Hitting TAB at end of form, how go to new, blank form?

[creolejazz]

My form contains a combo box that uses a RetrievalField to search records in a table. As I TAB through my form and reach the end of the form, I'd like to hit TAB again and go to a new, blank form. Currently, hitting TAB takes me to the next record in the table. Any help appreciated. Thanks.

 

[tarcona]

Whatever the last thing is on the form....be in a button or a text box....on that field put this code under the On Lost Focus Event:

DoCmd.GoToRecord , , acNewRec

 

[stopher]

Whatever the last thing is on the form....be in a button or a text box....on that field put this code under the On Lost Focus Event:

DoCmd.GoToRecord , , acNewRec

Or, if you specifically only want to trap just the tab key then put the following in the On Key Press event for the last control...

Private Sub myLastControlName_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)
If KeyAscii = 9 Then
    DoCmd.GoToRecord , , acNewRec
End If
End Sub

Chris

 

[Pat Hartman]

Open the form in Add mode to do data entry.

 

[creolejazz]

Whatever the last thing is on the form....be in a button or a text box....on that field put this code under the On Lost Focus Event:

DoCmd.GoToRecord , , acNewRec

OK, thanks. I need just a little more help to cross the finish line.

When I copy and paste "DoCmd.GoToRecord , , acNewRec" on the "On Lost Record" property line and try to use it, I get an error message, "cant' find the object 'DoCmd'". Am I supposed to click the "..." instead and paste it in there? If so, do I choose Macro Builder, Expression Builder, or Code Builder? Any step-by-step instructions are appreciated.

REALLY sorry for the newb questions. The more I learn the more I find I don't know.

 

[creolejazz]

Never mind. GOT IT! Thanks so much for the help.

 

[missinglinq]

Glad you got it working, but you really need to get your object names right! The form holds multiple records! You speak of tabbing thru one form and then going to a blank form, when in fact you mean to say tabbing thru one recordand then going to a blank record. This can be confusing to the people trying to help you, as it was to Pat!

 

[tarcona]

Good luck with the rest of your database.

 

[stopher]

Glad you got it working, but you really need to get your object names right! The form holds multiple records! You speak of tabbing thru one form and then going to a blank form, when in fact you mean to say tabbing thru one recordand then going to a blank record. This can be confusing to the people trying to help you, as it was to Pat!

Yes, it's often a challenge getting that handshake between the person asking the question and the person trying to answer it.

But when I read Pat's response it was one I had also considered so I think it is a valid answer. The point being if your are in Add mode then the next record is always going to be a new record assumming the form's Cycle attribute is set correctly. At least that's my thinking and I may be wrong.

Chris

 

[Pat Hartman]

For this very reason, people like to separate the data entry operation from the view/edit operation especially when many records are being entered at once. So, you have two options on your menu - Open for Add and Open for View/Edit. That way the form is customized to act appropriately for each use. The additional benefit of using the Data Entry property is that the set of records visible in the form is only the records that have been added since the form was opened. This can be quite helpful if you need to review an entry you just did.