Access Form
How To Make An Access Form Time Picker
Here is a relatively easy way to select times for your time entry text boxes. It’s a reusable form that allows you to pick a time from an Access form. There are probably different ways to do this but here is the way I would do it. On the form that has the time fields, […]
How to pick a file to load In VBA
Picking a file to load in your Microsoft App is a very important skill to know. In this blog post you will see how to do it. First you need to set a reference to the MS office object library From VBE editor –> select Tools > MS office object library (click check mark) Sub […]
What is the purpose of the Me keyword in Access VBA?
What does the Me keyword mean? “Me” refers to the Access form currently in focus. Instead of writing out the entire form reference, you can just use the keyword “Me” which is easier. Like: Me.txtbox = “I am a textbox on the form that currently has the focus.” or you can update a label’s caption […]
How do I run VBA code when form opens
How do I run VBA code when form opens? There are probably several ways people do it, and some may say “He’s not doing it right. It’s done this way…” Good for you. This is the way I do it now, and it has worked well for me. 1. Find the form you want to […]
Simple Custom Progress Bar in Microsoft Access Forms Example
So I had a question come in regarding showing the progress of a task. Access has an ActiveX control that you can use called the ProgressBar and you can follow the guide in the image above to add it to your form. On you long running process you can show the progress bar so the […]
Mouse Click Counter On Access Form
This post will demonstrate how you can count the number of clicks on your button in a certain time frame. It will function like a game . Here is the database form all in one: Option Compare Database Public m_dteStartTime As Date Public m_dteStopTime As Date Private Sub btnClicker_Click() Dim intValue As Integer Dim rst […]
How To Open A Form To A Specific Record In Access 2016 VBA
In this post I am going to give you a basic example of how to open your Access form to a specific record. This works in all versions of Access, but we are using Access 2016 in this example. First create “parent and child” forms. In our case, it’s frmCustomers and frmOrders. Here’s “frmCustomers” Here’s […]
VBA MS Access Form Filter Example
This post is going to show you a ms access form filter sample. The database I created only has one table called “Categories”. We are going to have a form called “frmCategory”. The form is going to be a “Split Form”, because that seems to be quicker than the “main form / sub form” setup. […]
MS Access Form Calculation On Checked Items
In this video you will learn how to perform a calculation on checked items in your MS Access form Get the database here: MS Access Form Calculation On Checked Items Database By the way, if you got or are getting value from the VBA information, please give me a tip, thanks!
Access Forms – Access Default Value
This post is a result of a question I had from a visitor. They were having an issue opening a related form when there was not a related record. One way of solving this issue is using the default value on the sub form. 2 different ways to handle a main form and sub form […]