auto display calculations based on date entered

[laavista]

I have a field called "CheckInDate" (short date). The user will enter a date
in the field, then based on that date, a series of calculations are done and
displayed.
I would like the calculations to automatically calculate as soon as the date
is entered (versus having the user press a command button). I used the "on
change event" and it works well if you select a date from the calendar. When
you try to enter a date manually, as soon as you type the first number, I get
an error (not right format for the field). I think it triggerse the "on
change" as soon as I enter that first number.
- Is there anyway around this?
- Is there a way of capturing that the date is being manually entered and
calling
another procedure? or
- Is there a different event I could use instead of "on change"? (I could
not get this to work except with on change unless I'm doing something wrong)

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Allen Browne]

Use the AfterUpdate event of the control.

 

[laavista]

I've tried the AfterUpdate event, but I only have the one field on the form
-- the date they enter. The rest of the fields are unbound text boxes with
the calculations. I can't move off the field to trigger the AfterUpdate.

The "on change" works well as long as you use the calendar to pick.

Thanks for responding, though.
Any other suggestions?

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[Allen Browne]

Hmm: I think you're going to have problems with this.

How about adding another unbound box that can take focus.
Make it very small if you wish (e.g. width = 0.01").
In it's Enter event, put the user back in the other box, e.g.:
Me.Text0.SetFocus

 

[laavista]

I'll do something like that if I can't figure out anything else. Selecting
from the calendar works so slick that I'd really like to have it work when
the user enters their own date.

Thanks for your help!!

 

[asus]

I'll do something like that if I can't figure out anything else.
Selecting
from the calendar works so slick that I'd really like to have it work when
the user enters their own date.

Thanks for your help!!

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

My experience is that hitting Enter causes the AfterUpdate event to fire.

 

[laavista]

Thanks everyone!

I concur with Doug's evaluation. To test, I created a form
with just one textbox/label. Default of the textbox is Date()
Also added was a label, with Visible set to false.

In the after update evfent of the text box:

Private Sub Text0_AfterUpdate()
Me.Label3.Visible = True
Me.Label3.Caption = "Your input = " & Format(Me.Text0, "long date")
End Sub

Upon entering a date in Text0 and hitting Enter, it works as advertised.

My experience is that hitting Enter causes the AfterUpdate event to fire.

I'll do something like that if I can't figure out anything else.
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Any help would be greatly appreciated!