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Duplicating Record problem
Hi every one, I need to create a new record via button on the form will copy details and paste it for the new record, I’m using the code below, It doesn't paste anything, it’s doing the copying but it’s copying the form controls names as well, I pasted the content of the clipboard in excel sheet and there was 2 rows the top row having the names of form controls instead of the fields names and the bottom Row have the copied record well but not in order,
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdSelectRecord
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdCopy
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdRecordsGoToNew
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdSelectRecord
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdPaste
Also I used the command Button Wizard still doing same thing
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdSelectRecord
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdCopy
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdRecordsGoToNew
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdSelectRecord
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdPaste
Also I used the command Button Wizard still doing same thing
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