Detect when toolbar button is clicked

[Bob Hynes]

Hi All,
When a user(s) click on the 'Apply Filter' toolbar button I want to
run some code before the 'apply filter' kicks off. That code is to
check to be sure that the user has selected a value in a perticular
field and if no value was selected then display a msgbox and then
execute the 'apply filter' else just execute the 'apply filter' so, i
think my question is;

how do I detect(vba code)when a standard toolbar button is clicked in
Access97?

thanks
bobh.

[Salad]

Bob Hynes wrote:

Hi All,
When a user(s) click on the 'Apply Filter' toolbar button I want to
run some code before the 'apply filter' kicks off. That code is to
check to be sure that the user has selected a value in a perticular
field and if no value was selected then display a msgbox and then
execute the 'apply filter' else just execute the 'apply filter' so, i
think my question is;

how do I detect(vba code)when a standard toolbar button is clicked in
Access97?

thanks
bobh.

I haven't tested it but open the form's property sheet, select Events,
and see if the OnFilter or OnApplyFilter events will help you out.

['69 Camaro]

Hi, Bob.

Detecting filters and filter events on a form can be tricky. Try the
following syntax in your form's OnCurrent event:

'***** Begin Code *****

Private Sub Form_Current( )

On Error GoTo ErrHandler

If (Me.FilterOn) Then
If (Nz(Me!ZipCode.Value, "") = "") Then
MsgBox "Please enter a value in the ZipCode field."
End If
End If

Exit Sub

ErrHandler:

MsgBox "Error in Form_Current( ) in" & vbCrLf & Me.Name & _
" form." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _
"Error #" & Err.Number & vbCrLf & Err.Description
Err.Clear

End Sub

'***** End Code *****

HTH.

Gunny

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Bob Hynes wrote:

Thanks for the comment but I've tried the 'OnApplyFilter' event which
does not work in my case. I should have added to my note that I'm
using a Query-By-Form form and the 'OnApplyFilter' event does not
reconize that I have selected a value in any field in the detail
section which lead me to the assumption that the 'OnApplyFilter
happens before the form reconizes it has criteria in the detail
section.
bobh.

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Bob Hynes wrote:
Hi All,
When a user(s) click on the 'Apply Filter' toolbar button I want to
run some code before the 'apply filter' kicks off. That code is to
check to be sure that the user has selected a value in a perticular
field and if no value was selected then display a msgbox and then
execute the 'apply filter' else just execute the 'apply filter' so, i
think my question is;

how do I detect(vba code)when a standard toolbar button is clicked in
Access97?

thanks
bobh.

I haven't tested it but open the form's property sheet, select Events,
and see if the OnFilter or OnApplyFilter events will help you out.

Well, maybe you can create a menu option that calls a function. Call it
ApplyFilter. Then your function can set values and perform actions.
See the Docmd.Runcommand in help for a list of constants for applying
the filter.