Instead of defining the default value, set the value to "N" in the Load
event and place the focus there. I believe AfterUpdate will fire if the
user presses Enter because you have "dirtied" the control.
But what is it you're trying to do? Get the user to make a decision with a
default of "no?" If so, a MsgBox is much cleaner:
If vbYes = MsgBox("Are you sure you want to do this?", _
vbQuestion + vbYesNo = vbDefaultButton2) Then
The above displays a message box dialog with Yes and No buttons, a question
mark icon, and the second button (the NO) set as the default. If the user
just presses Enter, the answer back will be vbNo. If the user tabs to the
other button or clicks it, the answer will be vbYes.
John Viescas, author
Building Microsoft Access Applications
Microsoft Office Access 2003 Inside Out
Running Microsoft Access 2000
SQL Queries for Mere Mortals
http://www.viescas.com/
(Paris, France)
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf
Of Ilona Wright
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 7:32 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: [ms_access] Default Value/Event Procedure Help
Hi there,
I have an unbound text box in a form which is to store a user response of
"Y" or "N".
I have set the default value as "N".
I want the form to close if the user keys "N" followed by the Enter key, or
if the user presses just the Enter Key.
If I press "N" followed by the Enter key, I can get the form to close in the
AfterUpdate event procedure.
But
If I just accept the default value by pressing the Enter key only without
keying N first, the AfterUpdate event procedure does not process.
By having MsgBoxes display at each event I discovered that pressing Enter
only, causes the On Exit event procedure to run.
But if I try to close the form in the On Exit event procedure I get an error
message
"This action can't be carried out while processing a form or report event.
A macro specified as the OnOpen, OnClose, OnFormat, Onretreat, OnPage, or
Onprint property setting contains an invalid action for the property.
When you click OK, an Action failed dialogue box will display the name of
the macro that failed and its arguments."
And it is the close form that displays.
Am I having this problem because the text box is an unbound control?
How do I get this to work? I could use command buttons but I do not want to
in this instance?
Can you help me please?
Thank you very much
Ilona
Adelaide, Australia
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