How to display message

[Trojnfn]

In my search form, if no records are found based on the search criteria, how do I popup/display a msbbox that says something like "No records found", etc. ?

[orange]

How are you doing the search?
Do you return a recordset?

You could do
ReturnRecordSet.movelast
if ReturnRecordset.recordcount = 0 then
Msgbox "No records found",...
else
'1 or more records were returned
'code to process the records that were returned

[Trojnfn]

I enter a value and then click the search button. I return a list of values using continous form, and then click a view button, passing the record id, to veiw the detail for each line.

If no values are found based on my selection, then I want to display the message.

Where does the ReturnRecordSet...etc...part go, in the event procedure ?

[orange]

What is the code behind the button?

[Trojnfn]

This is what I have for my search button, event procedure:

Private Sub btnSearch_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.
'************************************************* **********************
'Text field example. Use quotes around the value in the string.
If Not IsNull(Me.SearchFMContactCombo) Then
strWhere = strWhere & "([FMContactName] = """ & Me.SearchFMContactCombo & """) AND "
End If

'Another text field example. Use Like to find anywhere in the field.
If Not IsNull(Me.SearchSiteCombo) Then
strWhere = strWhere & "([CarrierName] = """ & Me.SearchSiteCombo & """) AND "
End If

'Date field example. Use the format string to add the # delimiters and get the right international format.
If Not IsNull(Me.SearchStartDate) Then
strWhere = strWhere & "([DateOrderPlaced] >= " & Format(Me.SearchStartDate, conJetDate) & ") AND "
End If

'Another date field example. Use "less than the next day" since this field has times as well as dates.
If Not IsNull(Me.SearchEndDate) Then 'Less than the next day.
strWhere = strWhere & "([DateOrderPlaced] < " & Format(Me.SearchEndDate + 1, conJetDate) & ") 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 "Please Select a Carrier Name.", 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.Filter = strWhere
Me.FilterOn = True
End If

End Sub

[orange]

So after you fill in the form that includes this procedure, what normally happens?
Do you get another form, or a query?? How do you tell Access to open your continuous form?

You could include some debugging such as

debug.print strWhere

debug.print "Me.recordsource " & " " & me.recordsource

you could also put a breakpoint on a line so that the procedure will stop there, then you can step thru using F8.