Enter current logged in username into table

[ezybusy]

Hi everyone,
I have a form called "FRM_PRODUCT" which is used to enter records in my table "PRODUCT".
And in that form there is a field called "addedby" which is a column of the table product.



I also have a login form, where user select their username from a combo box and then enter their password into another text box, in order to get connected to the database.

Now I want the field "addedby" to be automatically filled with the current username, anytime a new product is entered.

Please can someone help me with that.
Note that I am a beginner in access, so please provide detailed explanations.

[ItsMe]

I also have a login form, where user select their username from a combo box and then enter their password into another text box, in order to get connected to the database.

Maybe you can store this value in a variable or in a textbox control. Then, from your FRM_PRODUCT, reference the variable or the textbox control.

[ezybusy]

Hi,
happy to have you around.
I have the logic in mind, however as i said earlier on i don't now much in Access/vb.
so my issue is the implementation of it and the code that goes with it.

[ItsMe]

Do you have a form that stays open for the duration the application stays open? Maybe you have a Main Menu form or something. Place an unbound textbox in this form. Assign the 'login' value in this textbox control. There are a dozen ways to go about it. Without knowing how your app is set up, it is hard to offer an explanation how to implement it.

For me, I combine the login and main menu form together, into one. If you have a series of forms that open at startup, You can use the fully qualified name of a form to pass a value to a control within it.

Here is one example
Forms!FormName.ControlName.Value = Me.ComboName.Value

You just need to make sure both of the forms are open at the same time. So the code above might execute after a Docmd.OpenForm statement.

[ezybusy]

Hi ItsMe,
sorry for not writting back to your proposed solution concerning my issue of auto selecting current logged in user. I had an issue with my laptop, anyway.

I have tried to implement what you described above as solution to my issue, but still can't
figure it out. So i attached a sample of the database that i am developping so that you have a close look at it.

Attachment is here SampleDb.zip
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A quick reminder above what i am looking to achieve
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Upon opening the attached database file you will notice that i have a table called "Tbl_Fertilizers"
which has a column named as "AddedBy".
Now what i am looking to achieve is that i want "The logged in username to be automatically inserted into
the field "AddedBy" anytime a new record is created.

I took the time to try and understand the above proposed solutions, but as i mentionned earlier Access is not my
favorite Developpment tool so i did not understood much.

Hope I am not over asking.
Thx

[ItsMe]

If you place a textbox control on Frm_MainMenu and name it, "txtUserId", you can use the following code to assign the user ID to the new textbox control.

'Check value of password in tbl_Users to see if this
'matches value chosen in combo box
If Me.txtPassword.Value = DLookup("Password", "tbl_Users", _
"[UserId]=" & Me.CboUsername.Value) Then

'UserId = Me.CboUsername.Value

'Close logon form and open Main Menu

DoCmd.OpenForm "Frm_MainMenu"
Forms!Frm_MainMenu.txtUserId.Value = Me.CboUsername.Value
DoCmd.Close acForm, "Frm_LoginScreen", acSaveNo
Else
MsgBox "Password Invalid. Please Try Again", vbOKOnly, _
"Invalid Entry!"
Me.txtPassword.SetFocus
End If

Then you can use code in the OnCurrent event of your Frm_AddFertilizer to assign the User ID to your Tbl_Fertilizers.

If Me.NewRecord = True Then
    Me![NameOfFieldForUserId] = Forms!Frm_MainMenu.txtUserId
End If

One thing that I noticed is that you are requesting to add the "Name" of the User. I suggest you store the Primary Key of the User ID. The name is in the Combo in the Me.CboUsername.Column(1)

[ezybusy]

Thx a bunch ItsMe.
I used the code that you provided, and made some ajustements and everything is working as expected.
Thank you once again.