No current recpord. 3021

[gg80]

I am using a2007 (sometimes2003)

I would like a form to not be allowed to close if a certain condition exists.

I tried:
Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer) If alpha>beta then
msgbox "Message---etc"
cancel =true
End Sub

This works, but I always get the message "No current record 3021". I have looked and looked, but this error seems to be more connected to queries than what I am doing.

Any help much appreciated.

[rpeare]

I assume you're using a bound form (a form tied directly to a table or query) you are likely getting that error when you are already on a 'new' record so you would have to check for the presence of the PK field (assuming it's an autonumber)
What is the entirety of your code for the unload event because you're definitely missing code which makes what you're trying to do opaque.

[gg80]

It is a bound form-query-and does have an autonumber PK field. There are a group of single forms all tied to each customer. Each single form has an autonumber primary key for the object being purchased. I just want the user to be unable to close the form if a certain condition exists.
I don't understand about being on a "new" record. The user has only the record he is working with on his screen. When he tries to close the form, I would like to say" no-you can't because etc." and then keep the form open until proper changes are made.

I assume you're using a bound form (a form tied directly to a table or query) you are likely getting that error when you are already on a 'new' record so you would have to check for the presence of the PK field (assuming it's an autonumber)
What is the entirety of your code for the unload event because you're definitely missing code which makes what you're trying to do opaque.

[Missinglinq]

Using the code you've posted, I can't reproduce the error, even while closing on a New Record. By the time you get to the Form_Unload event the last Record you were on has already been saved. Checking for this kind of thing is normally done in the Form_BeforeUpdate event; if you can't save the Record you can't close the Form. Also, if you enter more than one Record, alpha > beta could be true for one Record but not for the last Record entered, and it wouldn't be caught with code in Form_Unload.

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)
 If Me.alpha > Me.beta then
   Msgbox "Message---etc"
   Cancel =True
 End Sub

If you're running more than one validation you need to add a line to Exit the Sub after a given test fails, otherwise Access will just keep 'dropping through' to the next test:

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)
 If Me.alpha > Me.beta then
   Msgbox "Message---etc"
   Cancel =True
   Exit Sub 
 End Sub

Linq ;0)>

[ssanfu]

There are missing "End If" statements.....

Form_Unload

Private Sub Form_Unload(Cancel As Integer)
    If alpha > beta Then
        MsgBox "Message---etc"
        Cancel = True
    End If
End Sub

Before Update

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)
    If Me.alpha > Me.beta Then
        MsgBox "Message---etc"
        Cancel = True
    End If
End Sub

I'm just sayin..........

[gg80]

Sorry I didn't reply sooner-too many other things happening. I tried your code and it works, does just what I need it to do. However, I get this message after I close the generated message:

"The setting you entered isn't valid for this property."

The error message doesn't include an error number. I googled it, but, unlike this great site, it is hard to make sense. of dialogues.

Is there some way to get rid of the error message?

Here is actual code I used on a simple form as a test. There are about 100 records in the source table It does have an autogenerated primary key.

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)
If Me.city = "xxx" Then
MsgBox "Message---etc"
Cancel = True
Exit Sub
End If
End Sub

[Missinglinq]

There are missing "End If" statements.....

I'm just sayin..........

Sloppy copy & pasting!

Thanks for the assist, Steve!

Linq ;0)>

[gg80]

Typos abound. I caught the missing "end if", no big deal. Glad to see that others do it. Did you get a chance to look at the cause of the error message.?

[Missinglinq]

Error 3021 is one of the most elusive errors to figure out in Access. When looping through records to accomplish a task it usually means that you've moved beyond the end of the recordset, and the fix is to check for EOF (End of File) before attempting the operation. At times it can be that you are attempting to do something to record that hasn't been saved, as rpeare suggested. At other times the root cause is never found, and the solution is to simply trap the error.

My guess here, and it is just a guess, is that by the time you reach the Form_Unload event, there is, indeed, no current record!

The workaround here, as I said, is to place your code in the Form_BeforeUpdate event. Since the code after closing the Messagebox

Cancel = True
Exit Sub

doesn't actually 'enter a setting for any property,' I have no where it's coming from. Sadly, the error messaging part of Access is probably one of its weakest components, second only to its 'help file;' error messages frequently have little to do with the actual error. My guess, here, would be that it is actually coming from somewhere else in your code...or you're dealing with corruption.

If you'd care to remove any confidential data, save a copy of the file and zip it up ans attach it to a post, I'd be happy to take a look at it. Saving it in a 2003 file format would allow more members to open it an take a look. Also include instructions as to the form involved.

Linq ;0)>

[gg80]

I think corruption is what it is. I tried to setting up a copy to send you and it now does nada. Ignores the code. Not even an error message. Sometimes I hate Access. I will reload program and try again. Thanks so much. I always appreciate very much the time you folks donate to us minor leaguers. It wouldn't be possible to do projects without you.

[gg80]

I inserted cd and tried running the repair feature. BeforeUnload now works! Just as it did the first time you tried it o your computer. So, there was a corruption. Thanks much for all the help and for describing what is going on underneath when you use these "Before" functions. Help screens just don't always do that.

[Missinglinq]

Glad you got it working!

Good luck with your project!

Linq ;0)>