I do have a problem with sub forms.
The question is:  is there an event which is called when the subform
follows the link in the main form.
what I mean is that I do have a lstbox in my main form

First of all, let me say that I have looked all over here for help with this
and wasn't very successful.
I have a form with a subform in it.  I want when the user wants the edit
exisiting data, they click on the Edit button, and a dialog form pops up

Hi,
I have a large table of pupil details, each with a unique id number.  This
feeds through to a number of other tables with differing additional
information.  The user views this data through forms and it is necessary for

I use something like the following for error handling when there is an error
that I want to trap:
ProcErr:
   If Err.Number = 2501 Then

Hi. This is probably a simple question needing a one-liner response.
I have textboxes on a form which just display a count of the record.  How do
you stop the user being able to click on this textbox?  I've disabled tab
stop but user can still click on the field.

What's the code in VB to make a subform control  (command button) visible
from a command button on the main form?
I know I have to put code in the main form button's onClick event.  What is
the correct code to show a subform control?

I am trying to use a single form for both viewing old records and adding new
ones. I have one command button on the main form that opens my form and goes
to a new record using:
       DoCmd.OpenForm stDocName

Hi
I have Continuous Forms defined as a subform.
When i do a change to a field i see the change on screen .
BUT the recordset is not reflecting the change until i change another

Can't figure out how to automatically tab to next control when a control has
say 6 digits entered.

How do I show/display the actual text when my cursor moves within the field?
Something like the (yellowish pop up text box). The same effect when you
point to an icon on your desktop and the pop up box displays the description.
Thanks

I am trying to automate a procedure where a table is automatically made,
using a make table query, when the user pushes a button to save a record.
The problem occurs when the user presses the "Save" button they get a
warning message box that says "You are about to run a make table ...

I have a list of 4 items.  When the user selects the items they could be
selecting 1 of the options, 2 of the options, etc...  What is the best way to
incorporate this into a form?
Thanks

I have forms and the buttons appear 'normal' as they always have!
I got a sample db and on the forms they have the buttons like on Windows
XP. the soft rounded ones with the 'neon glowing border'.
Any ideas how they got those on the form? I've looked in the properties

I have created a form for my workplace, which contains multiple text boxes
that the users will enter infromation in to.  I am stuck on one point though;
Some of the users would like to have a heading in the textbox and be able to
either bold the heading or underline heading.  ...

I have a control that is calculated and thus not enabled. However, I don't
like the look of the disabled control. It's hard for the user to see the
value with the gray on gray. I tried to change this with properties without
any luck. Can I change the default look of a disabled ...