repost calling a subform from another form(not main form)

[ken]

Hi,
I have a MainForm and a SubForm. I also have a popup form that is
opened by a button click on the subform. On that form I want to set the
main form and subform.

to set mainform you do this:
dim f as form
set f = forms("MainForm")
---this works

I don't know how to set the subform though...
I tried this:
dim sf as subform
set sf = forms("MainForm!Subform") but this does not work...

any help appreciated...using Access 2000.
Thanks

[Pachydermitis]

set sf = forms!MainForm.Subform.form
If your form name is not a variable It's also faster to refer to the
objects explicitly e.g. forms!Myform as opposed to forms("Myform")
HTH
Pachydermitis

[ken]

I have to use Forms("string") since the subform declaration is a
string...
Is there anyway I can do what you wrote above "set sf =
forms!MainForm.Subform.form" with useing the forms() function...?

[pietlinden]

You should read Keri Hardwick's article about referring to subforms and
subform controls etc on access web. www.mvps.org/access - go to
Search, type in "Hardwick" and there should only be a handful of
articles. You can't miss it.

[Pachydermitis]

set sf = forms!MainForm.controls("Subform").form
HTH
Pachydermitis