Form not working? Expression trouble... (1 Viewer)

[carrybag93]

I've made an order form for my database based on the table 'Sales'. Four of the fields include:

VIP? (Yes/No)
After Discount (Currency Calculated)
Taxable? (Yes/No)
After GST (Currency Calculated)

If the VIP box is checked, the After Discount field displays the Subtotal (another calculated field displayed before the VIP? field) -5%. This one seems to work fine. In the form, when I tick VIP?, 5% is taken off the Sub Total.

This is the expression I used:

IIf([VIP Discount?],([After Discount]-([After Discount]*0.05)),[After Discount])

I now want the After GST field to do the same, except take the amount in the After Discount field and add on 10% when the Taxable? field is ticked.

I put this expression in the After GST field:

IIf([Taxable?],([After Discount]+([After Discount]*0.1)),[After Discount])

but when I tick the Taxable? field, it changes nothing.

How do I fix this? :banghead:

 

[VilaRestal]

Firstly, make it easier and have them as:

=IIf([VIP Discount?],0.95,1)*[After Discount]

=IIf([Taxable?],1.1,1)*[After Discount]

I would try: delete the second textbox, copy and paste the first and modify the copy's formula to the 2nd.

 

[carrybag93]

How do you change a formula in a form?

 

[VilaRestal]

The control source of the textbox

 

[carrybag93]

Is that in the properties box?

 

[VilaRestal]

Yes, the Data tab, at the top

 

[carrybag93]

Thank you

 

[carrybag93]

When I change the formula in the control source, a little exclamation mark comes up that says Invalid Control Property: Control Source. What does that mean? I just typed in the expression into the control source.

 

[VilaRestal]

With the = at the start?

 

[carrybag93]

Never mind, the exclamation mark just wants to fight. I will just leave it alone

 

[VilaRestal]

Expressions in a control's controls source need to start with =

 

[carrybag93]

Yeah, I started them both with the =, but only the 'After Discount' field brought up the exclamation mark, so I changed it back to how it was before, and that worked again. But changing the 'After GST' field how you told me fixed the original problem, so it all works now. Thanks

 

[VilaRestal]

OK, cool. You're welcome.

 

[carrybag93]

Ok, I closed my entire database just earlier, and when I opened it back up at looked at my 'Order' form, the 'After GST' field has turned into saying #Name?
What does this mean? Why has this happened?

 

[PNGBill]

The control source is not working. The expression may have a typo or other error that causes it not to return a value for the control.

 

[carrybag93]

But it worked before I closed Access.

 

[carrybag93]

I just checked it and retyped the expression, but it didn't work. The field when in 'view' says #Name, but when it's in 'design', it says the expression (which I'm pretty sure is correct!) Can you see anything wrong with it:

=IIf([Taxable?],1.1,1)*[After Discount]

 

[PNGBill]

You need a closing )

 

[carrybag93]

The entire bracket is ([Taxable?],1.1,1)
Then it adds some. Is there supposed to be a bracket around the entire lot?

 

[PNGBill]

I just responded to what you posted which does not have the closing ")"

Best to use the Hash Symbols when posting code
eg

=IIf([Taxable?],1.1,1)*[After Discount])

iif() is a function and must have equal brackets - which you have.

Where the error is is dependant on your database.
Why have you used "?" in your field name ??
Not wise to use chrs like that in your names.
? is ascii 63 and a Special Character which should be avoided in names.