Required fields on separate tabs

[Jackie]

I have 4 tabs on a form.. There are some fields on the each tab that are
required but not all tabs are required to be completed.. what do I need to do
to enable the required fields on the tabs selected?

thanks for your help
jackie

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

It's unclear why you would want to enable certain controls or under what conditions. What more can you tell us about your application?

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Jackie]

Sue,
The form is a request form.. There is a general tab for generic info and the
other tabs are situational, one for presales, one for delivery and one for
solutions support.. everything on the general tab is required, but the others
are situationally required.. I can only enable the required fields on the
general tab..If you require presales help, then you complete the presales
tab, if you require a delivery you complete the delivery tab, etc.. no one
will ever need to complete all of the tabs at one time..

I hope this makes sense..
thanks
jackie

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

You say you can only enable the firles on the general tab. What happens when you try to enable others? Show the relevant code snippet and point out which statement raises an error.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Jackie]

Sue,
I get the following error message:
A field on this form requires a value..

I do not have any code behind it except making the fields required. I am not
an outlook programmer, so I thought there might be an simple piece of code I
can put behind each tab.

thanks
jackie

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

There is no code behind individual tabs. Code runs for the entire form. The symptoms suggest that you have used the Validation tab on some control's Properties dialog to make that control's field mandatory. Using the simple validation check box isn't recommended. The better approach is to use a validation formula and validation message for each control whose field you want to require.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers