Button command

[Karyn]

One of our nurses would like to click a button on the form and another screen would open up to type notes and comments. They are currently hand writing and tracking their notes in a notebook. Can this be done? Thanks for any help in advance.

 

[stimpy]

Im no expert but here is how I did it:
The notes can be entered into a field in the table that the form is linked to.
Add a new field in the table for the notes to go in and make its data type memo if the notes will be longer than 255 chars.
Then make a form that contains a text box bound to this field.
Then put a button on the first form called Notes or something, and make the button open the second form

Let me know if this explanation needs for info

 

[Karyn]

I have a few questions:
1. I have a main form and one subform that are linked. Do I add the notes and comments field to the main form or do I set up a separate table called notes and comments and a separate form?
2. Once I add a button and I click on that button to open up the notes and comments form, do I have to have a linking field to the main form?
3. Every time I am in the main form and I click on the notes and comments button, will it give me a blank screen to enter the information?

I am having a problem but I don't know what it is!!! If you can help me, I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[Richie]

Presumably your main form has the patients name and the subform has details relating to the patient, why not add a tabbed page to the subform containing notes.