Working with objects on tab controls

[accessnewbie]

Hi all. I have one form. On the form I have 7 tabs. Each of them has 2 check boxes. I need to run some code so that when the form is loaded, the check boxes are marked to False. I can do this with the check boxes on the form, but not those on the tabs. Here is the code I'm using - keep in mind the check boxes on the tabs are named "chk1...", "chk2..." from 1-7:

For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.Name Like "chk*" Then
If Mid(ctl.Name, 4, 1) >= 1 And Mid(ctl.Name, 4, 1) <= 7 Then


Select Case Mid(ctl.Name, 4, 1)
Case 1
Me.pag1.Controls(ctl.Name).Value = False 'this is not working
End Select
Else
Me.Controls(ctl.Name).Value = False 'but this works just fine
End If
End If
Next ctl

Any ideas? Thanks a lot!
MW

[pbaldy]

Disregard the tabs for purposes of referring to the check boxes.

[accessnewbie]

Using the same logic as I do for the other check boxes ("Me.Controls(ctl.Name).Value = False") gives me the following error: 2448 - You can't assign a value to this object. Or am I misunderstanding your suggestion?

Thanks,
MW

[accessnewbie]

I think I found the problem. Tell me if this makes sense. The two check boxes are set up as an option group. They can only select one or the other. I deleted the check boxes and added a single check box on the first tab control and it was able to set itself to false. This stinks.

[pbaldy]

Ah, for an option group you set the value of the frame, not the actual checkboxes. For a frame, you'd have a numerical value, typically 1 or 2 for 2 options.

[accessnewbie]

Sorry I neglected that detail; I didn't realize it was so critical. Thank you so much for the help! It works perfectly now. I just hope I don't get a bruise from banging my head against a brick wall for so long.

Many thanks,
MW

[pbaldy]

Happy to help! I know from experience those brick walls don't have a lot of give.