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Sipozove

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Hey,

I would like to disable a bound textbox in a multiple item form, based on another textbox/field value from the same record.
I want to prevent users from entering data in a field/textbox if another field/textbox contains a specific string.
The multiple item form is created from a SELECT view.

So if fieldA/textboxA contains "AAA", textboxB should be disabled (not editable).
If fieldA/textboxA contains anything else, textboxB should be enabled (editable).

I tried this but nothing happens:

Code:
Private Sub Form_Activate()
    If [fieldA] = "AAA" Then
        [fieldB].Locked = True
        [fieldB].Enabled = False
    End If
End Sub

Private Sub Form_Load()
    If [fieldA] = "AAA" Then
        [fieldB].Locked = True
        [fieldB].Enabled = False
    End If
End Sub
 

MajP

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You can disable and enable individual controls using conditional format. Code will not work since it impacts each.
If you want to do this in code the code goes in the current event, but you have to turn it on and off.

FieldB.enabled = not (fieldA = "AAA")
FieldB.locked = (fieldA = "AAA")

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arnelgp

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use Conditional format to Enable/disable the control.
 

Sipozove

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Ok, that was fast, simple and solid!
Didn't see the expression option :p

Thank you very much.
 

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