Bryan wrote:
I am trying to allow the user to add an item to a list if it is not
found in a combobox. When the NotInList event is triggered I run a
function "AddItem" that has a custom dialog box to add an item to the
underlying table. The function either returns "Not Added", or the new
Items ID. I know the function works fine. Whe I try the code below I
get errors saying "Close action was cancelled" (referring to my custom
popup input box), & "The text you entered isn't an item in the list".
Then when I try to exit the form that has the combobox I get errors
saying "you must save the current field before you run the query
action" & the "you can not save this record at this time, do you still
want to exit" etc.
Does anybody see anything wrong with the code below?
Private Sub Item_NotInList(NewData As String, Response As Integer)
'create variable to hold function result
Dim AddStatus As String
AddStatus = AddItem
If AddStatus = "Not Added" Then
Response = acDataErrContinue
Else:
Response = acDataErrAdded
End If
End Sub
I googled Google Groups to find replies to NotInList questions I helped with a
long time ago. Here is the first one I found:
When I had problems with the NotInList event, I found three places that
really helped me understand what I was doing wrong:
1)
http://www.mvps.org/access/forms/frm0015.htm
and
http://www.rogersaccesslibrary.com/T...ontents3.asp#N
which has these two pages:
2)
http://www.rogersaccesslibrary.com/d...Name=NotInList
3)
http://www.rogersaccesslibrary.com/d...Name=NotInList
As to your code, without seeing the function "additem" code, I don't know how
the item is being added to the table.
Maybe this will help; code from a previous post. You will have to change
field/table names......
Here is an alternate way to add to a combo box without
using an additional form. Change the control/field names
to your usage.
Set the LimitToList to YES.
In the NotInList Event: (Watch for line wrap...)
Private Sub Heading1_NotInList(NewData As String, Response As Integer)
'Cut/paste from here-----------------------
Dim db As DAO.Database
Dim rst As DAO.Recordset
' Prompt user to verify they wish to add new value.
' all one line
If MsgBox("Do you want to add '" & NewData & "' as a new
title?", vbYesNo) "Add New Item?") = vbYes Then
Set db = CurrentDb
Set rst = db.OpenRecordset("tScopeOfWorkHeaderList")
' the following adds the NewData to the table
With rst
.AddNew ' new record
!Header = NewData
.Update ' save it
End With
' close the recordset and cleanup
rst.Close
Set rst = Nothing
Set db = Nothing
' Continue without displaying default error message.
' This also does an automatic requery ******
Response = acDataErrAdded
Else
' don't add & continue
Response = acDataErrContinue
' clear the combo box
Me.Heading1.Undo
End If
'To here-----------------------
End Sub
The reason you get the error messages when you try to exit the form with the
combo box on it is because you have started to add a new record - maybe a
required field is empty (null). I think if you press the <ESC> key a couple of
times, you should be able to close the form without the errrror <g> message.
(I just noticed I misspelled error after I posted this) :D
HTH
--
Steve S.
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"Veni, Vidi, Velcro"
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