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Repalcement For Find In Newer Versions Of Access

I developed an application in Access 2003 for a client many years ago. I used a 'Find/Binocular' button on the form which had this code behind it.

    DoCmd.DoMenuItem acFormBar, acEditMenu, 10, , acMenuVer70

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It is the generic 'Find' with the binoculars showing.

Six months ago the client upgrade to Access 2010 with no changes to the MDB and the command button has continued to work.

I recently updated the MDB on a machine running Access 2010. I didn't make any changes to the form the 'Find' command is on and I left the app as an MDB.

Now the Find/Binocular button doesn't work.

I know that the format of the find is not supported anymore but it worked running in Access 2010 until I made non (Find) related revisions to the app.

Is there a reference I can add to get the find to work? If not, what command replaces the find command I am using in newer versions of Access?

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mlcktmguy

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Thank you, I made the chnange but I am getting runtime error '2046' The command or action Find isn't available now when I press the button.

Here is the code in my module:

'
    If Me.Dirty Then
      response = MsgBox("You have made changes to this record." & Chr(10) & Chr(13) & "Save these changes?", vbOKCancel)
      If response <> 1 Then
         Me.Undo
         GoTo FindIt99
      End If
'
      Any_Edit_Errors = True
'
      Edit_Record
'
      If Any_Edit_Errors = True Then
          Exit Sub
      End If
'
      AlreadyUpdated = True
'
    End If
'
FindIt99:

    Screen.PreviousControl.SetFocus
    DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdFind
'
End Sub

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Then Access is completely locked up. I can't close the form using my user defined 'Exit' button or the 'X' in the upper right hand corner of the form.
I can't close Access using the 'X' in the upper right hand corner of Access. I have to use the task manager to cancel Access.
I get no messages but nothing will close.

I also tried building the button using the wizard, which resulted in this code.

Private Sub btnSysytemFind_Click()
On Error GoTo Err_btnSysytemFind_Click


    Screen.PreviousControl.SetFocus
    DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdFind

Exit_btnSysytemFind_Click:
    Exit Sub

Err_btnSysytemFind_Click:
    MsgBox Err.Description
    Resume Exit_btnSysytemFind_Click
    
End Sub

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Since there is an error handler I get the same message ' The command or action Find isn't available now' in a message box but the application doesn't lock up.

Either way the Find isn't working.

mlcktmguy

ASKER

This is the correct command. The issue was being caused because I was opening the form with acDialog specified

aikimark

Ah. I see. I wouldn't have guessed that this code was inside a modal/dialog instance of the form.

mlcktmguy

ASKER

Strangely that had been the same and worked perfectly for many years. It was only when I worked on this form in Access 2007 instead of Access 2003 that this problem came up. I even kept the application as an MDB.

aikimark

I've encountered similar differences in applications run 2007+ versions of Access that worked just fine in 2003.