Problem using 'Issues Web Database' download on Microsoft's website

[crissyroberts]

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone else got an error message when opening the 'IssuesClosed' form that Microsoft provides in their 'Issues Web Database' template.

I downloaded the template from their site and before I even made any changes to it there is an error message that comes up when I try to just open the IssuesClosed form. The message says: "The macro action BrowseTo requires a valid Path argument. A valid Path argument is of the form: MainForm1.Subform1>Form1.Subform1"

Am I doing something wrong??

Thanks in advance!
~Crissy

 

[AccessJunkie]

Hi Crissy,

It sounds like you are attempting to open the IssuesClosed form directly from the Navigation pane. That's not how this should work. The template is wired together with macros and tied in with the main navigation form that displays when the template is open. You should be doing all of the data entry by using the form entry points provided for you within the context of the main navigation form.

So if you want to view issues that are closed, click the Closed Issues tab on the main navigation form which will then load the appropriate forms within the context of the subform beneath it.

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[crissyroberts]

Thanks for your help. It does seem to work using the navigations up top. I wasn't actually inputting any data yet just poking around the template to see how it worked and noticed that message popped up.

Thanks again!