Declarations in Modules

Hey,

Can somebody help me, I've been trying to locate a reports
'recordsource'. The reports 'On Open' event writes Me.RecordSource =
ReportFixtureSpecControlSource.

I went searching for this and found it in one of the Modules in access.
It says 'Public ReportFixtureSpecControlSource'

The problem is i need to know what the recordsource for the report is
so i can add to it.

Thanks for your help.

Christina

re: Declarations in Modules

If there are no parameters called for in the definition line (Public
ReportFixtureSpecControlSource) you can go to any module, type control-G to
go the immediate window and type this:

?ReportFixtureSpecControlSource

and press return.

Presumably the function returns a string that can be used as the
recordsource for a report.

re: Declarations in Modules

Hey,

Thanks for the reply. I did what you said and nothing happened. Any
other suggestions?

re: Declarations in Modules

chrisse_2@hotmail.com wrote:[color=blue]
> Hey,
>
> Thanks for the reply. I did what you said and nothing happened. Any
> other suggestions?[/color]

Well, that's your problem. Your report has no recordsource, because
the function isn't returning a value. How about posting the code for
this function.

(Hey Randy, your psychic abilities working? Mine aren't...)

re: Declarations in Modules

pietlinden@hotmail.com wrote:[color=blue]
> chrisse_2@hotmail.com wrote:[color=green]
> > Hey,
> >
> > Thanks for the reply. I did what you said and nothing happened. Any
> > other suggestions?[/color]
>
> Well, that's your problem. Your report has no recordsource, because
> the function isn't returning a value. How about posting the code for
> this function.
>
> (Hey Randy, your psychic abilities working? Mine aren't...)[/color]

Hey,

The problem is that i can't find that function anywhere else. I didn't
make this database but i have to add linked images to the report. I
can't get the image control to work properly without adding code to the
recordsource.

Also, i know this maybe a really silly question but i can't work it out
at the moment, all this code is starting to get to me! When you add an
image control to a report you write code into the forms on current
event. As a report has no on current event, where would you place the
code?

Thanks, sorry for the vagueness the code in this database is really
messy!

Cheers

re: Declarations in Modules

This is a classic tracing operation.

I'll start from the beginning.

On the line
Me.RecordSource = ReportFixtureSpecControlSource.

Click on the word ReportFixtureSpecControlSource and press Shift-F2 on the
keyboard.
The focus will jump to the declaration of ReportFixtureSpecControlSource.

The declaration will either be a function, a const (unlikely in this case)
or a variable.

If it is a const then your search is finished as the value is declared.

If it is a function then you just need to read and understand the function
in order to determine the value.

If it is a variable then you can then do a search on the phrase
"ReportFixtureSpecControlSource =" (note the space between the variable and
the = sign), this will then show you all the places where the variable has
been set to a value.



--

Terry Kreft


<chrisse_2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1150419565.725416.105130@y41g2000cwy.googlegr oups.com...[color=blue]
> Hey,
>
> Can somebody help me, I've been trying to locate a reports
> 'recordsource'. The reports 'On Open' event writes Me.RecordSource =
> ReportFixtureSpecControlSource.
>
> I went searching for this and found it in one of the Modules in access.
> It says 'Public ReportFixtureSpecControlSource'
>
> The problem is i need to know what the recordsource for the report is
> so i can add to it.
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Christina
>[/color]

re: Declarations in Modules

In your code, click on the name of the function. Then press shift-F2. You
should land in the function. Copy the code and paste it here.

re: Declarations in Modules

<chrisse_2@hotmail.com> wrote
[color=blue]
> Also, i know this maybe a really silly
> question but i can't work it out at the
> moment, all this code is starting to get
> to me! When you add an image control
> to a report you write code into the forms
> on current event. As a report has no on
> current event, where would you place the
> code?[/color]

In a Report, you place in the Report's OnPrint event similar code to what
you'd place in the Form's OnCurrent.

To verify that the Report does or does not have a defined RecordSource (in
addition to whatever is being set from code), open the Report in Design
View, click the upper-leftmost little square, choose Properties, click the
Data tab in the Property dialog, and the first item is the pre-defined
Record Source of the Report (if any).
[color=blue]
> The reports 'On Open' event writes
> Me.RecordSource =
> ReportFixtureSpecControlSource.[/color]
[color=blue]
> I went searching for this and found it in
> one of the Modules in access. It says
> 'Public ReportFixtureSpecControlSource'[/color]

I'd wager there is more to that declaration... like an "As String" clause?
This is the variable in which a string is created that will be set into the
Report's RecordSource by the first code you cited.
[color=blue]
> The problem is i need to know what the
> recordsource for the report is so i can
> add to it.[/color]

Now you need to search for "ReportFixtureSpecControlSource" to see what is
set into that variable to be later moved into the RecordSource of the
Report. It might be done in a Standard Module, or might be done in a Form's
Module.

Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP


Larry Linson
Microsoft Access MVP

re: Declarations in Modules

Thanks for all your help. I found the recordsource for the report in
another form. By the way when i pressed Shift-F2 nothing happened. The
report works perfectly now, i am greatly appreciative.

Christina

re: Declarations in Modules

You did it wrong then.

--

Terry Kreft


<chrisse_2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> <SNIP> By the way when i pressed Shift-F2 nothing happened. <SNIP>
>
> Christina
>[/color]