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check if acUndo available

Hi,
I want to add a message box(save or not) before closing a form in ACCESS. It seems like the default is save any change when closing a form. as long as user types anything in the form I can use acUndo to discard the changes without saving it. However it user only browse it, it gives me error message says the " action Undo is not available." How could I check if acUndo is available or not? acUndo always = 0.

here is the code,

Private Sub Form_Close()
'somecode here, if acUndo available...
If MsgBox("Do you want to save it?", vbYesNo, "Remind") = vbNo Then
DoCmd.DoMenuItem acFormBar, acEditMenu, acUndo, acObjectVerb, acMenuVer70
Else
Exit Sub
End If

End Sub

Thanks,
wj53

hongjun

Try this

Private Sub Form_Close()
'somecode here, if acUndo available...
If MsgBox("Do you want to save it?", vbYesNo, "Remind") = vbNo Then
If acUndo = 0 Then
Exit Sub
Else
DoCmd.DoMenuItem acFormBar, acEditMenu, acUndo, acObjectVerb, acMenuVer70
End If
Else
Exit Sub
End If
End Sub

hongjun

hongjun

Or this

Private Sub Form_Close()
On Error Resume Next
'somecode here, if acUndo available...
If MsgBox("Do you want to save it?", vbYesNo, "Remind") = vbNo Then
DoCmd.DoMenuItem acFormBar, acEditMenu, acUndo, acObjectVerb, acMenuVer70
Else
Exit Sub
End If
End Sub

hongjun

hongjun

Ignore the first post by me. It is utter rubbish. Use the second one. It will work.

hongjun

aikimark

You can only UNDO a user (or program code intitiated) change, so you will need to check if the form's Dirty property.

You can also check the underlying recordset's EditMode property. Possible values that would allow UNDO are:
dbEditInProgress and dbEditAdd

wj53

ASKER

to hongjun, I tried your method, however, if I open the form and then close it, it still ask me if i want to save it or not.(Eventhough I didn't change anything)

To aikimark, what's the syntax to check the property? I am not quiet familar with VB code.

Thanks for your response.

wj53

aikimark

If me.dirty then

End If

or

Select Case rs.EditMode
Case dbEditInProgress , dbEditAdd

End Select

wj53

ASKER

This is what I copied for Dirty event from Help file.

"Note:Modifying a record within a form by using a macro or Visual Basic doesn't trigger this event. You must type the data directly into the record or set the control's Text property."

This is probably why Me.Dirty always eq False no matter I changed something or not.

I think ss long as I am able to test the value for the UNDO in the toolbar, I am all set. but how...?

aikimark

You should place the code in the QueryUnload event.

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