Using Access 97 I have a form with several text boxes, I am trying to get
each text box to display the word "Required" for the appropriate boxes on a
new record. A friend gave me the following line of code that I put into the
text box Format property:
@;"Required"[Red]
This works perfectly, problem is that this text box's Format also has to be
set as Short Date, I don't seem to be able to combine the two so its
formatted as a short date and reads "Required" on a new record, any help
would be appreciated.
Regards 7 1968
Try leaving the Format as you have it and setting the Input Mask (Data tab)
to:
99/99/0000;0;_
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Wayne Morgan
MS Access MVP
"Ian" <ia********@ntl world.com> wrote in message
news:SG******** ******@newsfe2-win.ntli.net... Using Access 97 I have a form with several text boxes, I am trying to get each text box to display the word "Required" for the appropriate boxes on a new record. A friend gave me the following line of code that I put into the text box Format property:
@;"Required"[Red]
This works perfectly, problem is that this text box's Format also has to be set as Short Date, I don't seem to be able to combine the two so its formatted as a short date and reads "Required" on a new record, any help would be appreciated.
Regards
PS.
When you first set the Input Mask, Access will change the Format to Short
Date. Just change it back to what you have.
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Wayne Morgan
MS Access MVP
I tried setting the Input Mask to: 99/99/0000;0;_ and leaving the Format as:
@;"Required"[Red]. My date set to 02/10/04 now shows 38262.
I just tried it again here and got the same thing. I had done a quick test
with an unbound textbox and it had worked with that.
So basically, the answer is No, but there is a work around.
1) Place another textbox exactly over the current textbox. Delete the label
for this new textbox.
2) For this new textbox, set Enabled to No, Locked to Yes, Control Source to
="Required", ForeColor to Red (use the color picker).
3) In the AfterUpdate event of the current textbox and in the Current event
of the form, hide/unhide this new textbox as needed.
4) When the new textbox is visible, since it can't receive the focus, when
you tab or click into it, it'll actually go to the background and the
current textbox will show through. This will let you make your entry.
This will "look" like what you're asking for.
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Wayne Morgan
MS Access MVP
"Ian" <ia********@ntl world.com> wrote in message
news:Dh******** ******@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net... I tried setting the Input Mask to: 99/99/0000;0;_ and leaving the Format as: @;"Required"[Red]. My date set to 02/10/04 now shows 38262.
Wayne Morgan wrote: I just tried it again here and got the same thing. I had done a quick test with an unbound textbox and it had worked with that.
So basically, the answer is No, but there is a work around.
1) Place another textbox exactly over the current textbox. Delete the label for this new textbox.
2) For this new textbox, set Enabled to No, Locked to Yes, Control Source to ="Required", ForeColor to Red (use the color picker).
3) In the AfterUpdate event of the current textbox and in the Current event of the form, hide/unhide this new textbox as needed.
4) When the new textbox is visible, since it can't receive the focus, when you tab or click into it, it'll actually go to the background and the current textbox will show through. This will let you make your entry. This will "look" like what you're asking for.
Instead of hiding/showing I would suggest a ControlSource of...
=IIf(IsNull([RealControl]), "Required", "")
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On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 01:04:50 GMT, "Ian" <ia********@ntl world.com>
wrote:
Keep it simple, and use a technique that Access more readily supports,
such as:
* Use a subtle background color.
* Use an * after the label, as many websites do.
-Tom. Using Access 97 I have a form with several text boxes, I am trying to get each text box to display the word "Required" for the appropriate boxes on a new record. A friend gave me the following line of code that I put into the text box Format property:
@;"Required"[Red]
This works perfectly, problem is that this text box's Format also has to be set as Short Date, I don't seem to be able to combine the two so its formatted as a short date and reads "Required" on a new record, any help would be appreciated.
Regards
Nice touch Rick, thanks.
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Wayne Morgan
MS Access MVP
"Rick Brandt" <ri*********@ho tmail.com> wrote in message
news:36******** *****@individua l.net... Instead of hiding/showing I would suggest a ControlSource of...
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