In this video we are going to continue to cover the following MS Access VBA Control Event:
NotInList
We will also look at the Open Event Arguments of a Form.
This is part 3 of a 3 part video series.
The NotInList Event of the combo box:
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47 Private Sub cboBookTitles_NotInList(NewData As String, Response As Integer)
Dim strMsg As String
Dim strForm As String
strForm = "frmAddBookTitle"
strMsg = "Sorry, '" & NewData & "' is not a current book title. Would you like to add it?"
Select Case MsgBox(strMsg, vbYesNo, "Add Book?")
Case vbYes
'NewData is the data entered into the combo box
DoCmd.OpenForm strForm, , , , acFormAdd, acDialog, NewData
'Suppress the Access error message
Response = acDataErrAdded
DoCmd.Close acForm, strForm
Case vbNo
MsgBox "You must select an item from the list or add a new one.", vbExclamation, "Information"
'Return the Access error message
Response = acDataErrContinue
End Select
End Sub
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The code for "frmAddBookTitle"
<pre class="lang:vb decode:true " >Option Compare Database
Private Sub btnCancel_Click()
DoCmd.Close
End Sub
Private Sub btnOK_Click()
Me.Visible = False
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Load()
If Len(Me.OpenArgs) &lt;&gt; 0 Then
Me.txtBookTitle = Me.OpenArgs
End If
End Sub
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