Getting name of activeform

[JrMontgom]

I am using the MSACCESS Navigation control and when I open the application I want to allow the user to press Shift F1 to call and display a Word document whose name is based on the name of the "activeform". However when I use the command : Screen.ActiveForm.name to get the name I get an error 2475 which says "You entered an expression that requires a form to be the active window". The form shown is the "MainNavSubform" but I need the name of the form "held" in the "MainNavSubForm" of the Navigation control, but I can't figure out how to do this. Any help would be appreciated. I like the Navigation control but I am finding that it is difficult to get clear info regarding how to refer to controls on the Navigation control. I would appreciate any Help on this problem.

[CJ_London]

activeform means the form with the focus so perhaps you need to go to this form first. Personally I don't use the navigation control as I find it too restrictive - perhaps you should consider building your own.

[JrMontgom]

activeform means the form with the focus so perhaps you need to go to this form first. Personally I don't use the navigation control as I find it too restrictive - perhaps you should consider building your own.

Thanks for the prompt response to my uestion but I have created the total application using the Navigation control with no problems until I reached this particular problem. I find the NC to be pretty easy to use and very user friendly up to this point. If anyone has a solution to my particular problem I would appreciate any help.

[CJ_London]

Sounds like you are getting to where I am

Good luck with your project

[ItsMe]

It sounds like you do not have any active forms when the code is being executed. I placed a Control Button inside a Nav Control and also added a nav button and placed the following code behind without any issues.

MsgBox Screen.ActiveControl.Name
MsgBox Screen.ActiveForm.Name

[IrogSinta]

To get the name of the current form in your navigation control, use the syntax Me.NameOfNavigationControl.Form.Name
So if your navigation control is called MainNavSubForm, you can try this:
Msgbox Me.MainNavSubForm.Form.Name

Ron