Set Data Entry = False on form when opening

[jacc14]

I have created a form and from the main menu I click a button and it opens my form so I can enter new records. The Data Entry is set to true so that i can do this.

I would like to use the same form later in the database to recall my entries and my using the following code I double click on a field (machine) and it should bring up my form which i can view.

Private Sub machine_DblClick(Cancel As Integer)
Dim gstrwhereid As String
 
    gstrwhereid = "[urn] = " & Me!urn
'will open form where id matches line clicked
    DoCmd.OpenForm FormName:="frm_timesheet_header", wherecondition:=gstrwhereid
    DoCmd.Close acForm, Me.Name
 
End Sub
 

However I need the form to have DataEntry = False as otherwise I get an empty form. how can i do this. I entered in the code in the above

 Me.Dataentry = false 

but this did not work.

Any help appreciated.
Thanks
Christine.

[missinglinq]

Are you aware that setting Data Entry to Yes is not necessary in order to enter new records?

Data Entry = No
AllowAdditions = Yes
AllowEdits = Yes

will allow the adding of new records and the viewing/editing of existing records.

Linq ;0)>

[jacc14]

hi. I have done this but when I wish to open the form to add a new record I wish it to open as a blank form. It currently brings up the data from the first record in the table.
Thank You
Christine

[TheSmileyCoder]

In the code you posted, you do not specify which datamode the form should open in. It will then default to the forms set properties. To override the forms property you can specify a datamode as shown below

DoCmd.OpenForm FormName:="frm_timesheet_header", wherecondition:=gstrwhereid ,datamode:=acFormedit

P.S. Using Me.DateEntry will affect only the form in which it is coded, you cannot use Me. to modify another form. If you want to modify the properties of another form, you could use:

DoCmd.OpenForm FormName:="frm_timesheet_header", wherecondition:=gstrwhereid
Forms("frm_timesheet_header").form.DataEntry=False 

In this case its important that the order of the two lines is maintained, as the 2nd line of code only works on a open form.
Note however, that this, will only work if the form being opened is not opened in modal mode (I.e. form keeps focus, thus essentially pausing the code until the form is closed agian. If it is modal, the 2nd line of code would only run, after you have closed frm_timesheet_header".

[jacc14]

Thank you very much. works first time.

Best regards Christine.