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Continuous subform with checkboxes

Asked by: puppydogbuddy

Hello Experts,
This problem is driving me nuts and I would appreciate any help you can provide.  I created a form for my application that consists of a main form and 2 continuous subforms, each of which contains a subform control on the main form.  Everything works perfectly, except for the ticking of checkboxes on the second continuous subform, which will be discussed in detail below.  

The purpose of the form is to enable the user to do “bulk” changes to any of several report classifications defined in the Chart of Accounts. The form works like this: The user selects via combo boxes on the main form, a report that has the accounts with the line item classification that they want to change.  The first continuous subform returns a list of all the accounts and amounts from the report that has the line item selected.  The second continuous form repeats the list of accounts, but has checkboxes for the user to designate which accounts are to have their classification changed, and has a combo box with a selection list for the new classification.

Everything works fine until I try to tick or untick a checkbox.  I get an error message “Error 3061…..Too few parameters…2 expected. ……….on the line :

    Set qD = dBs.CreateQueryDef("TempQry2")

 This does not make sense because the querydef generates the query perfectly.
In fact, if I go to the query window and open the query (“TempQry2”), it shows that one checkbox has been ticked.  Help!!!

Here is my code:

Private Sub Ckbox_AfterUpdate()
On Error GoTo Error_Routine

If Me.Dirty Then
    Me.Dirty = False
End If

If strBtnFlag = "SelectAll" Then
    Dim strSQLSF3 As String

    strSQLSF3 = "Update [tblChartOfAccts] SET [tblChartOfAccts].[fldChartBlockUpdFlag]= True"
    strSQLSF3 = strSQLSF3 & " WHERE [tblChartOfAccts].[fldChartBlockUpdFlag] = False" & ";"

    CurrentDb.Execute strSQLSF3, dbFailOnError
    Me.Refresh
ElseIf strBtnFlag = "Deselect" Then
    Dim strSQLSF4 As String

    strSQLSF4 = "Update [tblChartOfAccts] SET [tblChartOfAccts].[fldChartBlockUpdFlag]= False"
    strSQLSF4 = strSQLSF4 & " WHERE [tblChartOfAccts].[fldChartBlockUpdFlag] = True" & ";"

    CurrentDb.Execute strSQLSF4, dbFailOnError
    Me.Refresh
Else                                        'If strBtnFlag = "ItemSelected" Then
    Dim qD As DAO.QueryDef
    Dim rst As DAO.Recordset
    Dim rst2 As DAO.Recordset
    Dim iRecCount As Integer             'record count
    Dim intReturn As Integer               'return from message box
    Dim ctrl As Control, bytCount As Byte  'count of checkboxes ticked
    Dim strFilter As String


    'open recordset to handle combo box processing
   
   
    Set dBs = CurrentDb()
    'erase querydefs if it exists
    DeleteTempQuery ("TempQry2")
   
    strSearch = "Select varAcctCode From TempQry"
    strReplace = CStr("Select " & varAcctCode & " From " & "TempQry")
     
    strSQLSF2 = Replace(CStr(strSQLSF2), CStr(strSearch), CStr(strReplace))
   
       
   
    Set qD = dBs.CreateQueryDef("TempQry2")
    qD.SQL = strSQLSF2
   
    'Create a new Recordset based on the stored QueryDef from the Query .
    Set rst = qD.OpenRecordset

    'filter recordset by checkboxes ticked
    rst.Filter = "Me!Ckbox = True"
    rst.Sort = varAcctCode2
   
    'open a new recordset to receive filtered result set
    Set rst2 = rst.OpenRecordset
    iRecCount = rst2.RecordCount
    bytCount = 0  'initialize counter for checkboxes ticked

    If Not (rst2.BOF Or rst2.EOF) Then
        With rst2
            rst2.MoveLast
            rst2.MoveFirst
            Do Until rst2.EOF
                If Me.Ckbox = -1 And iOldBoundColumnValue = iNewBoundColumnValue Then
                   ' On Error Resume Next
                    bytCount = bytCount + 1
                    MsgBox "You haven't selected the new classification from any combo box."
                    Exit Do
                End If
                If Me.Ckbox = -1 And iOldBoundColumnValue <> iNewBoundColumnValue Then
'MsgBox "Test#1 sub2 " & iOldBoundColumnValue
'MsgBox "Test#1 sub2 " & iNewBoundColumnValue
                'change all rows that have been checked to new value of the BoundColumn
                        rst2.Edit
                            With cboAcctClass
                                  'Retrieves the value of the variable containing bound column, which may be hidden (0 width) in the listbox
                                  rst2.Fields(CStr(varAcctClass)).Value = iNewBoundColumnValue
                            End With
                        rst2.Update
                        Me.Refresh
                        If iRecCount >= 1 Then
                            rst2.MoveNext
                            iRecCount = iRecCount - 1
                        Else
                            Exit Do
                        End If
                End If
           Loop
       End With
    End If
    rst.Close
    rst2.Close
End If
Exit_Continue:
    'clean up
    Set qD = Nothing
    Set rst = Nothing
    Set rst2 = Nothing
    Set strSQLSFz = Nothing
    strSQLSF5 = Empty
    iRecCount = 0
    iOldBoundColumnValue = 0
    iNewBoundColumnValue = 0
    sNewBoundColumnDescr = Empty
  ' intReturn = 0
    strBtnFlag = Empty
Error_Routine:
        MsgBox "Error# " & Err.Number & " " & Err.Description
        Resume Exit_Continue
End Sub

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Answers

 

by: jefftwilleyPosted on 2006-12-06 at 08:02:00ID: 18085875

PDB...as I go through this...I notice you should declare your database

dim dbs as dao.database

and when I employ a QueryDef....just as an example here...I do this

    Set qdf = CurrentDb.CreateQueryDef(sTmpQuery, "SELECT * FROM qry_OutputAllToExcel")

Still reading through it

 

by: puppydogbuddyPosted on 2006-12-06 at 08:16:30ID: 18086016

Hi Jeff,
Thanks for your assistance.  My declaraion for DAO.Database is in the general declarations for the subform, which I did not provide.  I will try your qdf syntax this afternoon after I get back from meeting.  

PDB  

 

by: puppydogbuddyPosted on 2006-12-06 at 09:07:26ID: 18086497

Jeff,
I am not back yet, but I wanted to let you know that I believe your qdf syntax has pinpointed the problem and is the basis for the solution.  The problem.........embedded variables in the sql string, which need to delineated separately as per your syntax.  I thought I resolved that with my strReplace variable, but I didn't.  I will let you know for sure this afternoon.

PDB

 

by: jefftwilleyPosted on 2006-12-06 at 09:34:14ID: 18086702

you might actually get away with this

 Set qD = dBs.CreateQueryDef("TempQry2", strSQLSF2)

we'll see

J

 

by: puppydogbuddyPosted on 2006-12-07 at 08:19:20ID: 18094314

jeff,
Just wanted to let you that neither method worked...couldn't set the querydef object.  Am doing some experimenting.  Will get back to you asap.

PDP

 

by: jefftwilleyPosted on 2006-12-07 at 08:53:18ID: 18094752

hey PDB,
What was the original select for that query? I have to assume you tried something simple like this

Set qD = dBs.CreateQueryDef("TempQry2", "Select * from tblChartOfAccts;")

And it still failed?

J

 

by: puppydogbuddyPosted on 2006-12-07 at 14:28:00ID: 18097727

Hi Jeff,
No, but that simple query would overwrite the fiiltered list generated by my origninal queries.  The original query filters down a 5000 account chart to a block ranging anywhere from 10 to about 400 accounts..

 My attempts to resurrect the original query failed .....primarily because I have variables and form references embedded in the sql string that need to be resolved....those references were needed to backtrace from the report to pinpoint the specific account and the specific classification option (there are about 8 options) within the chart.  The odd part is that it even failed when I put the orginal query that worked to produce the subform with the checkboxes in the first place.  Your suggested syntax has pinpointed the problem......and it would be the solution if I wanted to spend the time to resolve all the form and variable references. It is complicated because we are not talking about one query, but one of about 8 triggered via a select case statement.  

I got to thinking about this, and here is how I am going to approach this: I got to thinking and realized that my previous code worked perfectly to present a filtered (based on numerous resolved variables and form references) list of accounts with checkboxes for the user to indicate which accounts are to be changed.....so all I really need to do is to update the component classification line from that list for those accounts that have been ticked off.......I am thinking that I can do that with a straight SQL update statement that won't require resurrecting the original query, or require resolving all the variables and form references therein.

I will get back to you as soon as I've had a chance to try this.....I may not be able to get to this until the weekend because tomorrow is shot.

Thanks for your help thus far.

PDB

 

by: puppydogbuddyPosted on 2006-12-11 at 06:22:08ID: 18114720

Jeff,
Thanks for your help on this.  I think I  have it under conrtrol now, but if I have any more problems I will open another question.  In addition to the problem you identified, there was another problem...I was firing the code in the Checkbox AfterUpdate event, instead of a button click event.....so naturally, the code was firing after each checkbox was clicked.  I don't know why I couldn't see it before.

PDB

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