Checkbox

[Chip1035]

This is what I got
Inventory Form which shows employee name, extension, computer serial number
and a checkbox for printer. When the checkbox is checked, a subform shows
the printer's serial number.

I have the following code as an AfterUpdate event
PrinterControl].Visible = Me![CheckBoxName] = -1

Now, when I view a record and the checkbox is empty, the next record has the
checkbox empty, but if I want to place a checkbox to show that employee has a
printer, the previous record has the checkbox checked with the printer
subform empty. If I uncheck the record and go back to the one that should be
checked, I find the checkbox unchecked.

It was suggested I enter the code above in the Form's current event. How
can I access the Form's current event, in order to place the code there? If
needed... If there is another code all together, bring it on so I could try
it. NOTE: I am not a pro at Access, rather just a beginner... Thank you
for any and all help, in advance...

 

[tina]

in the table underlying the form, you should have a field to store the
Yes/No value re printer availability. make sure that field is included in
the form's RecordSource. bind the checkbox control to the Yes/No field (set
the checkbox control's ControlSource to the name of the field). then include
your code in the form's OnCurrent event procedure, and in the checkbox
control's AfterUpdate event procedure. to add the code:

1. open the form in design view.
2. open the Properties box (if it's not already open), click on the Events
tab, and then double click in the white space at the right of the On Current
event (first event listed). Access will create the event procedure and open
the VBA Editor window, with the cursor inside the procedure.
3. enter your line of code, as

Private Sub Form_Current()

PrinterControl.Visible = (Me!CheckBoxName = -1)

End Sub

4. go back to form design view.
5. click on the checkbox control to select it.
6. in the Properties box, again double click on the AfterUpdate event line.
7. enter your code inside the procedure, same as before.

hth

 

[Chip1035]

I cannot locate OnCurrent event procedure. I am using Access 2000, am I
missing something, I feel like this is suppose to be right in front of me.
I right click on the an emtpy area in Design View, select Properties, cannot
see a OnCurrent.

in the table underlying the form, you should have a field to store the
Yes/No value re printer availability. make sure that field is included in
the form's RecordSource. bind the checkbox control to the Yes/No field (set
the checkbox control's ControlSource to the name of the field). then include
your code in the form's OnCurrent event procedure, and in the checkbox
control's AfterUpdate event procedure. to add the code:

1. open the form in design view.
2. open the Properties box (if it's not already open), click on the Events
tab, and then double click in the white space at the right of the On Current
event (first event listed). Access will create the event procedure and open
the VBA Editor window, with the cursor inside the procedure.
3. enter your line of code, as

Private Sub Form_Current()

PrinterControl.Visible = (Me!CheckBoxName = -1)

End Sub

4. go back to form design view.
5. click on the checkbox control to select it.
6. in the Properties box, again double click on the AfterUpdate event line.
7. enter your code inside the procedure, same as before.

hth

This is what I got
Inventory Form which shows employee name, extension, computer serial number
and a checkbox for printer. When the checkbox is checked, a subform shows
the printer's serial number.

I have the following code as an AfterUpdate event
PrinterControl].Visible = Me![CheckBoxName] = -1

Now, when I view a record and the checkbox is empty, the next record has the
checkbox empty, but if I want to place a checkbox to show that employee has a
printer, the previous record has the checkbox checked with the printer
subform empty. If I uncheck the record and go back to the one that should be
checked, I find the checkbox unchecked.

It was suggested I enter the code above in the Form's current event. How
can I access the Form's current event, in order to place the code there? If
needed... If there is another code all together, bring it on so I could try
it. NOTE: I am not a pro at Access, rather just a beginner... Thank you
for any and all help, in advance...

 

[tina]

in design view, when you open the Properties box, make sure the Properties
box's title bar says Form - not Section, or anything else. if it doesn't say
Form, then double click in the gray square in the upper left corner of the
design view window, at the junction of the vertical and horizontal rulers;
that should change the Properties box title bar to Form. then click the
Events tab and proceed as stated in my previous post.

hth

I cannot locate OnCurrent event procedure. I am using Access 2000, am I
missing something, I feel like this is suppose to be right in front of me.
I right click on the an emtpy area in Design View, select Properties, cannot
see a OnCurrent.

in the table underlying the form, you should have a field to store the
Yes/No value re printer availability. make sure that field is included in
the form's RecordSource. bind the checkbox control to the Yes/No field (set
the checkbox control's ControlSource to the name of the field). then include
your code in the form's OnCurrent event procedure, and in the checkbox
control's AfterUpdate event procedure. to add the code:

1. open the form in design view.
2. open the Properties box (if it's not already open), click on the Events
tab, and then double click in the white space at the right of the On Current
event (first event listed). Access will create the event procedure and open
the VBA Editor window, with the cursor inside the procedure.
3. enter your line of code, as

Private Sub Form_Current()

PrinterControl.Visible = (Me!CheckBoxName = -1)

End Sub

4. go back to form design view.
5. click on the checkbox control to select it.
6. in the Properties box, again double click on the AfterUpdate event line.
7. enter your code inside the procedure, same as before.

hth

This is what I got
Inventory Form which shows employee name, extension, computer serial number
and a checkbox for printer. When the checkbox is checked, a subform shows
the printer's serial number.

I have the following code as an AfterUpdate event
PrinterControl].Visible = Me![CheckBoxName] = -1

Now, when I view a record and the checkbox is empty, the next record

has
the

checkbox empty, but if I want to place a checkbox to show that

employee
has a

printer, the previous record has the checkbox checked with the printer
subform empty. If I uncheck the record and go back to the one that

should
be

checked, I find the checkbox unchecked.

It was suggested I enter the code above in the Form's current event. How
can I access the Form's current event, in order to place the code

there?
If

needed... If there is another code all together, bring it on so I

could
try

it. NOTE: I am not a pro at Access, rather just a beginner... Thank you
for any and all help, in advance...

 

[Chip1035]

Found it... Now, when I access the form, I get an error:

Run-Time error '94'"
Invalid use of Null

Click on Debug and it brings me to the Form_Current line with the code
highlighted. Here is my code

PrinterSerial.Visible = Me!printchk = -1
^---Is the name of textbox ^---Is the name of the checkbox
I want visable if checkbox is
checked, not if check box is
not checked

If I click on End, tehn go fourth with checking the checkbox, no error comes
up but still does what I explained earlier.

in design view, when you open the Properties box, make sure the Properties
box's title bar says Form - not Section, or anything else. if it doesn't say
Form, then double click in the gray square in the upper left corner of the
design view window, at the junction of the vertical and horizontal rulers;
that should change the Properties box title bar to Form. then click the
Events tab and proceed as stated in my previous post.

hth

I cannot locate OnCurrent event procedure. I am using Access 2000, am I
missing something, I feel like this is suppose to be right in front of me.
I right click on the an emtpy area in Design View, select Properties, cannot
see a OnCurrent.

in the table underlying the form, you should have a field to store the
Yes/No value re printer availability. make sure that field is included in
the form's RecordSource. bind the checkbox control to the Yes/No field (set
the checkbox control's ControlSource to the name of the field). then include
your code in the form's OnCurrent event procedure, and in the checkbox
control's AfterUpdate event procedure. to add the code:

1. open the form in design view.
2. open the Properties box (if it's not already open), click on the Events
tab, and then double click in the white space at the right of the On Current
event (first event listed). Access will create the event procedure and open
the VBA Editor window, with the cursor inside the procedure.
3. enter your line of code, as

Private Sub Form_Current()

PrinterControl.Visible = (Me!CheckBoxName = -1)

End Sub

4. go back to form design view.
5. click on the checkbox control to select it.
6. in the Properties box, again double click on the AfterUpdate event line.
7. enter your code inside the procedure, same as before.

hth


This is what I got
Inventory Form which shows employee name, extension, computer serial
number
and a checkbox for printer. When the checkbox is checked, a subform shows
the printer's serial number.

I have the following code as an AfterUpdate event
PrinterControl].Visible = Me![CheckBoxName] = -1

Now, when I view a record and the checkbox is empty, the next record has
the
checkbox empty, but if I want to place a checkbox to show that employee
has a
printer, the previous record has the checkbox checked with the printer
subform empty. If I uncheck the record and go back to the one that should
be
checked, I find the checkbox unchecked.

It was suggested I enter the code above in the Form's current event. How
can I access the Form's current event, in order to place the code there?
If
needed... If there is another code all together, bring it on so I could
try
it. NOTE: I am not a pro at Access, rather just a beginner... Thank you
for any and all help, in advance...

 

[tina]

try

Me!PrinterSerial.Visible = Nz(Me!printchk = True, False)

hth

Found it... Now, when I access the form, I get an error:

Run-Time error '94'"
Invalid use of Null

Click on Debug and it brings me to the Form_Current line with the code
highlighted. Here is my code

PrinterSerial.Visible = Me!printchk = -1
^---Is the name of textbox ^---Is the name of the checkbox
I want visable if checkbox is
checked, not if check box is
not checked

If I click on End, tehn go fourth with checking the checkbox, no error comes
up but still does what I explained earlier.

in design view, when you open the Properties box, make sure the Properties
box's title bar says Form - not Section, or anything else. if it doesn't say
Form, then double click in the gray square in the upper left corner of the
design view window, at the junction of the vertical and horizontal rulers;
that should change the Properties box title bar to Form. then click the
Events tab and proceed as stated in my previous post.

hth

I cannot locate OnCurrent event procedure. I am using Access 2000, am I
missing something, I feel like this is suppose to be right in front of me.
I right click on the an emtpy area in Design View, select Properties, cannot
see a OnCurrent.

:

in the table underlying the form, you should have a field to store the
Yes/No value re printer availability. make sure that field is

included
in

the form's RecordSource. bind the checkbox control to the Yes/No

field
(set

the checkbox control's ControlSource to the name of the field). then include
your code in the form's OnCurrent event procedure, and in the checkbox
control's AfterUpdate event procedure. to add the code:

1. open the form in design view.
2. open the Properties box (if it's not already open), click on the Events
tab, and then double click in the white space at the right of the On Current
event (first event listed). Access will create the event procedure

and
open

the VBA Editor window, with the cursor inside the procedure.
3. enter your line of code, as

Private Sub Form_Current()

PrinterControl.Visible = (Me!CheckBoxName = -1)

End Sub

4. go back to form design view.
5. click on the checkbox control to select it.
6. in the Properties box, again double click on the AfterUpdate

event
line.

7. enter your code inside the procedure, same as before.

hth


This is what I got
Inventory Form which shows employee name, extension, computer serial
number
and a checkbox for printer. When the checkbox is checked, a

subform
shows

the printer's serial number.

I have the following code as an AfterUpdate event
PrinterControl].Visible = Me![CheckBoxName] = -1

Now, when I view a record and the checkbox is empty, the next

record
has

the
checkbox empty, but if I want to place a checkbox to show that employee
has a
printer, the previous record has the checkbox checked with the printer
subform empty. If I uncheck the record and go back to the one

that
should

be
checked, I find the checkbox unchecked.

It was suggested I enter the code above in the Form's current

event.
How

can I access the Form's current event, in order to place the code there?
If
needed... If there is another code all together, bring it on so I could
try
it. NOTE: I am not a pro at Access, rather just a beginner...

Thank
you

for any and all help, in advance...

 

[Chip1035]

I want to thank you for your help... I really appreciate it! Although, it
still is not working...

The error has gone away, but the oriniginal problem persists. Record one
has no printer, no checkmark, no printer visable. Record two has a printer,
place a checkmark, printer is visable. Here is the problem... When I go back
to record one or go to record three, checkmark is present and printer is
visable, when it should not. Record three has no printer, therefore, should
not have a checkmark and printer visable.

Should there be a "IF" statement/code?

try

Me!PrinterSerial.Visible = Nz(Me!printchk = True, False)

hth

Found it... Now, when I access the form, I get an error:

Run-Time error '94'"
Invalid use of Null

Click on Debug and it brings me to the Form_Current line with the code
highlighted. Here is my code

PrinterSerial.Visible = Me!printchk = -1
^---Is the name of textbox ^---Is the name of the checkbox
I want visable if checkbox is
checked, not if check box is
not checked

If I click on End, tehn go fourth with checking the checkbox, no error comes
up but still does what I explained earlier.

in design view, when you open the Properties box, make sure the Properties
box's title bar says Form - not Section, or anything else. if it doesn't say
Form, then double click in the gray square in the upper left corner of the
design view window, at the junction of the vertical and horizontal rulers;
that should change the Properties box title bar to Form. then click the
Events tab and proceed as stated in my previous post.

hth


I cannot locate OnCurrent event procedure. I am using Access 2000, am I
missing something, I feel like this is suppose to be right in front of me.
I right click on the an emtpy area in Design View, select Properties,
cannot
see a OnCurrent.

:

in the table underlying the form, you should have a field to store the
Yes/No value re printer availability. make sure that field is included
in
the form's RecordSource. bind the checkbox control to the Yes/No field
(set
the checkbox control's ControlSource to the name of the field). then
include
your code in the form's OnCurrent event procedure, and in the checkbox
control's AfterUpdate event procedure. to add the code:

1. open the form in design view.
2. open the Properties box (if it's not already open), click on the
Events
tab, and then double click in the white space at the right of the On
Current
event (first event listed). Access will create the event procedure and
open
the VBA Editor window, with the cursor inside the procedure.
3. enter your line of code, as

Private Sub Form_Current()

PrinterControl.Visible = (Me!CheckBoxName = -1)

End Sub

4. go back to form design view.
5. click on the checkbox control to select it.
6. in the Properties box, again double click on the AfterUpdate event
line.
7. enter your code inside the procedure, same as before.

hth


This is what I got
Inventory Form which shows employee name, extension, computer serial
number
and a checkbox for printer. When the checkbox is checked, a subform
shows
the printer's serial number.

I have the following code as an AfterUpdate event
PrinterControl].Visible = Me![CheckBoxName] = -1

Now, when I view a record and the checkbox is empty, the next record
has
the
checkbox empty, but if I want to place a checkbox to show that
employee
has a
printer, the previous record has the checkbox checked with the printer
subform empty. If I uncheck the record and go back to the one that
should
be
checked, I find the checkbox unchecked.

It was suggested I enter the code above in the Form's current event.
How
can I access the Form's current event, in order to place the code
there?
If
needed... If there is another code all together, bring it on so I
could
try
it. NOTE: I am not a pro at Access, rather just a beginner... Thank
you
for any and all help, in advance...

 

[tina]

Record three has no printer, therefore, should

not have a checkmark and printer visable.

maybe i have misunderstood what you're doing here. the code does nothing to
add or delete a checkmark in the table's Yes/No field - it only acts to on
what is there. you (or somebody) has to enter or remove a checkmark from
each record, according to whether or not there is a printer associated with
the record.

the code in the form's OnCurrent event shows or hides the subform (i am
assuming that PrinterSerial is the name of the subform control) in the
current record based on whether or not there is a checkmark in the Yes/No
field for that record. the same code in the checkbox control's AfterUpdate
event shows or hides the subform based on the new value entered in the
Yes/No field.

Should there be a "IF" statement/code?

Me!PrinterSerial.Visible = Nz(Me!printchk = True, False)

works exactly the same as

If Nz(Me!printchk = True, False) = True Then
Me!PrinterSerial.Visible = True
Else
Me!PrinterSerial.Visible = False
End If

use either one, to suit yourself.

if you're doing something different than what i understood from your posts,
please post a more detailed explanation of the table(s), the form/subform,
and what you're trying to accomplish.

hth

I want to thank you for your help... I really appreciate it! Although, it
still is not working...

The error has gone away, but the oriniginal problem persists. Record one
has no printer, no checkmark, no printer visable. Record two has a printer,
place a checkmark, printer is visable. Here is the problem... When I go back
to record one or go to record three, checkmark is present and printer is
visable, when it should not. Record three has no printer, therefore, should
not have a checkmark and printer visable.

Should there be a "IF" statement/code?

try

Me!PrinterSerial.Visible = Nz(Me!printchk = True, False)

hth

Found it... Now, when I access the form, I get an error:

Run-Time error '94'"
Invalid use of Null

Click on Debug and it brings me to the Form_Current line with the code
highlighted. Here is my code

PrinterSerial.Visible = Me!printchk = -1
^---Is the name of textbox ^---Is the name of the checkbox
I want visable if checkbox is
checked, not if check box is
not checked

If I click on End, tehn go fourth with checking the checkbox, no error comes
up but still does what I explained earlier.
:

in design view, when you open the Properties box, make sure the Properties
box's title bar says Form - not Section, or anything else. if it

doesn't
say

Form, then double click in the gray square in the upper left corner

of
the

design view window, at the junction of the vertical and horizontal rulers;
that should change the Properties box title bar to Form. then click the
Events tab and proceed as stated in my previous post.

hth


I cannot locate OnCurrent event procedure. I am using Access

2000, am
I

missing something, I feel like this is suppose to be right in

front of
me.

I right click on the an emtpy area in Design View, select Properties,
cannot
see a OnCurrent.

:

in the table underlying the form, you should have a field to

store
the

Yes/No value re printer availability. make sure that field is included
in
the form's RecordSource. bind the checkbox control to the Yes/No field
(set
the checkbox control's ControlSource to the name of the field). then
include
your code in the form's OnCurrent event procedure, and in the checkbox
control's AfterUpdate event procedure. to add the code:

1. open the form in design view.
2. open the Properties box (if it's not already open), click on the
Events
tab, and then double click in the white space at the right of the On
Current
event (first event listed). Access will create the event

procedure
and

open
the VBA Editor window, with the cursor inside the procedure.
3. enter your line of code, as

Private Sub Form_Current()

PrinterControl.Visible = (Me!CheckBoxName = -1)

End Sub

4. go back to form design view.
5. click on the checkbox control to select it.
6. in the Properties box, again double click on the AfterUpdate event
line.
7. enter your code inside the procedure, same as before.

hth


This is what I got
Inventory Form which shows employee name, extension, computer serial
number
and a checkbox for printer. When the checkbox is checked, a subform
shows
the printer's serial number.

I have the following code as an AfterUpdate event
PrinterControl].Visible = Me![CheckBoxName] = -1

Now, when I view a record and the checkbox is empty, the next record
has
the
checkbox empty, but if I want to place a checkbox to show that
employee
has a
printer, the previous record has the checkbox checked with the printer
subform empty. If I uncheck the record and go back to the one that
should
be
checked, I find the checkbox unchecked.

It was suggested I enter the code above in the Form's current event.
How
can I access the Form's current event, in order to place the code
there?
If
needed... If there is another code all together, bring it on so I
could
try
it. NOTE: I am not a pro at Access, rather just a

beginner...
Thank

you
for any and all help, in advance...

 

[Chip1035]

I have three tables, one table is employees with their extension, another
table with computer system configuration (serial #, OS, Office) another table
has the printers (serial #, make/model, ink). I have put together a form
that puts all three in one view. Form goes like this:
Employee Name and their extension, computer serial number of their computer
with a command button to open the computer form showing all the information,
and finally printer serial number with a command button opening the printer
form, showing all the information.

What I want to do is have a checkbox for the printer. If an employee has a
printer on their desk, I want to place a checkmark in the checkbox and have
the printer serial number show up. If the employee does NOT have a printer,
I want the checkbox unchecked and the printer serial number text box to be
hidden.

Right now, what it is doing is, if I place a checkmark for an employee who
has a printer, save the record, go to an employee record who does NOT have a
printer, the checkbox is checked and the printer serial number is visible but
blank. If I place a check in the checkbox, the printer serial number is
visible, it stays checked for all records with the printer serial visible, if
I uncheck, printer serial number hides, all records are unchecked with
printer serial # hidden.

Record three has no printer, therefore, should
not have a checkmark and printer visable.

maybe i have misunderstood what you're doing here. the code does nothing to
add or delete a checkmark in the table's Yes/No field - it only acts to on
what is there. you (or somebody) has to enter or remove a checkmark from
each record, according to whether or not there is a printer associated with
the record.

the code in the form's OnCurrent event shows or hides the subform (i am
assuming that PrinterSerial is the name of the subform control) in the
current record based on whether or not there is a checkmark in the Yes/No
field for that record. the same code in the checkbox control's AfterUpdate
event shows or hides the subform based on the new value entered in the
Yes/No field.

Should there be a "IF" statement/code?

Me!PrinterSerial.Visible = Nz(Me!printchk = True, False)

works exactly the same as

If Nz(Me!printchk = True, False) = True Then
Me!PrinterSerial.Visible = True
Else
Me!PrinterSerial.Visible = False
End If

use either one, to suit yourself.

if you're doing something different than what i understood from your posts,
please post a more detailed explanation of the table(s), the form/subform,
and what you're trying to accomplish.

hth

I want to thank you for your help... I really appreciate it! Although, it
still is not working...

The error has gone away, but the oriniginal problem persists. Record one
has no printer, no checkmark, no printer visable. Record two has a printer,
place a checkmark, printer is visable. Here is the problem... When I go back
to record one or go to record three, checkmark is present and printer is
visable, when it should not. Record three has no printer, therefore, should
not have a checkmark and printer visable.

Should there be a "IF" statement/code?

try

Me!PrinterSerial.Visible = Nz(Me!printchk = True, False)

hth


Found it... Now, when I access the form, I get an error:

Run-Time error '94'"
Invalid use of Null

Click on Debug and it brings me to the Form_Current line with the code
highlighted. Here is my code

PrinterSerial.Visible = Me!printchk = -1
^---Is the name of textbox ^---Is the name of the checkbox
I want visable if checkbox is
checked, not if check box is
not checked

If I click on End, tehn go fourth with checking the checkbox, no error
comes
up but still does what I explained earlier.
:

in design view, when you open the Properties box, make sure the
Properties
box's title bar says Form - not Section, or anything else. if it doesn't
say
Form, then double click in the gray square in the upper left corner of
the
design view window, at the junction of the vertical and horizontal
rulers;
that should change the Properties box title bar to Form. then click the
Events tab and proceed as stated in my previous post.

hth


I cannot locate OnCurrent event procedure. I am using Access 2000, am
I
missing something, I feel like this is suppose to be right in front of
me.
I right click on the an emtpy area in Design View, select Properties,
cannot
see a OnCurrent.

:

in the table underlying the form, you should have a field to store
the
Yes/No value re printer availability. make sure that field is
included
in
the form's RecordSource. bind the checkbox control to the Yes/No
field
(set
the checkbox control's ControlSource to the name of the field). then
include
your code in the form's OnCurrent event procedure, and in the
checkbox
control's AfterUpdate event procedure. to add the code:

1. open the form in design view.
2. open the Properties box (if it's not already open), click on the
Events
tab, and then double click in the white space at the right of the On
Current
event (first event listed). Access will create the event procedure
and
open
the VBA Editor window, with the cursor inside the procedure.
3. enter your line of code, as

Private Sub Form_Current()

PrinterControl.Visible = (Me!CheckBoxName = -1)

End Sub

4. go back to form design view.
5. click on the checkbox control to select it.
6. in the Properties box, again double click on the AfterUpdate
event
line.
7. enter your code inside the procedure, same as before.

hth


This is what I got
Inventory Form which shows employee name, extension, computer
serial
number
and a checkbox for printer. When the checkbox is checked, a
subform
shows
the printer's serial number.

I have the following code as an AfterUpdate event
PrinterControl].Visible = Me![CheckBoxName] = -1

Now, when I view a record and the checkbox is empty, the next
record
has
the
checkbox empty, but if I want to place a checkbox to show that
employee
has a
printer, the previous record has the checkbox checked with the
printer
subform empty. If I uncheck the record and go back to the one
that
should
be
checked, I find the checkbox unchecked.

It was suggested I enter the code above in the Form's current
event.
How
can I access the Form's current event, in order to place the code
there?
If
needed... If there is another code all together, bring it on so I
could
try
it. NOTE: I am not a pro at Access, rather just a beginner...
Thank
you
for any and all help, in advance...

 

[tina]

okay, since each printer is specific to an employee (sits on a specific
employee's desk), then presumably you have a one-to-many (or one-to-one)
relationship set up between tblEmployees and tblPrinters - with the primary
key from tblEmployees used as a foreign key in tblPrinters. in this case, i
would probably *not* include a "printer, Yes/No" field in tblEmployees.

it's not clear whether you're using the form strictly for "looking" at
records, or for data entry also. assuming the form is used for data entry
and records review, and assuming that the form is based on tblEmployees, and
the subform is based on tblPrinters - with the appropriate LinkChildFields
and LinkMasterFields settings in the subform control, i might do the
following:

in the mainform's Current event, put the following code

If Me!PrinterSerial.Form.Recordset.Recordcount > 0 Then
Me!PrinterSerial.Visible = True
Me!printchk = True
Else
Me!PrinterSerial.Visible = False
Me!printchk = False
End If

assuming that you want to be able to add printer information for a specific
employee, i'd also add the following code to the (unbound) checkbox's
AfterUpdate event, as

Me!PrinterSerial.Visible = Nz(Me!printchk = True, False)

note that, if an employee record has a related printer record, unchecking
the checkbox in the form will *not* delete the printer record - it will only
hide the printer subform.

hth

I have three tables, one table is employees with their extension, another
table with computer system configuration (serial #, OS, Office) another table
has the printers (serial #, make/model, ink). I have put together a form
that puts all three in one view. Form goes like this:
Employee Name and their extension, computer serial number of their computer
with a command button to open the computer form showing all the information,
and finally printer serial number with a command button opening the printer
form, showing all the information.

What I want to do is have a checkbox for the printer. If an employee has a
printer on their desk, I want to place a checkmark in the checkbox and have
the printer serial number show up. If the employee does NOT have a printer,
I want the checkbox unchecked and the printer serial number text box to be
hidden.

Right now, what it is doing is, if I place a checkmark for an employee who
has a printer, save the record, go to an employee record who does NOT have a
printer, the checkbox is checked and the printer serial number is visible but
blank. If I place a check in the checkbox, the printer serial number is
visible, it stays checked for all records with the printer serial visible, if
I uncheck, printer serial number hides, all records are unchecked with
printer serial # hidden.

Record three has no printer, therefore, should
not have a checkmark and printer visable.

maybe i have misunderstood what you're doing here. the code does nothing to
add or delete a checkmark in the table's Yes/No field - it only acts to on
what is there. you (or somebody) has to enter or remove a checkmark from
each record, according to whether or not there is a printer associated with
the record.

the code in the form's OnCurrent event shows or hides the subform (i am
assuming that PrinterSerial is the name of the subform control) in the
current record based on whether or not there is a checkmark in the Yes/No
field for that record. the same code in the checkbox control's AfterUpdate
event shows or hides the subform based on the new value entered in the
Yes/No field.

Should there be a "IF" statement/code?

Me!PrinterSerial.Visible = Nz(Me!printchk = True, False)

works exactly the same as

If Nz(Me!printchk = True, False) = True Then
Me!PrinterSerial.Visible = True
Else
Me!PrinterSerial.Visible = False
End If

use either one, to suit yourself.

if you're doing something different than what i understood from your posts,
please post a more detailed explanation of the table(s), the form/subform,
and what you're trying to accomplish.

hth

I want to thank you for your help... I really appreciate it!

Although,
it

still is not working...

The error has gone away, but the oriniginal problem persists. Record one
has no printer, no checkmark, no printer visable. Record two has a printer,
place a checkmark, printer is visable. Here is the problem... When I

go
back

to record one or go to record three, checkmark is present and printer is
visable, when it should not. Record three has no printer, therefore, should
not have a checkmark and printer visable.

Should there be a "IF" statement/code?

:

try

Me!PrinterSerial.Visible = Nz(Me!printchk = True, False)

hth


Found it... Now, when I access the form, I get an error:

Run-Time error '94'"
Invalid use of Null

Click on Debug and it brings me to the Form_Current line with the code
highlighted. Here is my code

PrinterSerial.Visible = Me!printchk = -1
^---Is the name of textbox ^---Is the name of the checkbox
I want visable if checkbox is
checked, not if check box is
not checked

If I click on End, tehn go fourth with checking the checkbox, no error
comes
up but still does what I explained earlier.
:

in design view, when you open the Properties box, make sure the
Properties
box's title bar says Form - not Section, or anything else. if it doesn't
say
Form, then double click in the gray square in the upper left

corner
of

the
design view window, at the junction of the vertical and horizontal
rulers;
that should change the Properties box title bar to Form. then

click
the

Events tab and proceed as stated in my previous post.

hth


I cannot locate OnCurrent event procedure. I am using Access 2000, am
I
missing something, I feel like this is suppose to be right in front of
me.
I right click on the an emtpy area in Design View, select Properties,
cannot
see a OnCurrent.

:

in the table underlying the form, you should have a field to store
the
Yes/No value re printer availability. make sure that field is
included
in
the form's RecordSource. bind the checkbox control to the Yes/No
field
(set
the checkbox control's ControlSource to the name of the

field).
then

include
your code in the form's OnCurrent event procedure, and in the
checkbox
control's AfterUpdate event procedure. to add the code:

1. open the form in design view.
2. open the Properties box (if it's not already open), click

on
the

Events
tab, and then double click in the white space at the right

of
the On

Current
event (first event listed). Access will create the event procedure
and
open
the VBA Editor window, with the cursor inside the procedure.
3. enter your line of code, as

Private Sub Form_Current()

PrinterControl.Visible = (Me!CheckBoxName = -1)

End Sub

4. go back to form design view.
5. click on the checkbox control to select it.
6. in the Properties box, again double click on the AfterUpdate
event
line.
7. enter your code inside the procedure, same as before.

hth


This is what I got
Inventory Form which shows employee name, extension, computer
serial
number
and a checkbox for printer. When the checkbox is checked, a
subform
shows
the printer's serial number.

I have the following code as an AfterUpdate event
PrinterControl].Visible = Me![CheckBoxName] = -1

Now, when I view a record and the checkbox is empty, the next
record
has
the
checkbox empty, but if I want to place a checkbox to show that
employee
has a
printer, the previous record has the checkbox checked with the
printer
subform empty. If I uncheck the record and go back to the one
that
should
be
checked, I find the checkbox unchecked.

It was suggested I enter the code above in the Form's current
event.
How
can I access the Form's current event, in order to place

the
code

there?
If
needed... If there is another code all together, bring it

on
so I

could
try
it. NOTE: I am not a pro at Access, rather just a beginner...
Thank
you
for any and all help, in advance...