Unbount textboxes in mainform to filter subform

[kirky]

Dear Experts,

I found a code in a forum which I think suitable to the one im looking for in filtering subform but i couldnt modified much due to limited knowledge in access vba.
I am a novice in access & vba. Any idea on how to modify this code, please help me.

I have a main form DesignManual where the textboxes for searching is located, it includes a button as well to filter and a button to clear the searches but when i run this code it wont work to filter the subform "tbleDesignManual".

Private Sub cmdfilter_Click()
        'Purpose:   Build up the criteria string form the non-blank search boxes, and apply to the form's Filter.
    'Notes:     1. We tack " AND " on the end of each condition so you can easily add more search boxes; _
                        we remove the trailing " AND " at the end.
    '           2. The date range works like this: _
                        Both dates      = only dates between (both inclusive. _
                        Start date only = all dates from this one onwards; _
                        End date only   = all dates up to (and including this one).
    Dim strWhere As String                  'The criteria string.
    Dim lngLen As Long                      'Length of the criteria string to append to.
    Const conJetDate = "\#mm\/dd\/yyyy\#"   'The format expected for dates in a JET query string.
    
    '***********************************************************************
    'Look at each search box, and build up the criteria string from the non-blank ones.
    '***********************************************************************
   
   If Not IsNull(Me.txtboxDocumentNo) Then
        strWhere = strWhere & "(Me!tblDesignManual.Form.DocumentNo  Like ""*" & Me.txtboxDocumentNo & "*"") AND "
    End If
    
     If Not IsNull(Me.txtboxDescription) Then
        strWhere = strWhere & "(Me!tblDesignManual.Form.DocumentDescription  Like ""*" & Me.txtboxDescription & "*"") AND "
    End If
   
    '***********************************************************************
    'Chop off the trailing " AND ", and use the string as the form's Filter.
    '***********************************************************************
    'See if the string has more than 5 characters (a trailng " AND ") to remove.
    lngLen = Len(strWhere) - 5
    If lngLen <= 0 Then     'Nah: there was nothing in the string.
        MsgBox "No criteria", vbInformation, "Nothing to do."
    Else                    'Yep: there is something there, so remove the " AND " at the end.
        strWhere = Left$(strWhere, lngLen)
        'For debugging, remove the leading quote on the next line. Prints to Immediate Window (Ctrl+G).
        'Debug.Print strWhere
        
        'Finally, apply the string as the form's Filter.
        Me!tblDesignManual.Filter = strWhere
        Me!tblDesignManual.FilterOn = True
    End If
End Sub

Private Sub cmdclear_Click()
    'Purpose:   Clear all the search boxes in the Form Header.
    Dim ctl As Control
    
    'Clear all the controls in the Sub Form Detail section.
    For Each ctl In Me.Section(acDetail).Controls
        Select Case ctl.ControlType
        Case acTextBox, acComboBox
            ctl.Value = Null
        Case acCheckBox
            ctl.Value = False
        End Select
    Next
    
    'Remove the form's filter.
    Me!tblDesignManual.Form.FilterOn = False
End Sub

[calaxan]

Hi Kirky...

I had same problem with u before...
if you talk about sub form... you hv to connect between main and sub form.
i found this tutorial http://www.iaccessworld.com/download...ord-ms-access/ and I follow his tutorial in you***e under AUSTIN72406 , it solved my problem.
I think it could help also your difficulties.

sorry if this reply is not solving ur problem
CQ

[kirky]

Hello Calaxan...thank you so much for the reply I just want only to modify the code ive posted. I appreciate much your willingness to help..
Have a nice day and thank you so much. I will try to check the link youve posted.

[Gicu]

Hi,
Can you try:
Private Sub cmdfilter_Click()
'Purpose: Build up the criteria string form the non-blank search boxes, and apply to the form's Filter.
'Notes: 1. We tack " AND " on the end of each condition so you can easily add more search boxes; _
we remove the trailing " AND " at the end.
' 2. The date range works like this: _
Both dates = only dates between (both inclusive. _
Start date only = all dates from this one onwards; _
End date only = all dates up to (and including this one).
Dim strWhere As String 'The criteria string.
Dim lngLen As Long 'Length of the criteria string to append to.
Const conJetDate = "\#mm\/dd\/yyyy\#" 'The format expected for dates in a JET query string.

'************************************************* **********************
'Look at each search box, and build up the criteria string from the non-blank ones.
'************************************************* **********************

If Not IsNull(Me.txtboxDocumentNo) Then
strWhere = strWhere & "[DocumentNo] Like ""*" & Me.txtboxDocumentNo & "*"" AND "
End If

If Not IsNull(Me.txtboxDescription) Then
strWhere = strWhere & "[DocumentDescription] Like ""*" & Me.txtboxDescription & "*"" AND "
End If

'************************************************* **********************
'Chop off the trailing " AND ", and use the string as the form's Filter.
'************************************************* **********************
'See if the string has more than 5 characters (a trailng " AND ") to remove.
lngLen = Len(strWhere) - 5
If lngLen <= 0 Then 'Nah: there was nothing in the string.
MsgBox "No criteria", vbInformation, "Nothing to do."
Else 'Yep: there is something there, so remove the " AND " at the end.
strWhere = Left$(strWhere, lngLen)
'For debugging, remove the leading quote on the next line. Prints to Immediate Window (Ctrl+G).
'Debug.Print strWhere

'Finally, apply the string as the form's Filter.
Me!tblDesignManual.Form.Filter = strWhere
Me!tblDesignManual.Form.FilterOn = True
End If
End Sub

Private Sub cmdclear_Click()
'Purpose: Clear all the search boxes in the Form Header.
Dim ctl As Control

'Clear all the controls in the Sub Form Detail section.
For Each ctl In Me.Section(acDetail).Controls
Select Case ctl.ControlType
Case acTextBox, acComboBox
ctl.Value = Null
Case acCheckBox
ctl.Value = False
End Select
Next

'Remove the form's filter.
Me!tblDesignManual.Form.FilterOn = False
End Sub

[Gicu]

Sorry, somehow the code tags got removed...

Private Sub cmdfilter_Click()
'Purpose: Build up the criteria string form the non-blank search boxes, and apply to the form's Filter.
'Notes: 1. We tack " AND " on the end of each condition so you can easily add more search boxes; _
we remove the trailing " AND " at the end.
' 2. The date range works like this: _
Both dates = only dates between (both inclusive. _
Start date only = all dates from this one onwards; _
End date only = all dates up to (and including this one).
Dim strWhere As String 'The criteria string.
Dim lngLen As Long 'Length of the criteria string to append to.
Const conJetDate = "\#mm\/dd\/yyyy\#" 'The format expected for dates in a JET query string.

'************************************************* **********************
'Look at each search box, and build up the criteria string from the non-blank ones.
'************************************************* **********************

If Not IsNull(Me.txtboxDocumentNo) Then
strWhere = strWhere & "[DocumentNo] Like ""*" & Me.txtboxDocumentNo & "*"" AND "
End If

If Not IsNull(Me.txtboxDescription) Then
strWhere = strWhere & "[DocumentDescription] Like ""*" & Me.txtboxDescription & "*"" AND "
End If

'************************************************* **********************
'Chop off the trailing " AND ", and use the string as the form's Filter.
'************************************************* **********************
'See if the string has more than 5 characters (a trailng " AND ") to remove.
lngLen = Len(strWhere) - 5
If lngLen <= 0 Then 'Nah: there was nothing in the string.
MsgBox "No criteria", vbInformation, "Nothing to do."
Else 'Yep: there is something there, so remove the " AND " at the end.
strWhere = Left$(strWhere, lngLen)
'For debugging, remove the leading quote on the next line. Prints to Immediate Window (Ctrl+G).
'Debug.Print strWhere

'Finally, apply the string as the form's Filter.
Me!tblDesignManual.Form.Filter = strWhere
Me!tblDesignManual.Form.FilterOn = True
End If
End Sub

Private Sub cmdclear_Click()
'Purpose: Clear all the search boxes in the Form Header.
Dim ctl As Control

'Clear all the controls in the Sub Form Detail section.
For Each ctl In Me.Section(acDetail).Controls
Select Case ctl.ControlType
Case acTextBox, acComboBox
ctl.Value = Null
Case acCheckBox
ctl.Value = False
End Select
Next

'Remove the form's filter.
Me!tblDesignManual.Form.FilterOn = False
End Sub

[kirky]

Dear Gicu,

Good day!

Sorry for the late reply, you are such a brilliant person....thank you so much....It really works...Thank you once again in sharing your expertise.
May you continue sharing your expertise and the rest of the experts here in this forum.

As a sign of respect and appreciation, I will repost the code together with the screenshot of the db form that ive been working with.

This is the routine of my db mainform "DesignManual" with a subform "tblDesignManual" if the user what to search.
1. Two (2) unbound textboxes in the main form where the user can search the document number "txtboxDocumentNo" or by description "txtboxDescription" in wildcard search.
2. Two (2) buttons in main form that holds a corresponding command.
1) Search button "cmdfilter" to filter the subform
2) Clear button "cmdclear" to clear the unbound textboxes in mainform and unfilter the subform. In particular, fields of DocumentNo and DocumentDescription.

Here is the code:
[CODE]
Private Sub cmdfilter_Click()
'Purpose: Build up the criteria string form the non-blank search boxes, and apply to the form's Filter.
'Notes: 1. We tack " AND " on the end of each condition so you can easily add more search boxes; _
we remove the trailing " AND " at the end.
' 2. The date range works like this: _
Both dates = only dates between (both inclusive. _
Start date only = all dates from this one onwards; _
End date only = all dates up to (and including this one).
Dim strWhere As String 'The criteria string.
Dim lngLen As Long 'Length of the criteria string to append to.
Const conJetDate = "\#mm\/dd\/yyyy\#" 'The format expected for dates in a JET query string.

'************************************************* **********************
'Look at each search box, and build up the criteria string from the non-blank ones.
'************************************************* **********************

If Not IsNull(Me.txtboxDocumentNo) Then
strWhere = strWhere & "([DocumentNo] Like ""*" & Me.txtboxDocumentNo & "*"") AND "
End If

If Not IsNull(Me.txtboxDescription) Then
strWhere = strWhere & "([DocumentDescription] Like ""*" & Me.txtboxDescription & "*"") AND "
End If

'************************************************* **********************
'Chop off the trailing " AND ", and use the string as the form's Filter.
'************************************************* **********************
'See if the string has more than 5 characters (a trailng " AND ") to remove.
lngLen = Len(strWhere) - 5
If lngLen <= 0 Then 'Nah: there was nothing in the string.
MsgBox "No criteria", vbInformation, "Nothing to do."
Else 'Yep: there is something there, so remove the " AND " at the end.
strWhere = Left$(strWhere, lngLen)
'For debugging, remove the leading quote on the next line. Prints to Immediate Window (Ctrl+G).
'Debug.Print strWhere

'Finally, apply the string as the form's Filter.
Me!tblDesignManual.Form.Filter = strWhere
Me!tblDesignManual.Form.FilterOn = True
End If
End Sub

Private Sub cmdclear_Click()
'Purpose: Clear all the search boxes in the Form Header, and show all records again.
Dim ctl As Control

'Clear all the controls in the Form Header section.
For Each ctl In Me.Section(acDetail).Controls
Select Case ctl.ControlType
Case acTextBox, acComboBox
ctl.Value = Null
Case acCheckBox
ctl.Value = False
End Select
Next

'Remove the form's filter.
Me!tblDesignManual.Form.FilterOn = False
End Sub
[CODE]

Thank you so much Gicu!

[Gicu]

Hi kirky,

Glad I could help, definitely not brilliant ... .

Good luck!
Vlad