Filtering or Querying specific records in a Form
How do I filter the records in a form to a specific date, date range, or field value upon loading the form?
Thanks!
Dennis
Thanks!
Dennis
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The forth (4) argument (the WhereCondition) of the DoCmd.OpenForm is what you would normally use to pass a filter string.
Example:
Docmd.OpenForm(FormName, View, FilterName, WhereCondition, DataMode, WindowMode, OpenArgs)
Example:
DoCmd.OpenForm "Employees", , ,"LastName = 'King'"
Anders has shown you how to filter records when opening a form, but if you want to filter records in an already-open form, then you'd have to do things a little differently.
Many times I'll add filtering controls to the Form's Header, and then set the Form's Filter property based on the user's entries into those fields. For example, if I want the user to be able to search for a LastName in the form, I'd do this:
1. Add a textbox named "txSearch_LName" and a command button named "cmSearch"
2. Add code to the cmdSearch like this:
If Len(Me.txSearch_LName)>0 Then
Me.Filter = "Last_Name LIKE '" & Me.txSearch_LName & "*'"
Me.FilterOn = True
End If
This would filter the form's Recordset to show those records whose Last_Name data was like the data I entered in the txSearch_LName field.
Note you can get very, very complex with form filtering, so be sure you know exactly what you (and your users) will need before adding filtering processes.
Many times I'll add filtering controls to the Form's Header, and then set the Form's Filter property based on the user's entries into those fields. For example, if I want the user to be able to search for a LastName in the form, I'd do this:
1. Add a textbox named "txSearch_LName" and a command button named "cmSearch"
2. Add code to the cmdSearch like this:
If Len(Me.txSearch_LName)>0 Then
Me.Filter = "Last_Name LIKE '" & Me.txSearch_LName & "*'"
Me.FilterOn = True
End If
This would filter the form's Recordset to show those records whose Last_Name data was like the data I entered in the txSearch_LName field.
Note you can get very, very complex with form filtering, so be sure you know exactly what you (and your users) will need before adding filtering processes.
Thanks!
As I am pretty new to this, I could use just a tad more guidance.
Where do I place the DoCmd.OpenForm code?
Dennis
As I am pretty new to this, I could use just a tad more guidance.
Where do I place the DoCmd.OpenForm code?
Dennis
Well it could be placed just about anywhere you want to open a form from.
For example, I might have a list of customers, displayed in a datasheet or continous form. In the click event of the textbox bound to the id field, I might have such code:
For example, I might have a list of customers, displayed in a datasheet or continous form. In the click event of the textbox bound to the id field, I might have such code:
Private Sub txtID_Click()
DoCmd.OpenForm "frmCustomer", , ,"CustomerID=" & me.txtID
End Sub
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