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Automate Open form, press Alt+R and close form
Posted on 2013-12-01
Hi all,
I need a (event) button on the main form to open a form in ms access, the combination alt R has to be automatically entered and the form needs to close after the data has bean .
The combination keys "alt r" is needed to read data from the barcode reader.
After reading the data in the opend form another subform on the main form needs to reload because the data that is entered needs to show the new data.
thanks!
I have the code for the On click event but th code for the shortkey and reloading the suborm is missing
I have found custom MySendkeys But don't know how to use it.
I need a (event) button on the main form to open a form in ms access, the combination alt R has to be automatically entered and the form needs to close after the data has bean .
The combination keys "alt r" is needed to read data from the barcode reader.
After reading the data in the opend form another subform on the main form needs to reload because the data that is entered needs to show the new data.
thanks!
I have the code for the On click event but th code for the shortkey and reloading the suborm is missing
Dim stDocName As String
Dim stLinkCriteria As String
stDocName = "Offer"
DoCmd.OpenForm BarcodeDataForm, , , stLinkCriteria
DoCmd.Close acForm, BarcodeDataForm
I have found custom MySendkeys But don't know how to use it.
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4 Comments
Hi mvdwal
You should open your form modally which means that the code which opens it will not continue to execute until the form is closed or made invisible. Then you can requery the subform:
I assume that BarcodeDataForm is opening in DataEntry mode and adding a new record to a table. You would probably be best to use the GotFocus event of the textbox to send the Alt-r, and use the AfterUpdate event of the same textbox to save the record and close the form:
Graham Mandeno [Access MVP since 1996]
You should open your form modally which means that the code which opens it will not continue to execute until the form is closed or made invisible. Then you can requery the subform:
Private Sub cmdReadBarcode_Click()
DoCmd.OpenForm "BarcodeDataForm", WindowMode:=acDialog
Me.[SubformControlName].Form.Requery
End Sub
I assume that BarcodeDataForm is opening in DataEntry mode and adding a new record to a table. You would probably be best to use the GotFocus event of the textbox to send the Alt-r, and use the AfterUpdate event of the same textbox to save the record and close the form:
Private Sub txtBarcode_GotFocus()
SendKeys "%r"
End Sub
Private Sub txtBarCode_AfterUpdate()
RunCommand acCmdSaveRecord
DoCmd.Close acForm, Me.Name
End Sub
Graham Mandeno [Access MVP since 1996]
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