I have been trying to create a macro to update a colum for sometime now but i wont work :(
Here is what i want to do.
i have a field call Deliverystatus with two choice "Not delivered" and "delivered"
I have another field call Delivered date
I want to create a macro so that when someone change Deliverytstatus to "delivered"
The Delivered Date gets populate but the todays date.
Please some point me into right direction :D
Thanks in advance
Microsoft ApplicationsMicrosoft AccessMicrosoft SQL Server 2008
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Arthit84
8/22/2022 - Mon
Ryan Chong
Access is limited and do not have the trigger feature built-in, hence we can't execute a DML command by detecting update of a field.
>>I want to create a macro so that when someone change Deliverytstatus to "delivered"
The Delivered Date gets populate but the todays date.
we need to know how the end user update the DeliveryStatus? if it's via a Form, we need to execute an update sql statement after the change is completed.
Arthit84
ASKER
Thansk for answering Ryan
yes it is via Form
i am not an expert in access so please tell me a little about the update SQL statement
Thanks for the links i watched the video its really great and fun to know that Access is very powerful.
I have not have the time to test it, i will test and report back.
Best regards
poster said he would come back but didn't ... guess he is busy working on his app!
Arthit84
ASKER
Hello i apologize that i have not been online, i though that i already close this thread at sepetember i quess i must have done something wrong.
The app is working great and i am really learn alot from the website from the video.
Now i am taking some course in Lynda and CBTnuggets on Access :D
Thanks you again and sorry that i missed this thread
>>I want to create a macro so that when someone change Deliverytstatus to "delivered"
The Delivered Date gets populate but the todays date.
we need to know how the end user update the DeliveryStatus? if it's via a Form, we need to execute an update sql statement after the change is completed.