Using a subroutine to populate a field in Access - how to tie to field?

I have a subroutine I want to run whenever an Access record is
updated.

Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)
Me!LastUpdated = Now
End Sub

It updates this date field with the current date whenever a record is
changed. How do I tie this sub to the field in Access, so that it
fires on change?

Thanks.




bp

re: Using a subroutine to populate a field in Access - how to tie to field?

Access does not have triggers, so you cannot achieve this at the
table-level.

The code you have is the right approach, provided all changes are made
through the form.

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"Blake Patterson" <blake@blakespot.com> wrote in message
news:90552177.0401291405.63d5ed8f@posting.google.c om...[color=blue]
> I have a subroutine I want to run whenever an Access record is
> updated.
>
> Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)
> Me!LastUpdated = Now
> End Sub
>
> It updates this date field with the current date whenever a record is
> changed. How do I tie this sub to the field in Access, so that it
> fires on change?[/color]

re: Using a subroutine to populate a field in Access - how to tie to field?

blake@blakespot.com (Blake Patterson) wrote in message news:<90552177.0401291405.63d5ed8f@posting.google. com>...[color=blue]
> I have a subroutine I want to run whenever an Access record is
> updated.
>
> Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)
> Me!LastUpdated = Now
> End Sub
>
> It updates this date field with the current date whenever a record is
> changed. How do I tie this sub to the field in Access, so that it
> fires on change?
>
> Thanks.[/color]

if you want the date the *Field's* value was last changed, then put it
in the AfterUpdate of the field's control.