Call functions (1 Viewer)

[Charlie]

Dear all,

I've created a button on all my forms that will update all the controls, subforms and list boxes on a form. What I'd like to do is call that function from outside the form, ie I need to update one form when something is changed on an unrelated form. I've made the button a "public sub" but when I call the button an error comes up saying "Invalid outside proceedure".

What am I doing wrong??

I'm using Access'97 pro SR2,

Thanks in advance,

Charlie

 

[simongallop]

The general code should be in a module and not the underlying code of a form. Secondly check that the focus of your general code is relating to the forms that you want to update.

Sorry that I can't be clearer, but if you need more help then will need more information such as the location of the code and details.

Final thought, when returning to view a form why not have the update code in the Got Focus event?

 

[R. Hicks]

Charlie as long as the form you want to run the procedure is open, you can call the procedure from a different form. The procedure is stored with the form it is connected to like an object, so it can be called the following way:

Forms![YourFormName].YourProcedureName

Of course this is an example, the names will have to be the correct names of your objects.

HTH
RDH