Fill a textbox automatically

[IvaanGarciia]

Hi Community,

I have an issue trying to do something, actually.. I'm doing an tracking system of devices an I got a form of lease and another of returns, and both of them the date now is activated, for example when I give a device to an employee, I do a lease of a device an the record is saved with the date, I'd like to now how to do for a status Active/Inactive textbox fill with one of these words if the date textbox that contain value.

Regards,

 

[theDBguy]

Hi. You could try something like:

=IIf(IsDate([DateField]),"Active","Inactive")

Adjust as needed...

 

[IvaanGarciia]

Hi. You could try something like:

=IIf(IsDate([DateField]),"Active","Inactive")

Adjust as needed...

Thank you for you quickly reply, this should be has an expression?

 

[theDBguy]

Thank you for you quickly reply, this should be has an expression?

Yes, try it as a Control Source for a Textbox.

 

[IvaanGarciia]

Yes, try it as a Control Source for a Textbox.

In the case that this valie need to saved in a table Can I add this expression in default value?

 

[theDBguy]

In the case that this valie need to saved in a table Can I add this expression in default value?

Probably not. Default Value only applies to new records. So, when the user updates the selection on an existing record, the default value expression won't do anything. Besides, you really don't need to store this value in a table. You can either just use a Calculated Column in your table or use a Calculated Column in your query source.

 

[IvaanGarciia]

Probably not. Default Value only applies to new records. So, when the user updates the selection on an existing record, the default value expression won't do anything. Besides, you really don't need to store this value in a table. You can either just use a Calculated Column in your table or use a Calculated Column in your query source.

I've doing that and it was good, but now I can put a valie to asset textbox xD just because I set the default value in Text318...

 

[theDBguy]

Hi. Is Asset supposed to say Active or Inactive?

 

[IvaanGarciia]

Hi. Is Asset supposed to say Active or Inactive?

Nope, Asset should be typed, active/inactive it should be a textbox not-visible, when I save a record of an asset linked to an ID automatically save a date and active value in a table.

 

[theDBguy]

Nope, Asset should be typed, active/inactive it should be a textbox not-visible, when I save a record of an asset linked to an ID automatically save a date and active value in a table.

Okay, then I don't understand your previous post. What is the problem?

 

[IvaanGarciia]

Okay, then I don't understand your previous post. What is the problem?

After I type the default value =IIf(IsDate([DateField]),"Active") in the txtbox, the previous textbox asset I'm not able to type a value, and before I can do it

 

[theDBguy]

After I type the default value =IIf(IsDate([DateField]),"Active") in the txtbox, the previous textbox asset I'm not able to type a value, and before I can do it

Hi. Again, the Default Value property is only for New Records. If you can't type anything in the box, then it sounds like you may have put that expression in the Control Source property instead of the Default Value property. Also, you said the Asset textbox is not supposed to say Asset or Inactive, so why would you set its Default Value to Asset or Inactive?

 

[zeroaccess]

Active should be the name of a True/False field in your table.

Make a check box on your form and set its control source to that field. Make sure your record source for the form includes that field.

Then you can set the Default property either =True or =False. This default will appear only when creating a new record.

 

[IvaanGarciia]

Active should be the name of a True/False field in your table.

Make a check box on your form and set its control source to that field. Make sure your record source for the form includes that field.

Then you can set the Default property either =True or =False. This default will appear only when creating a new record.

It was solved, actually I'm trying to get an message When I assign a record duplicate.

 

[IvaanGarciia]

I've seen that can send a message of asset duplicate with code, but I got everything done by macros:

I'd like to know how to prevent a duplicate asset that don't have date of return (Fecha recepcion field):

I would have an form for returning assets, and in them we're going to select the date of return and description and inactive status.