VBA Generic Way to address a field
All,
I am writing an audit trail for changes to tables etc (I know - reinventing the wheel. But at least its my wheel).
Take a table with 50 fields.
I want to do a comparison in each beforeupdate event such as ..
... If field1.oldvalue <> field1.value then ...
I am trying to minimise the code for obvious reasons.
Rather than repeat this above "IF" code I was wondering if it was possible to somehow just call a function that simple refers to the "current field".
In order words, I do not want to specify field names - I want the system to know that "current field" means the field that the "event" started from.
So if I was in field 25 and used a "BeforeUpdate" event - the system would know that "current field" meant field 25.
Is there such a facility??
Is this clear??
I am writing an audit trail for changes to tables etc (I know - reinventing the wheel. But at least its my wheel).
Take a table with 50 fields.
I want to do a comparison in each beforeupdate event such as ..
... If field1.oldvalue <> field1.value then ...
I am trying to minimise the code for obvious reasons.
Rather than repeat this above "IF" code I was wondering if it was possible to somehow just call a function that simple refers to the "current field".
In order words, I do not want to specify field names - I want the system to know that "current field" means the field that the "event" started from.
So if I was in field 25 and used a "BeforeUpdate" event - the system would know that "current field" meant field 25.
Is there such a facility??
Is this clear??
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Me will give you the field name if the event handler pertains to a field. Me refers to the active object, which will be the form if no control in the form is selected
If you do a debug.print me.name within the beforeupdate or event handler, you should see the field name
If you do a debug.print me.name within the beforeupdate or event handler, you should see the field name
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reb73,
See simple frm1 attach.
Amend the "name1" field on frm1.
The formname will then be displayed (not the field name).
AM I missing something??
Database4.zip
See simple frm1 attach.
Amend the "name1" field on frm1.
The formname will then be displayed (not the field name).
AM I missing something??
Database4.zip
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forgot to mention, you would want to do this on the form_beforeudpate event, and not the field_beforeupdate.
-RK
-RK
here is your example with this implemented. Please note that the form_update event takes place when you save the record (including going to a different record)
Database4-v2.zip
Database4-v2.zip
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Thanks you all!
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That's close ..
Me.Name gives me the formname.
How do I get the name of the individual field?