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MS Access - Record navigation
Posted on 2012-12-29
Is it possible to trap or detect that the record navigation buttons have been clicked with the mouse?
On a few of the forms I need to know when the user navigates to a NEW record through either the > or >* button.
I haven't found a way to detect they have been used. The users are used to being able to navigate through the records with the buttons but in a few cases a new record needs some initialization before the user can enter data.
If I can't detect the click can I prevent the user from navigating to a new record?
The forms have an ADD RECORD button that provides the initialization through code before the user can enter data.
mlmcc
On a few of the forms I need to know when the user navigates to a NEW record through either the > or >* button.
I haven't found a way to detect they have been used. The users are used to being able to navigate through the records with the buttons but in a few cases a new record needs some initialization before the user can enter data.
If I can't detect the click can I prevent the user from navigating to a new record?
The forms have an ADD RECORD button that provides the initialization through code before the user can enter data.
mlmcc
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8 Comments
Active 1 day ago
Setting the AllowAdditions property of the form to No will prevent them from navigating to a new record.
Active today
In the Current event of a Form, you can test for a New Record:
If Me.NewRecord = True then
' do something
Else
'do something else
End If
mx
If Me.NewRecord = True then
' do something
Else
'do something else
End If
mx
Active 1 day ago
Alternatively, you can add a check on the form's OnCurrent event like so:
If NewRecord Then
Call Initialize routine
End If
Active today
As MX and IrogSinta have said, to detect a new record, use the Form_Current event and the NewRecord property of the Form.
Occassionally, you will find that you need some functionality to occur before the user leaves the current record. If there have been no changes to that record then the Form_AfterUpdate event will not fire, so you may end up creating your own set of navigation buttons. I usually put mine in the Forms footer and turn off the default navigation buttons.
You will also find this technique handy if you do any work with unbound forms.
Occassionally, you will find that you need some functionality to occur before the user leaves the current record. If there have been no changes to that record then the Form_AfterUpdate event will not fire, so you may end up creating your own set of navigation buttons. I usually put mine in the Forms footer and turn off the default navigation buttons.
You will also find this technique handy if you do any work with unbound forms.
Active today
Try this:
declare a global variable in a module
Set global variable to true if button clicked
In Form_Current event check for global variable and use your initialization code if true, then set to false
declare a global variable in a module
Set global variable to true if button clicked
In Form_Current event check for global variable and use your initialization code if true, then set to false
Global bln_navigation As Boolean ' in a module
Private Sub Command22_Click() 'the button to navigate or to add
bl_navigation = True
DoCmd.GoToRecord , , acNext
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Current()
If bln_navigation = True Then 'got here through button
'your code here
bln_navigation = False
End If
End Sub
Active today
IrogSinta - A simple solution. I just had to add code to the ADD/New record button to allow additions and turn it off when they saved the record.
DatabaseMX - Your method would work but a little more involved than I wanted to do.
fyed - Good additional information.
increased points to 500
mlmcc
DatabaseMX - Your method would work but a little more involved than I wanted to do.
fyed - Good additional information.
increased points to 500
mlmcc
Active today
" but in a few cases a new record needs some initialization before the user can enter data."
Which is exactly what I posted ... so, I guess I'm confused.
Which is exactly what I posted ... so, I guess I'm confused.
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