access 16, not able to type in the search box

[aamyra]

Hi,
plz help, in form contact list, am not able to type anything in the search box and do a search.
Pack attached.

 

[pbaldy]

The form's allow edits property is false. You can toggle that property in the focus events of the textbox.

 

[aamyra]

thxs ive set it to true and now able to type. But when i click on the search btn
Getting "Type Mismatch".

Pls help.

 

[Gasman]

Show your code. (within code tags </>)
I do not want to have to download, unzip and open a DB just to see a piece of what should be, simple code.

 

[aamyra]

idk if u means this code..
in the button for search macros on click = Search.ClearFilter
In table the ID is auto number, First Name, Last name is short text.

if [CurrentProject].[IsTrusted] And ([Form]![SearchBox] Is Null Or [Form]![SearchBox]="")
Set value  -----> Here am getting an exclamation mark.. with unsafe action
item = [SearchBox].[Text]
Expression = ""

setTempVar
    Name     strFilter
    Expression = "([ID] Like ""*" & [TempVars]![strSearch] & "*"")"

setTempVar
    Name     strFilter
    Expression = [TempVars]![strFilter] & " OR ([First Name] Like ""*" & [TempVars]![strSearch] & "*"")"

setTempVar
    Name     strFilter
    Expression = [TempVars]![strFilter] & " OR ([Last Name] Like ""*" & [TempVars]![strSearch] & "*"")"

 

[Gasman]

I tend to use ' for strings. I do not have many that will already have a ' in the control/variable.

    Expression = "[ID] Like "'*" & [TempVars]![strSearch] & "*'"

Otherwise I think it is three " or use CHR(34) ?

Normally I would say Debug.Print the variable, but as you are using macroes, not sure how you can do that. perhaps use Echo in the macro, or even MSGBOX ?