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You can address the control from the form. You don't need to specify the container.<br />
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strText = Forms!frmMaintenance!text1<wbr />.text<br />
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You can address the control from the form. You don't need to specify the container.

strText = Forms!frmMaintenance!text1.text



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It didnt work - it gave me runtime error 2465 Maintenance cant find the field &quot;text1&quot; referred to in your expression. <br />
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Any other suggestions would be appreciated.<br />
Thank you.<br />

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It didnt work - it gave me runtime error 2465 Maintenance cant find the field "text1" referred to in your expression.

Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
Thank you.


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I still need a answer to my question.
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I have appended a database in 2000 format with a form containing a textbox on a page of a Tab control. The command button on the form adds some text to the text box. The code is shown in the snippet.<br />

<pre><code id="code-114017">Private Sub Command5_Click()
    Text1.SetFocus
    Text1.Text = &quot;Hello&quot;
End Sub</code></pre>
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2008/07_w28/39067/db1.mdb" target="_blank" class="file-inline" title="test database (112 KB)"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M67.508 468.467c-58.005-58.013-58.016-151.92 0-209.943l225.011-225.04c44.643-44.645 117.279-44.645 161.92 0 44.743 44.749 44.753 117.186 0 161.944l-189.465 189.49c-31.41 31.413-82.518 31.412-113.926.001-31.479-31.482-31.49-82.453 0-113.944L311.51 110.491c4.687-4.687 12.286-4.687 16.972 0l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.685 12.283 0 16.969L184.983 304.917c-12.724 12.724-12.73 33.328 0 46.058 12.696 12.697 33.356 12.699 46.054-.001l189.465-189.489c25.987-25.989 25.994-68.06.001-94.056-25.931-25.934-68.119-25.932-94.049 0l-225.01 225.039c-39.249 39.252-39.258 102.795-.001 142.057 39.285 39.29 102.885 39.287 142.162-.028A739446.174 739446.174 0 0 1 439.497 238.49c4.686-4.687 12.282-4.684 16.969.004l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.689 12.279.004 16.965a755654.128 755654.128 0 0 0-195.881 195.996c-58.034 58.092-152.004 58.093-210.048.041z"/></svg>db1.mdb</a>
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I have appended a database in 2000 format with a form containing a textbox on a page of a Tab control. The command button on the form adds some text to the text box. The code is shown in the snippet.


Private Sub Command5_Click()
    Text1.SetFocus
    Text1.Text = "Hello"
End Sub

db1.mdb [https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2008/07_w28/39067/db1.mdb]

db1.mdb

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Here is my example &quot;Cant find field&quot;<br />
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click on Form 2<br />
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Thank you for your time!<br />
<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2008/07_w28/39153/db1.mdb" target="_blank" class="file-inline" title="Please enter a brief description of the file. (180 KB)"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512"><path d="M67.508 468.467c-58.005-58.013-58.016-151.92 0-209.943l225.011-225.04c44.643-44.645 117.279-44.645 161.92 0 44.743 44.749 44.753 117.186 0 161.944l-189.465 189.49c-31.41 31.413-82.518 31.412-113.926.001-31.479-31.482-31.49-82.453 0-113.944L311.51 110.491c4.687-4.687 12.286-4.687 16.972 0l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.685 12.283 0 16.969L184.983 304.917c-12.724 12.724-12.73 33.328 0 46.058 12.696 12.697 33.356 12.699 46.054-.001l189.465-189.489c25.987-25.989 25.994-68.06.001-94.056-25.931-25.934-68.119-25.932-94.049 0l-225.01 225.039c-39.249 39.252-39.258 102.795-.001 142.057 39.285 39.29 102.885 39.287 142.162-.028A739446.174 739446.174 0 0 1 439.497 238.49c4.686-4.687 12.282-4.684 16.969.004l16.967 16.971c4.685 4.686 4.689 12.279.004 16.965a755654.128 755654.128 0 0 0-195.881 195.996c-58.034 58.092-152.004 58.093-210.048.041z"/></svg>db1.mdb</a>
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Here is my example "Cant find field"

click on Form 2

Thank you for your time!
db1.mdb [https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2008/07_w28/39153/db1.mdb]

Please enter a brief description of the file.

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This is Access VBA 2003<br />
What would be the correct syntax of this statement?<br />
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1. Main Form is frmMaintenance<br />
2. TabControl name-- TabControl <br />
3. Page name[ Roll_YieldException]<br />
4. field [text1]<br />
<br />
If IsNull(Forms!frmMaintenanc<wbr />e.TabContr<wbr />ol.Pages.[<wbr />Roll_Yield<wbr />Exception]<wbr />.[text1]) Then<br />
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Any help would greatly be appreciated!
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This is Access VBA 2003
What would be the correct syntax of this statement?

1. Main Form is frmMaintenance
2. TabControl name-- TabControl 
3. Page name[ Roll_YieldException]
4. field [text1]

If IsNull(Forms!frmMaintenance.TabControl.Pages.[Roll_YieldException].[text1]) Then

Any help would greatly be appreciated!

TabControl Syntax

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