access forms events not working

[mdelghandy]

I have a blank form in Access. Form events do not work when opening the form. For example, I wrote a code (msgbox) in the double click event, but it doesn't work. Meanwhile, macro access is also active.

 

[Uncle Gizmo]

Might be an idea to post a bit more information.

What if you made a small MS Access App so that we can test it .....

I would have thought a message box would have worked, but it might depend on how you are calling it.

Extract from my website:-
Now you could be forgiven for expecting that a value passed into a form would be available for the form’s events to use. However it’s not!

See my website below for more information:-

Form Load, Activate, Open, Issue, – Form Load Events - Nifty Access

Form Load Events When you first open a form, the following events occur in this order: Load Events, Open, Load, Resize, Activate, Current.... Now you could be forgiven for expecting that a value passed into a form would be available for the form's events to use. However it's not! These videos...

www.niftyaccess.com

 

[bob fitz]

Is that the only event that isn't working?
Is the event property set to [Event Procedure]

 

[CJ_London]

crosspost
lots of questions asked and suggestions made here

unbounded form double click event not worked

I have a unbounded form. I want it to show me a message by double-clicking on the empty part of the form. But this event is inactive and does not work. I hope you can help

www.access-programmers.co.uk

 

[mdelghandy]

Most form events do not work. For example, I want the user to get a message by double-clicking in the middle of the form. I write the code in the double-click event section of the form, but when I open the form, it does not react to the double-click event

 

[bob fitz]

Post a copy of your db

 

[MajP]

If you create a Form event it will never fire in the middle of the form. Needs to be a section level event. Ensure it is a Detail level event.

 

[Pat Hartman]

Most form events do not work. For example, I want the user to get a message by double-clicking in the middle of the form. I write the code in the double-click event section of the form, but when I open the form, it does not react to the double-click event

Not all form level events will fire if there are controls that have the focus. double-click is likely one of them.

If you want people to test your code, you need to post a database that includes the code that "doesn't work.

 

[CJ_London]

See the op’s other thread (see link in post#4) for an image of the form- either the form has no controls or recordset is returning no records and is not allowing additions

I suspect the former

 

[Pat Hartman]

I responded to his other thread and pointed out that starting multiple threads on the same topic is unlikely to do anything except annoy experts for wasting their time.

 

[CJ_London]

Given the lack of response from the OP other than to repeat the question, I suspect this is all going nowhere fast.

 

[Gasman]

Most form events do not work. For example, I want the user to get a message by double-clicking in the middle of the form. I write the code in the double-click event section of the form, but when I open the form, it does not react to the double-click event

Fo my DC event for the form to work, I had to DC on the record indicator?

Private Sub Form_DblClick(Cancel As Integer)
MsgBox "Double Click event"
End Sub

 

[cheekybuddha]

@Gasman, good fry-up for breakfast?

 

[Gasman]

@Gasman, good fry-up for breakfast?

Yes, low on carbs.

 

[gemma-the-husky]

One problem. If you have a form with a non updateable query, and there are no records to display, you might find that lots of controls don't work as you expect.