An introduction to Windows forms A Windows form is a component that contains many controls. These forms help to insert data, display data, and also to update or delete data in the database. In short, they act as an interface between the user and the
Previously in the article Open Form When Database is Opened, Access I’ve explained how you can use an “Autoexec” macro to open a certain form every time the access file is opened. In this article another method will be explained. – Step 1: Click on the File button: –
This article will explain the DLookUp function used in the Access expression builder. A DLookup function is used to get the value of a particular field (for instance, a column of a table or a calculated field) from a specified set of records (for instance,
This article explains how to create popup forms like the one below in Access: – Step 1: Open the form in design view: – Step 2: Change the Popup property to “Yes”: See also: Open Form When Database is Opened, Access Access Form Design View
In this article I will explain how you can reference access forms using VBA. For example: Form_MyTable1.Recalc Form_MyTable1.Requery Form_MyTable1.Controls.Item (1) Form_MyTable1.Width = 45 but before this can be done the Form_MyTable1 needs to be created. This can be done by following the steps below: – Step 1: Double
In this article I will explain how you can create textboxes in an Access form that will be filled based on the value selected from a combo box and a Table. The Access form has multiple textboxes and a single combo box. The user will be able
This article explains how you can create a form which gets its data from multiple tables. Note that access forms can only get data from one table or query. Attempting to use expressions that reference fields from multiple table will result in the #Name? error. A workaround
This article explains how to cause a form to open when an Access database is opened. Step 1: From the Create ribbon click on the Macro button: The following window will open: Step 2: Select OpenForm from the drop down list: Step 3: From the
Previously in the article Open Form When Database is Opened, Access I’ve explained how you can cause a form to appear every time the an Access file is opened. By default the form will be displaying the first record in the table:In this article I will explain
This article explains how to convert user input to uppercase in Access. This applies to user input in Tables and Forms. – Tables: Open the table in design view: Select the field you would like its values to be converted to uppercase. Change the format