execute code after form load (1 Viewer)

[AccessKurzo]

I have a bound form and I need to grab values of a couple controls on the form load event- unfortunately, the form hasn't fully 'loaded' when I try to call the code and get errors. I have tried the code in the form_open, form_activate, form_gotFocus - none of them will work.

How can I open a form and when it has fully opened, execute some code?

 

[Kevin_S]

what about the 'On Current' event?

 

[AccessKurzo]

nope.

It calls On Current before the form fully loads.

Maybe I can use a timer

 

[ghudson]

Straight from the Access help file...

When you first open a form, the following events occur in this order:

Open > Load > Resize > Activate > Current

If you're trying to decide whether to use the Open or Load event for your macro or event procedure, one significant difference is that the Open event can be canceled, but the Load event can't. For example, if you're dynamically building a record source for a form in an event procedure for the form's Open event, you can cancel opening the form if there are no records to display. Similarly, the Unload event can be canceled, but the Close event can't.

HTH

 

[Pat Hartman]

What are you trying to get this data for and what record do you think you are accessing?