Default Values form controls

[YYYY]

trying to figure out,
I can set Default values for form bound and unbound control in Property Sheet.
but could i set it with VBA?
I tried to add a button on a form, running code to save the current value of specific control to default values,

me.control.defaultvalue = me.control

when I change the form to design view and look in the property sheet, the default value property changed to the new value.,
but when i close the form and reopen it - it gets back to the previous default value.
can any one explain?

 

[June7]

The programmatic change is not permanent unless you save the form from DesignView.

 

[YYYY]

The programmatic change is not permanent unless you save the form from DesignView.

no way to save it from VBA (maybe changing form to design view and saving)...?!

 

[June7]

Yes, code can do that but why? Users should not be modifying db design.

Use code in form load event to set control DefaultValue.

 

[YYYY]

I"ll ask differently,
how would you handle my scenario?
making a way user could save his choices in the forms unbound/bound control appear by default the next time he opens the form?

 

[June7]

Are there multiple users of this db? How do you organize data? Are records associated with specific users?

You could save this info to a Users table.

Regardless, would need to somehow identify who the user is to pull up their specific info.

 

[YYYY]

one user

 

[June7]

Regardless if value is saved to a "Users" or "DefultSettings" table or value pulled from most recent record and/or form is switched to design view to save, requires VBA code in some event to set DefaultValue property, such as form Load and/or control's AfterUpdate.

 

[Isaac]

making a way user could save his choices in the forms unbound/bound control appear by default the next time he opens the form?

You would use vba to do some kind of a lookup value (looking at the table data), in the form's Load event., and populating the textbox's .value property (no need to worry about the default value), at that time.

 

[June7]

Setting Value property will set record in edit mode and if focus is on existing record, possibly change data. Depends on how form is opened. Safer to set DefaultValue.

 

[Isaac]

You're assuming the form is bound … in which case the default value will matter even less, because the bound form will display data from the recordsource it is bound to. I guess OP's requirement isn't clear to me.

 

[YYYY]

my form lets user select options from unbound textboxes and combo boxes
[date range, amount, Account, etc.]
and then press CMD Print Report to see a report of transactions in the selected options.

I wanted the CMD button should also show message box
Do you want to save your selection for an other time?
and with code if (msgbox"...",vbyesno) = vbyes then
set defaults for next time.

Am I clear?

 

[June7]

Then you need to either save their response and look it up next time form opens or save edited form. Something to keep in mind about saving modified form, if a new version of db is distributed, this custom default will not be in form design. You say there is only one user. Does that mean db is not split design?

 

[YYYY]

yes.

for people looking up this string I"m providing the standard answer how to create a defaults structure.
create a table, give it a name DefaultsTable
add fields corresponding to the fields in your regular table or form, and a field with autonumbering named ID
create record 1 with the defaults you want for your table 1 or form 1.

in the default value property [in the property sheet of the table or form you are trying to add the defaults to]
add the following:
=dlookup("Fieldname","DefaultsTable","ID =1")
in your table 1 or form 1.

you can add defaults for another table or form in the next record of DefaultsTable
and then using
=dlookup("Fieldname","DefaultsTable","ID =2")
in your table 2 or form 2

and so on.

you can then add code to your form
to update the DefaultsTable with new defaults for specific fields where ID = the number corresponding to your form.