

DoCmd.TransferDatabase acImport, "Microsoft Access", Base_Diffusion, acForm, Objet, Objet & "_IMPORT"
 
    Dim intx As Integer
    Dim IntCount As Integer
    IntCount = Forms.Count - 1
    For intx = IntCount To 0 Step -1
        If Forms(intx).name <> Me.Form.name Then
            On Error Resume Next
            DoCmd.Close acForm, Forms(intx).name
            On Error GoTo Erreur
        End If
    Next
    DoCmd.DeleteObject acForm, Objet
    DoCmd.Rename Objet, acForm, Objet & "_IMPORT"
'    DoCmd.Close acForm, Me.Form.name
    
    DoCmd.OpenForm Objet, acNormal, , , , , True

                                  
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2009-09-28 at 17:01:08ID24768688
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Answers

 

by: necritPosted on 2009-09-28 at 17:05:58ID: 25444719

Couple of suggestions
Can you put a breakpoint in at line 13 to see if there was an open form error with debug.print err.number?  
Can you put in debug.print me.dirty to see if the form tries to create a record on load?  
Can you see if maybe the form on import is missing a table dependency?

 

by: jefftwilleyPosted on 2009-09-28 at 17:09:51ID: 25444738

Set focus to another form and execute a command to close form a from there.
J

 

by: patrickgermainPosted on 2009-09-29 at 03:36:40ID: 25447441

Thanks for answer
Nothing operate
The form A is really close when I break in form B - it is not open on the desk
But when I want delete It, I get error 2008
When I want to delete Form A directly in database windows, I get again same error 2008
That means FormA is still locked , seems Open ?

Note : in this soft, because I need transfert Forms, module and so on, prior the transfert, I open Break Mode and send password protection VB
Perhaps something in  this way ?

 

by: jefftwilleyPosted on 2009-09-30 at 09:59:08ID: 25460861

I think we need to outline the order of operations.

Sounds like you need a Primary form that stays open during ALL operations and manages the copying and such from there.

I don't think what you're trying to do is hard...I just think its a timing issue and requires you to step back and rethink the management of when things happen.

Remember the rules when it comes to objects. You can't perform certain actions when you're not in focus, and you can't perform certain actions unless you're in focus.

build a step by step...and when you come to the correct order of events, the rest is easy.
J

 

by: patrickgermainPosted on 2009-10-02 at 10:49:21ID: 25480169

Thanks
My primary form can't stay open during all opération because I need to substitute it with a new version
A this form is the sofware that manage all the update of tables and form of my application
Before, the onky way to do it was to go directly into the code , and paste the new code. It's become very heavy because the incresing numbre of my customer

So the idea was to put behing the main form, a little form (bis) , call by main form at the beginning of the process, what need only to substitute the main form
An the substitution was going like that :
1 - transfert import with form.name_IMPORT
2 - delete form.name
3 - rename form.anem_IMPORT to form.name
4 - give back the hand (in french donner la main) to the main form (new) so it can continue with other object.

The blocking problem is that I can't really close main Form and I don't understand why ?
The form is not still in database windows but it is open so cannot delete it.

If you have idea, I take
Thanks in advance
Patrick

 

by: jefftwilleyPosted on 2009-10-05 at 07:53:14ID: 25495839

ok

1) From Main Form (the one that you're replacing) open little form
2) Close Main Form
3) Rename Main Form to form.name_x
4) transfert import with form.name
5) delete form.name_x
6) Open Form form.name
7) Close Little Form

No?

 

by: patrickgermainPosted on 2009-10-19 at 12:14:20ID: 31634653

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