I used to have a database that had a main form that contained a sub-form. I had the following code that would place today’s date & time into a field called “Date entered” on the subform…

[Forms]![main]![Incident-Comments subform]![Date entered] = Now()

What I am trying to do now is place this main form into a different database that is made up of a main form, and a tab control. The tab control has 5 pages. On each page is a ‘sub-form’. I am having trouble figuring out how to write the same code above in my new database because now the form that is referred to in the above code is now on the first page of the tab control. Below is an example of one thing that I try and fail at…

[Forms]![Main_Incident]![TabCtl82]![Page83]![Child84]![main]![Incident-Comments subform]![Date entered] = Now()


I would really appreciate some expertise help on this one if you have some time to help a very frustrated person…

Thanks,
Brian Cesafsky

Can't you just set the default value for the control to Now()?