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Change MS Access Label caption using VBA

Asked by: wefarmer3

I have a form that has 4 labels (LB1, LB2, LB3, LB4).  When the form opens a Macro launches a VBA Module that has 4 parts (DS1, DS2, DS3, DS4).  Currently as each part completes a MsgBox opens saying "DS1 Complete", then "DS2 Complte," "DS3 Complete," "DS4 Complete."  I would like to remove the MsgBoxes and just have the caption of the label change.  I am not sure if this is possible and if it is how to start the process.  I have attached one of the parts as an example of what the code is doing and to show where I would like to change the code from displaying a msgbox to changing the caption on the label.  The form that has the labels is titled "Update."

Function prevent_null()
Dim rs1 As Recordset
Dim rs2 As Recordset
Dim rs3 As Recordset
Dim rs4 As Recordset
Dim n As String
Dim x As Long
Dim v As String
Dim p As String
Dim r As String
 
 
p = "-"
x = 0
n = ""
Set rs1 = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset("DS0", dbOpenDynaset)
rs1.MoveFirst
With rs1
    Do Until .EOF
        If IsNull(!RTC_ILAM) Then
            .Edit
            !RTC_ILAM = p
            .Update
        End If
        If IsNull(!Manager) Then
            .Edit
            !Manager = p
            .Update
        End If
        If IsNull(!FollowUp) Then
            .Edit
            !FollowUp = p
            .Update
        End If
        If IsNull(!Saved) Then
            .Edit
            !Saved = p
            .Update
        End If
        If IsNull(!LU) Then
            .Edit
            !LU = p
            .Update
        End If
        If IsNull(!UpdatedBy) Then
            .Edit
            !UpdatedBy = p
            .Update
        End If
        If IsNull(!ECCD) Then
            .Edit
            !ECCD = p
            .Update
        End If
        If IsNull(!Design_Status) Then
            .Edit
            !Design_Status = p
            .Update
        End If
        If IsNull(!Assignment_Status) Then
            .Edit
            !Assignment_Status = p
            .Update
        End If
        If IsNull(!EWO) Then
            .Edit
            !EWO = p
            .Update
            .MoveNext
            Else
            .MoveNext
        End If
    Loop
End With
MsgBox ("DS0 Null Comp")

                                  
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Asked On
2009-09-18 at 05:42:48ID24743008
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Microsoft Access 2007

Topics

Visual Basic Programming

,

Access Forms

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Microsoft Access Database

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Answers

 

by: egl1044Posted on 2009-09-18 at 05:51:56ID: 25365383

If your code isn't within scope of the form. Unless I completely mis-understood your question :)
Update.LB1.Caption = "Your message here"

 

by: wefarmer3Posted on 2009-09-18 at 06:41:47ID: 25365815

Yes, the module with the VBA code is seperate from the form with the labels that I want to update.
I tried to creat a module that simplay has the following code, but it is giving me an error on update.LB1.Capation = "In Progress"

Function DD()
Update.LB1.Capation = p
End Function

Do I need to tell the system where LB1 is located (i.e. identify the form in some way)?

 

by: YohanFPosted on 2009-09-18 at 06:52:38ID: 25365931

Create the function as following -

Public Function DD() As String
    DD= "Didnt complete"

    '....
    'Your execution code
    '....

    DD = "Your completed message"  
End Function

The call the function as following -
LB1.caption = DD

Hope this works and let me know if you need more help..
cheers
Yohan


 

by: YohanFPosted on 2009-09-18 at 06:55:50ID: 25365966

The reason for put didnt complete at the top is if your code breaks and had some problem the label will display that function didnt complete..

 

by: egl1044Posted on 2009-09-18 at 06:58:26ID: 25366000

<< Do I need to tell the system where LB1 is located  >>

Yes. I think in your test you might have forget to change the form name to (Update).

In your post you have given alot of great information to assist the question these are the "key" questions that you summed up very well.

You have a form named (Update) this form hosts the labels so in order to use them from a module you have to do FormName.LabelName.Property.

You can also reference the label in your procedure for example.

Public Function DD(objForm As Object, objLabel As Object)
objForm.objLabel.Caption = "Complete"
End Function

When you call the method you pass the names of the controls and the form which hosts the controls.
Call DD(Update, LB1)


Either of the examples should work. Hope this helps :)

 

by: egl1044Posted on 2009-09-18 at 07:03:12ID: 25366050

Just noticed in your example you have (Capation) unless this is not english it should be .Caption

 

by: wefarmer3Posted on 2009-09-18 at 07:15:23ID: 25366168

I apologize for being a little slow, but I am still not sure what I should do.  For testing purposes I created a blank module.  The only thing on it is "Option Compare Database."

I have a form called "Update" this form has a label named "LB1"
The caption for LB1 starts as "DS0 Updating."  I would like to use VBA to change this to "Complete."
I added the following code to the blank module but get an error on the "Update.LB1.Caption = "Complete""

Please advise what I should show to have the code simply change the caption (Not concerned with mizing it in with the other modules right now).

Option Compare Database

Function DD()
Update.LB1.Caption = "Complete"
End Function

 

by: YohanFPosted on 2009-09-18 at 07:19:44ID: 25366220

The way I have done that makes it useable from any other forms even.. Thats why I used the return function rather than trying to hard code setting the value of the label..

 

by: wefarmer3Posted on 2009-09-18 at 07:28:55ID: 25366318

YohanF:
Can you please advise how I should edit the below code to make it work to simply change the caption when the code is run?

Option Compare Database

Function DD()
Update.LB1.Caption = "Complete"
End Function

 

by: egl1044Posted on 2009-09-18 at 08:47:03ID: 25367172

wefarmer3,

It appears that Access is alot different than the standard VBA can you try the following. I think this should work for Access this is very different than say for (Excel) VBA.

Public Sub DD()

With Forms("Form1") ' Update?
 .Controls.Item("LB1").Caption = "Complete"
End With
 
End Sub

 

by: YohanFPosted on 2009-09-18 at 08:49:22ID: 25367209

That code should be as following

Option Compare Database

Function DD() AS String
DD = "Complete"
End Function


The place where you call that function, make it as follows
LB1.Caption = DD()





 

by: BellonePosted on 2009-09-19 at 10:09:44ID: 25373707

To change the caption of a label on an open form, the syntaxt is:

Forms!Update!LB1.caption = "Complete"

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