problem communicating textbox with query

[epardo87]

Hello there,

I have a very strange problem:

I have three forms and a query:

• [frmMain] has [lstDesig].
  
  • When "btnOK" is clicked [frmUserData] opens up
  
  
• [frmUserData] has [txtOperator]
  
  • when form is loaded [txtOperator] shows the selection made in [frmMain]![lstDesign] originally with the following code written in the control source field using the expression builder [Forms]![frmMain]![lstDesig] & ""
  
  
• [Qry-Designations] has columns [Station] and [Assigned].
  
  • The [Assigned] column has the following formula in the criteria field written with the expression builder so that query is filtered [forms]![frmUserData]![txtOperator]
  
  
  
  
• [frmUserData] has also [lstStation] which shows the data in [Station] of [Qry-Designations]. This is the code in the Row Source field SELECT [Qry-Designations].Station FROM [Qry-Designations];

Everything works just fine so far, but I added a new form [frmSearch] which has [cboEmployee], I have been all day trying to alternate the information written in [frmMain]![txtOperator] so that if [frmSearch].IsLoaded then pulls data from [frmSearch]![cboEmployee] Else [frmMain]![lstDesig] and I have the code working well which is the following:

Private Sub Form_Load()
If CurrentProject.AllForms("frmSearch").IsLoaded Then
Me.txtOperator = Forms!frmSearch.cboEmployee
Else
Me.txtOperator = Forms!frmMain.lstDesig
End If

The rare issue here is that, when I click "btnOK" in [frmMain], the form [frmUserData] is correctly open and [txtOperator] is correctly filled with the selection at [lstDesig] but [lstStation] doesn't show the data from the query, the thing is that I changed the form to design view to verify formulas and without changing anything I changed it back to form view and then the data appeared in the listbox! I repeated this a few times, I even closed the file and reopened it and it does that every time. I erased the VBA code of [txtOperator] and wrote again the code it had in the control source field and then it works normal, then I tested the formula Me.txtOperator = Forms!frmMain.lstDesig by itself and it does it again, the same, not showing at first but then showing it after switching back from design view... I find this very odd and can't even imagine what could be happening, I also tried refreshing the form without going into design view but had no success...I'd really appreciate any feedback here
thanks

[ssanfu]

I think this might be hard to give a good answer without seeing the dB.

not showing at first but then showing it after switching back from design view...

When this happens , try pressing the "F9" key (Recalc).
Pressing the F9 key when a form has the focus recalculate the values of controls that depend on other fields for which the contents may have changed.


If this works, you might be able to use an event to use the reclac method in VBA (Me.Recalc).

[NTC]

I don't fully understand your post. I would advise you move your code from the On Load event to instead be in the On Current event.

What I don't understand about your post is that your code sample deals only with populating Me.txtOperator, but your description involves a problem with [lstStation] - so that's confusing

[epardo87]

I think this might be hard to give a good answer without seeing the dB.



When this happens , try pressing the "F9" key (Recalc).
Pressing the F9 key when a form has the focus recalculate the values of controls that depend on other fields for which the contents may have changed.


If this works, you might be able to use an event to use the reclac method in VBA (Me.Recalc).

This worked! I pressed F9 and everything appeared again, I added the Me.Recalc and now it works beautiful!

thanks a lot!