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#Name? Error Access Unbound Text Boxes

Asked by: datagrom

This is really annoying.
I have a database that has been working extremely well.I changed a few of the formulas to update the data, not changing the record source at all. All of the items in the equation are in the original record source. On start it opens an form with an overview of the data.  You double click text box(the name of an individual) in the form to open up a specific form on that individual. Now when it opens the form with the specifc information after you double click the text box about 20 of them have "#Name?" in the unbound text box. At first glance it appears that every text box that has this error starts with an = sign and is an equation of some kind.  I searched this on Google and found the following response on another website. That said I dont quite understand how to use the information below

[[[[[[ My problem did not exist with my unbound text box source controls. The problem was my loading and unloading of forms. I have two forms, both tied to tables. One form opens up first and when the user clicks a button to exit the other pops up. My code was not loading the second form correctly (the form that I was pulling the data for my report) and thus caused the #Name? error to display.

The correct code for me to use when my second form loaded was :
DoCmd.OpenForm "frmInputForm", acNormal
Placed under the Private Sub Form_Unload section of the first form. I was not using that code and my second form was not loading correctly. I could add, edit, and delete records but for some reason I could not run query's that were dependent on the data on the form or create unbound text boxes]]]]]]]]]]


With this in mind I have attached the VB that I us to open the new form. Please keep in mind that I am still a newbie.

I really appreciate your help. I need to roll this database out on Friday so thank you in advance for being life savers.


rivate Sub AgtFullName_DblClick(Cancel As Integer)
    'Hope to open FsaDataYtd based on Agent Click
    DoCmd.OpenForm "FsaDataYtd", , , "AgtFullName = '" & Me!AgtFullName & "'"
    'DoCmd.OpenForm "FsaDataYtd", , , "Agent = " & Chr(34) & Me!Agent & Chr(34)
End Sub

rivate Sub AgtFullName_DblClick(Cancel As Integer)
    'Hope to open FsaDataYtd based on Agent Click
    DoCmd.OpenForm "FsaDataYtd", , , "AgtFullName = '" & Me!AgtFullName & "'"
    'DoCmd.OpenForm "FsaDataYtd", , , "Agent = " & Chr(34) & Me!Agent & Chr(34)
End Sub

                                  
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2009-11-04 at 09:08:19ID24871581
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Answers

 

by: jjafferrPosted on 2009-11-04 at 09:49:15ID: 25741893

try this

change this
DoCmd.OpenForm "FsaDataYtd", , , "AgtFullName = '" & Me!AgtFullName & "'" 
to
DoCmd.OpenForm "FsaDataYtd", , , "[AgtFullName] = '" & Me.AgtFullName & "'"

                                              
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by: datagromPosted on 2009-11-04 at 09:56:35ID: 31650086

Absolutly Genius!!!
Thank you so much.

Can you explain to me how the changes to the vb work and what they mean?

 

by: jjafferrPosted on 2009-11-04 at 10:02:28ID: 25742014

Thanks for the points andd the grade :)

1. enclosed the Field name between brackets []
2. instead of Me!   I used Me.
    Me means "a control on Me the Form", the dot and the field name trails it.

jaffer

 

by: datagromPosted on 2009-11-04 at 13:32:19ID: 25744169

Help!

I added a few things to the Query which serves as the record source and then added those things into the forms and now the #name? error is back in full force.

Any ideas, the VB is the one that you recomended.

 

by: jjafferrPosted on 2009-11-05 at 07:43:12ID: 25750670

Did you change any of the control names, either in the Table, Form or the Query?

jaffer

 

by: datagromPosted on 2009-11-05 at 07:56:59ID: 25750797

nope,
but yesterday afternoon I changed

DoCmd.OpenForm "FsaDataYtd", , , "[AgtFullName] = '" & Me.AgtFullName & "'"
 
to

DoCmd.OpenForm "FsaDataYtd", acNormal , , "[AgtFullName] = '" & Me.AgtFullName & "'"

and it works some how. I don't even know what acNormal means. can you explain it to me.
 
Thank you so much for all of your help.

 

by: jjafferrPosted on 2009-11-05 at 08:02:38ID: 25750854

>acNormal

that means you want to open the Form in a Normal manner, NOT for editing, nor for Data Entry,
in fact, you can remove it if you wish, as it is the default.

The only way I can help you further, is by you uploading the mdb for me to look at.

jaffer

 

by: datagromPosted on 2009-11-05 at 08:04:07ID: 25750874

I appreciate the offer Jaffer. I wish I could but my company blocks my uploads. I truely appreciate your help with this. It has made a world of difference.

 

by: jjafferrPosted on 2009-11-05 at 08:11:00ID: 25750947

well, lets do it the hard way then :)
step by step.

what changes did you do EXACTLY.

jaffer

 

by: datagromPosted on 2009-11-05 at 08:23:09ID: 25751061

well to clarify, it is working for now.

But Changes:
I went into the query (fsadataytd) and added about 11 records to it.
I ran the query.

Then I added the records that I added to the query to the form

Ran the form and the first time I ran it, I recieved the #name? error.

 

by: jjafferrPosted on 2009-11-05 at 08:28:52ID: 25751114

you mean to say, you added 11 fields or records?

Does each Record have a unique autonumber?

if it does, then it might be better to change the AgtFullName to that unique number.

if you go that way, use:
DoCmd.OpenForm "FsaDataYtd", , , "[uniqueID] = " & Me.Unique_ID

 

by: datagromPosted on 2009-11-05 at 08:44:29ID: 25751312

Fields sorry

 

by: jjafferrPosted on 2009-11-05 at 08:50:03ID: 25751380

just make sure the spelling is correct for each field,
and I would add them one at a time, and check the Form for any issues after adding that field.

jaffer

 

by: datagromPosted on 2009-11-05 at 08:51:19ID: 25751398

thanks I'll be sure to do that next time.
How did you learn access? Any website or book recomendations?

 

by: jjafferrPosted on 2009-11-05 at 08:55:18ID: 25751457

LOL
By practice, and being stuburn, amd more practice.

There are tons of code/tutorials on the internet, and the best place to start is the help file in MS Access.
just know what you want, then look for it.

jaffer

 

by: datagromPosted on 2009-11-05 at 10:45:22ID: 25752527

Jaffer.
Ok im sorry to bother you.
This time I simply rearanged the stuff in the form. Saved it.
And yet again.
the errors back. Any idea on where to start hunting the problem down.

 

by: jjafferrPosted on 2009-11-05 at 13:53:58ID: 25754472

there seems to be a problem with the mdb,
Please compact/repair the mdb, and see if this happens again.

jaffer

 

by: datagromPosted on 2009-11-05 at 14:00:01ID: 25754520

how do i go about doing that?

 

by: jjafferrPosted on 2009-11-05 at 14:02:20ID: 25754540

are you working with Access 2000-2003?

 

by: datagromPosted on 2009-11-05 at 14:09:31ID: 25754597

2007

 

by: jjafferrPosted on 2009-11-05 at 14:15:57ID: 25754664

Please make a backup of your Access application before you do the following:

Office button > Access options > current database >
Application options > Compact on close

you will have to close the application and open it 3-4 times,
then you can unCheck the "compact and close" button, and see how your application work.

jaffer

 

by: datagromPosted on 2009-11-06 at 12:24:19ID: 25762720

Jaffer,
I did that and had no success. It worked for a second this morning and then when I shut it down and restarted it it didn't work again.  
I pulled out a section. Ran it. Then Replaced it, it worked, then I shut it down and restarted it and it failed again. Any Ideas?

 

by: jjafferrPosted on 2009-11-06 at 12:31:19ID: 25762770

This is not good,
this is a sign of a corrupt mdb.

What ever you do, first make a backup and keep it in a safe place, then try to fix it.

There are a lot of sites that can explain how to try to repair the mdb, a recent post is here:
http://www.experts-exchange.com/Microsoft/Development/MS_Access/Q_24878766.html

Good luck.

jaffer

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