Reopen a form from within the same form

[dickn]

I have a complex application with an order form for viewing an existing customer's orders and initiating new orders. While viewing one order I can opt to open a new order. I used to Close the form and then reopen it with the new order number as part of the "New Order" procedure. This caused a slight delay due to the complexity of the form. Then I tried skipping the "Close" and just reopen the form with the new order number. Worked like a charm. This action appears to update the current record and then open the new one which runs the "Form_Current" procedure but not the "Form_Open" or "Form_Load". To be certain that the current record is updated I do a "Me.Dirty = False" before the Docmd.Openform.



Then I thought that using "Me.RecordSource = "SELECT * FROM etc. WHERE OrderNum =" & varorder
would be better somehow. I tried it in a couple of places (procedures that do a "Next" and "Previous" to step through the current orders) but not in the "New Order" procedure just as an experiment. Worked just fine, but not a lot faster, for the "Next" and "Previous" procedures. But when I clicked on "New Order" I had a completely blank form!! It's as if the "DoCmd.Openform etc. OrderNum =" & neworder did not get the record!!

I watched the "Me.RecordSource" go through "Form_Current" just like a "DoCmd.Openform so it looked like it was doing the same thing. But there is obviously a subtle difference that eludes me. It's like the recordset for the form has been forgotten. But how? And if so, how to get it back?

Just curious, because I went back to the "DoCmd.Openform" in all places and it works fine.

[eki einstein]

do you have check the form properties ? Data > data entry if you set to yes then the form will allways do add a new record method when its open... i think you should create two form just copy paste it and you give the proerties to each form yes and No method so the add new record form are deferent whit the Edit/View one, but whit exactly have same form design

[June7]

Cannot open a form as its own subform.

Can open it independently. Review http://allenbrowne.com/ser-35.html