Compile Error Method or Data Member not found

[rhonda6373]

Good morning,

I am not an experienced user and have a basic question. I have a main form named Test Cases which has a subform called TestSteps. The subform TestSteps has a field named StepDescription. I want the user to be able to click on the field StepDescription and open another form UnitTestCase. I want Unit Test Case to open where StepDescription on TestSteps matches TestCaseID on UnitTestCase. Both fields are text fields.

Here is the code I am using

 Const cstrForm As String = "UnitTestCase"  
    DoCmd.OpenForm cstrForm, WhereCondition:="[TestCaseID]=" & Me.StepDescription
    End Sub

I am getting a compile error that StepDescription Compile Error Method or Data Member not found.

Can anyone assist? I really appreciate the help!

[twinnyfo]

Rhonda,

Have you thought of making UnitTestCase a subform? If the relationships and forms are built properly, the form should automatically filter based on the desired field.

It is difficult to tell exactly how your forms/tables are related to each other, although we can make certain assumptions based on your description.

[rhonda6373]

Please disregard my first message -- I found a mistake and corrected it.

[twinnyfo]

OK - Glad you found a resolution.

[zmbd]

Line 2 of code.
Might I suggest that you create the conditional as a separate string first, then use the string viable in the function. The string can then be tested for missing values before making the call to the function.

   Const cstrForm As String = "UnitTestCase"
   Dim strconditional as string
   strconditional = "[TestCaseID]=" & Me.StepDescription
'
'Now a debug.print can show you the result
'or you can test to see if the strconditional
'has a value from me.stepdescription
'
   DoCmd.OpenForm cstrForm, WhereCondition:= strconditional
End Sub