Skip a line of code and continue

I have a "Check Work" button a user can click to see if they've completed a
record.
Can anyone show me a bit of code that simply pops up a list of skipped
items? For example: VendorCode, TypeofComment, Comment, ContactPerson are
some of the fields the program checks.

Right now, I have this code evaluating the fields to see if they are complete:

DoCmd.Echo True, ""
If (IsNull(.EmployeeName)) Then
Beep
MsgBox "Advisory - Please enter the Employee Name.",
vbInformation, "You Forgot the Employee Name"
DoCmd.GoToControl "WebEmployeeName"
Exit Sub
End If

Instead of having code that notifies the user of each skipped box and then
stops, I'd either like to list the skipped fields or allow the user to allow
the code to continue checking.

My attempt to allow the user to continue the check goes like this:
DoCmd.Echo True, ""
If (IsNull(.[EmployeeName])) Then
Dim intanswerEmployeeName As Integer
intanswerEmployeeName = MsgBox("Continue?", _
vbQuestion + vbYesNo, "Continue?")
If intanswerEmployeeName = vbYes Then

[This is the missing code....]

End If
If intanswerEmployeeName = vbNo Then
MsgBox "Advisory - Please enter Employee Name.", vbQuestion,
"You forgot to enter the Employee Name"
DoCmd.GoToControl "EmployeeName"
Exit Sub
End If

End If

If you can help, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

here's some code that i use to highlight required controls in a SingleForm
view, when the data isn't entered, as

Private Function isMissingData() As Boolean

Dim ctl As Control

For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.Tag = "r" Then
If IsNull(ctl) Then
ctl.BackColor = yello
isMissingData = True
Else
ctl.BackColor = wite
End If
End If
Next

End Function

for each control i want to have evaluated, i enter an "r" in the Tag
property of the control. the "yello" and "wite" variables are global
variables that i use throughout my db for consistent coloring. you can set
variables for the colors you want, or just use the number values directly.
in my case, i run the code from a command button that releases the record
from one dept's control to the next dept. but it would work equally well in
a form's BeforeUpdate event procedure, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End Sub

hth


"Bob Waggoner" wrote in message
...
I have a "Check Work" button a user can click to see if they've completed
a
record.
Can anyone show me a bit of code that simply pops up a list of skipped
items? For example: VendorCode, TypeofComment, Comment, ContactPerson are
some of the fields the program checks.

Right now, I have this code evaluating the fields to see if they are
complete:

DoCmd.Echo True, ""
If (IsNull(.EmployeeName)) Then
Beep
MsgBox "Advisory - Please enter the Employee Name.",
vbInformation, "You Forgot the Employee Name"
DoCmd.GoToControl "WebEmployeeName"
Exit Sub
End If

Instead of having code that notifies the user of each skipped box and then
stops, I'd either like to list the skipped fields or allow the user to
allow
the code to continue checking.

My attempt to allow the user to continue the check goes like this:
DoCmd.Echo True, ""
If (IsNull(.[EmployeeName])) Then
Dim intanswerEmployeeName As Integer
intanswerEmployeeName = MsgBox("Continue?", _
vbQuestion + vbYesNo, "Continue?")
If intanswerEmployeeName = vbYes Then

[This is the missing code....]

End If
If intanswerEmployeeName = vbNo Then
MsgBox "Advisory - Please enter Employee Name.", vbQuestion,
"You forgot to enter the Employee Name"
DoCmd.GoToControl "EmployeeName"
Exit Sub
End If

End If

If you can help, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

Tina,
Thank you for your help on this. I'm a relative novice - if you could help
me in one more thing...how do I call a function? I don't know where or how to
place this code so that it activates at the right time.

Thanks
Bob

"tina" wrote:

here's some code that i use to highlight required controls in a SingleForm
view, when the data isn't entered, as

Private Function isMissingData() As Boolean

Dim ctl As Control

For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.Tag = "r" Then
If IsNull(ctl) Then
ctl.BackColor = yello
isMissingData = True
Else
ctl.BackColor = wite
End If
End If
Next

End Function

for each control i want to have evaluated, i enter an "r" in the Tag
property of the control. the "yello" and "wite" variables are global
variables that i use throughout my db for consistent coloring. you can set
variables for the colors you want, or just use the number values directly.
in my case, i run the code from a command button that releases the record
from one dept's control to the next dept. but it would work equally well in
a form's BeforeUpdate event procedure, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End Sub

hth


"Bob Waggoner" wrote in message
...
I have a "Check Work" button a user can click to see if they've completed
a
record.
Can anyone show me a bit of code that simply pops up a list of skipped
items? For example: VendorCode, TypeofComment, Comment, ContactPerson are
some of the fields the program checks.

Right now, I have this code evaluating the fields to see if they are
complete:

DoCmd.Echo True, ""
If (IsNull(.EmployeeName)) Then
Beep
MsgBox "Advisory - Please enter the Employee Name.",
vbInformation, "You Forgot the Employee Name"
DoCmd.GoToControl "WebEmployeeName"
Exit Sub
End If

Instead of having code that notifies the user of each skipped box and then
stops, I'd either like to list the skipped fields or allow the user to
allow
the code to continue checking.

My attempt to allow the user to continue the check goes like this:
DoCmd.Echo True, ""
If (IsNull(.[EmployeeName])) Then
Dim intanswerEmployeeName As Integer
intanswerEmployeeName = MsgBox("Continue?", _
vbQuestion + vbYesNo, "Continue?")
If intanswerEmployeeName = vbYes Then

[This is the missing code....]

End If
If intanswerEmployeeName = vbNo Then
MsgBox "Advisory - Please enter Employee Name.", vbQuestion,
"You forgot to enter the Employee Name"
DoCmd.GoToControl "EmployeeName"
Exit Sub
End If

End If

If you can help, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

well, i'm glad you posted back, Bob. first, let me fix the code - i left off
the line that closes the If expression, sorry! here's the corrected code, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End If

End Sub

okay, to answer your question: copy the entire function code (posted
previously) and paste it into the form's module. then, in the form's Design
view, in the Properties box, click on the Event tab and find the
BeforeUpdate event. double click the white space beside the event name, it
will fill in automatically with

[Event Procedure]

at the right is a "build" button (...); click the button and it will open
the form module with the cursor inside the newly create event procedure, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)
cursor blinking here, at the left margin
End Sub

where the cursor is blinking, paste in the "guts" of the code above, as

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End If

so that the complete procedure in your module ends up looking like the first
code i posted above. the code will run every time the form's BeforeUpdate
event fires; that is, when you add a new record or edit an existing record
and then 1) move to another record, or 2) close the form, or 3) move from a
mainform into a subform, or vice versa, or 4) explicitly save the record
from a menu bar or toolbar option or by running code - from a command
button, for instance - to save the record.

hth


"Bob Waggoner" wrote in message
...
Tina,
Thank you for your help on this. I'm a relative novice - if you could help
me in one more thing...how do I call a function? I don't know where or how
to
place this code so that it activates at the right time.

Thanks
Bob

"tina" wrote:

here's some code that i use to highlight required controls in a
SingleForm
view, when the data isn't entered, as

Private Function isMissingData() As Boolean

Dim ctl As Control

For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.Tag = "r" Then
If IsNull(ctl) Then
ctl.BackColor = yello
isMissingData = True
Else
ctl.BackColor = wite
End If
End If
Next

End Function

for each control i want to have evaluated, i enter an "r" in the Tag
property of the control. the "yello" and "wite" variables are global
variables that i use throughout my db for consistent coloring. you can
set
variables for the colors you want, or just use the number values
directly.
in my case, i run the code from a command button that releases the
record
from one dept's control to the next dept. but it would work equally well
in
a form's BeforeUpdate event procedure, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End Sub

hth


"Bob Waggoner" wrote in message
...
I have a "Check Work" button a user can click to see if they've
completed
a
record.
Can anyone show me a bit of code that simply pops up a list of skipped
items? For example: VendorCode, TypeofComment, Comment, ContactPerson
are
some of the fields the program checks.

Right now, I have this code evaluating the fields to see if they are
complete:

DoCmd.Echo True, ""
If (IsNull(.EmployeeName)) Then
Beep
MsgBox "Advisory - Please enter the Employee Name.",
vbInformation, "You Forgot the Employee Name"
DoCmd.GoToControl "WebEmployeeName"
Exit Sub
End If

Instead of having code that notifies the user of each skipped box and
then
stops, I'd either like to list the skipped fields or allow the user to
allow
the code to continue checking.

My attempt to allow the user to continue the check goes like this:
DoCmd.Echo True, ""
If (IsNull(.[EmployeeName])) Then
Dim intanswerEmployeeName As Integer
intanswerEmployeeName = MsgBox("Continue?", _
vbQuestion + vbYesNo, "Continue?")
If intanswerEmployeeName = vbYes Then

[This is the missing code....]

End If
If intanswerEmployeeName = vbNo Then
MsgBox "Advisory - Please enter Employee Name.",
vbQuestion,
"You forgot to enter the Employee Name"
DoCmd.GoToControl "EmployeeName"
Exit Sub
End If

End If

If you can help, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

Thanks for correcting the code and answering my question. I've been trying to
take my VBA knowledge to the next level and it's frustrating trying to figure
out how to handle modules. I can convert macros to functions and then "gut"
the function and rewrite it to private subs but using a function without
copying/gutting and pasting it to the form procedure events is where I'm
stuck.

Do you know of any on line course/help I can get to teach the basics of
using functions / calling functions, and etc?

Thanks again.
Bob

"tina" wrote:

well, i'm glad you posted back, Bob. first, let me fix the code - i left off
the line that closes the If expression, sorry! here's the corrected code, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End If

End Sub

okay, to answer your question: copy the entire function code (posted
previously) and paste it into the form's module. then, in the form's Design
view, in the Properties box, click on the Event tab and find the
BeforeUpdate event. double click the white space beside the event name, it
will fill in automatically with

[Event Procedure]

at the right is a "build" button (...); click the button and it will open
the form module with the cursor inside the newly create event procedure, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)
cursor blinking here, at the left margin
End Sub

where the cursor is blinking, paste in the "guts" of the code above, as

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End If

so that the complete procedure in your module ends up looking like the first
code i posted above. the code will run every time the form's BeforeUpdate
event fires; that is, when you add a new record or edit an existing record
and then 1) move to another record, or 2) close the form, or 3) move from a
mainform into a subform, or vice versa, or 4) explicitly save the record
from a menu bar or toolbar option or by running code - from a command
button, for instance - to save the record.

hth


"Bob Waggoner" wrote in message
...
Tina,
Thank you for your help on this. I'm a relative novice - if you could help
me in one more thing...how do I call a function? I don't know where or how
to
place this code so that it activates at the right time.

Thanks
Bob

"tina" wrote:

here's some code that i use to highlight required controls in a
SingleForm
view, when the data isn't entered, as

Private Function isMissingData() As Boolean

Dim ctl As Control

For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.Tag = "r" Then
If IsNull(ctl) Then
ctl.BackColor = yello
isMissingData = True
Else
ctl.BackColor = wite
End If
End If
Next

End Function

for each control i want to have evaluated, i enter an "r" in the Tag
property of the control. the "yello" and "wite" variables are global
variables that i use throughout my db for consistent coloring. you can
set
variables for the colors you want, or just use the number values
directly.
in my case, i run the code from a command button that releases the
record
from one dept's control to the next dept. but it would work equally well
in
a form's BeforeUpdate event procedure, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End Sub

hth


"Bob Waggoner" wrote in message
...
I have a "Check Work" button a user can click to see if they've
completed
a
record.
Can anyone show me a bit of code that simply pops up a list of skipped
items? For example: VendorCode, TypeofComment, Comment, ContactPerson
are
some of the fields the program checks.

Right now, I have this code evaluating the fields to see if they are
complete:

DoCmd.Echo True, ""
If (IsNull(.EmployeeName)) Then
Beep
MsgBox "Advisory - Please enter the Employee Name.",
vbInformation, "You Forgot the Employee Name"
DoCmd.GoToControl "WebEmployeeName"
Exit Sub
End If

Instead of having code that notifies the user of each skipped box and
then
stops, I'd either like to list the skipped fields or allow the user to
allow
the code to continue checking.

My attempt to allow the user to continue the check goes like this:
DoCmd.Echo True, ""
If (IsNull(.[EmployeeName])) Then
Dim intanswerEmployeeName As Integer
intanswerEmployeeName = MsgBox("Continue?", _
vbQuestion + vbYesNo, "Continue?")
If intanswerEmployeeName = vbYes Then

[This is the missing code....]

End If
If intanswerEmployeeName = vbNo Then
MsgBox "Advisory - Please enter Employee Name.",
vbQuestion,
"You forgot to enter the Employee Name"
DoCmd.GoToControl "EmployeeName"
Exit Sub
End If

End If

If you can help, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

Tina,
I get the compile error: variable not defined - then it opens the form event
code and highlights "If IsMissingData then"

What did I do wrong?

"Bob Waggoner" wrote:

Thanks for correcting the code and answering my question. I've been trying to
take my VBA knowledge to the next level and it's frustrating trying to figure
out how to handle modules. I can convert macros to functions and then "gut"
the function and rewrite it to private subs but using a function without
copying/gutting and pasting it to the form procedure events is where I'm
stuck.

Do you know of any on line course/help I can get to teach the basics of
using functions / calling functions, and etc?

Thanks again.
Bob

"tina" wrote:

well, i'm glad you posted back, Bob. first, let me fix the code - i left off
the line that closes the If expression, sorry! here's the corrected code, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End If

End Sub

okay, to answer your question: copy the entire function code (posted
previously) and paste it into the form's module. then, in the form's Design
view, in the Properties box, click on the Event tab and find the
BeforeUpdate event. double click the white space beside the event name, it
will fill in automatically with

[Event Procedure]

at the right is a "build" button (...); click the button and it will open
the form module with the cursor inside the newly create event procedure, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)
cursor blinking here, at the left margin
End Sub

where the cursor is blinking, paste in the "guts" of the code above, as

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End If

so that the complete procedure in your module ends up looking like the first
code i posted above. the code will run every time the form's BeforeUpdate
event fires; that is, when you add a new record or edit an existing record
and then 1) move to another record, or 2) close the form, or 3) move from a
mainform into a subform, or vice versa, or 4) explicitly save the record
from a menu bar or toolbar option or by running code - from a command
button, for instance - to save the record.

hth


"Bob Waggoner" wrote in message
...
Tina,
Thank you for your help on this. I'm a relative novice - if you could help
me in one more thing...how do I call a function? I don't know where or how
to
place this code so that it activates at the right time.

Thanks
Bob

"tina" wrote:

here's some code that i use to highlight required controls in a
SingleForm
view, when the data isn't entered, as

Private Function isMissingData() As Boolean

Dim ctl As Control

For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.Tag = "r" Then
If IsNull(ctl) Then
ctl.BackColor = yello
isMissingData = True
Else
ctl.BackColor = wite
End If
End If
Next

End Function

for each control i want to have evaluated, i enter an "r" in the Tag
property of the control. the "yello" and "wite" variables are global
variables that i use throughout my db for consistent coloring. you can
set
variables for the colors you want, or just use the number values
directly.
in my case, i run the code from a command button that releases the
record
from one dept's control to the next dept. but it would work equally well
in
a form's BeforeUpdate event procedure, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End Sub

hth


"Bob Waggoner" wrote in message
...
I have a "Check Work" button a user can click to see if they've
completed
a
record.
Can anyone show me a bit of code that simply pops up a list of skipped
items? For example: VendorCode, TypeofComment, Comment, ContactPerson
are
some of the fields the program checks.

Right now, I have this code evaluating the fields to see if they are
complete:

DoCmd.Echo True, ""
If (IsNull(.EmployeeName)) Then
Beep
MsgBox "Advisory - Please enter the Employee Name.",
vbInformation, "You Forgot the Employee Name"
DoCmd.GoToControl "WebEmployeeName"
Exit Sub
End If

Instead of having code that notifies the user of each skipped box and
then
stops, I'd either like to list the skipped fields or allow the user to
allow
the code to continue checking.

My attempt to allow the user to continue the check goes like this:
DoCmd.Echo True, ""
If (IsNull(.[EmployeeName])) Then
Dim intanswerEmployeeName As Integer
intanswerEmployeeName = MsgBox("Continue?", _
vbQuestion + vbYesNo, "Continue?")
If intanswerEmployeeName = vbYes Then

[This is the missing code....]

End If
If intanswerEmployeeName = vbNo Then
MsgBox "Advisory - Please enter Employee Name.",
vbQuestion,
"You forgot to enter the Employee Name"
DoCmd.GoToControl "EmployeeName"
Exit Sub
End If

End If

If you can help, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

from my first post in this thread, i've copied the function itself, below.
did you paste this function into your form module? if not, do so now. do NOT
put it inside an event procedure, or any other procedure. just scroll down
to the bottom of the form module, and paste it below the last line of code
in the module. then try compiling your code, again.

hth

Private Function isMissingData() As Boolean

Dim ctl As Control

For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.Tag = "r" Then
If IsNull(ctl) Then
ctl.BackColor = yello
isMissingData = True
Else
ctl.BackColor = wite
End If
End If
Next

End Function



"Bob Waggoner" wrote in message
...

Tina,
I get the compile error: variable not defined - then it opens the form
event
code and highlights "If IsMissingData then"

What did I do wrong?

"Bob Waggoner" wrote:

Thanks for correcting the code and answering my question. I've been
trying to
take my VBA knowledge to the next level and it's frustrating trying to
figure
out how to handle modules. I can convert macros to functions and then
"gut"
the function and rewrite it to private subs but using a function without
copying/gutting and pasting it to the form procedure events is where I'm
stuck.

Do you know of any on line course/help I can get to teach the basics of
using functions / calling functions, and etc?

Thanks again.
Bob

"tina" wrote:

well, i'm glad you posted back, Bob. first, let me fix the code - i
left off
the line that closes the If expression, sorry! here's the corrected
code, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End If

End Sub

okay, to answer your question: copy the entire function code (posted
previously) and paste it into the form's module. then, in the form's
Design
view, in the Properties box, click on the Event tab and find the
BeforeUpdate event. double click the white space beside the event
name, it
will fill in automatically with

[Event Procedure]

at the right is a "build" button (...); click the button and it will
open
the form module with the cursor inside the newly create event
procedure, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)
cursor blinking here, at the left margin
End Sub

where the cursor is blinking, paste in the "guts" of the code above,
as

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End If

so that the complete procedure in your module ends up looking like the
first
code i posted above. the code will run every time the form's
BeforeUpdate
event fires; that is, when you add a new record or edit an existing
record
and then 1) move to another record, or 2) close the form, or 3) move
from a
mainform into a subform, or vice versa, or 4) explicitly save the
record
from a menu bar or toolbar option or by running code - from a command
button, for instance - to save the record.

hth


"Bob Waggoner" wrote in
message
...
Tina,
Thank you for your help on this. I'm a relative novice - if you
could help
me in one more thing...how do I call a function? I don't know where
or how
to
place this code so that it activates at the right time.

Thanks
Bob

"tina" wrote:

here's some code that i use to highlight required controls in a
SingleForm
view, when the data isn't entered, as

Private Function isMissingData() As Boolean

Dim ctl As Control

For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.Tag = "r" Then
If IsNull(ctl) Then
ctl.BackColor = yello
isMissingData = True
Else
ctl.BackColor = wite
End If
End If
Next

End Function

for each control i want to have evaluated, i enter an "r" in the
Tag
property of the control. the "yello" and "wite" variables are
global
variables that i use throughout my db for consistent coloring. you
can
set
variables for the colors you want, or just use the number values
directly.
in my case, i run the code from a command button that releases the
record
from one dept's control to the next dept. but it would work
equally well
in
a form's BeforeUpdate event procedure, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End Sub

hth


"Bob Waggoner" wrote in
message
...
I have a "Check Work" button a user can click to see if they've
completed
a
record.
Can anyone show me a bit of code that simply pops up a list of
skipped
items? For example: VendorCode, TypeofComment, Comment,
ContactPerson
are
some of the fields the program checks.

Right now, I have this code evaluating the fields to see if they
are
complete:

DoCmd.Echo True, ""
If (IsNull(.EmployeeName)) Then
Beep
MsgBox "Advisory - Please enter the Employee Name.",
vbInformation, "You Forgot the Employee Name"
DoCmd.GoToControl "WebEmployeeName"
Exit Sub
End If

Instead of having code that notifies the user of each skipped
box and
then
stops, I'd either like to list the skipped fields or allow the
user to
allow
the code to continue checking.

My attempt to allow the user to continue the check goes like
this:
DoCmd.Echo True, ""
If (IsNull(.[EmployeeName])) Then
Dim intanswerEmployeeName As Integer
intanswerEmployeeName = MsgBox("Continue?", _
vbQuestion + vbYesNo, "Continue?")
If intanswerEmployeeName = vbYes Then

[This is the missing code....]

End If
If intanswerEmployeeName = vbNo Then
MsgBox "Advisory - Please enter Employee Name.",
vbQuestion,
"You forgot to enter the Employee Name"
DoCmd.GoToControl "EmployeeName"
Exit Sub
End If

End If

If you can help, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

Thank you.
Now I get "Invalid use of me keyword."

My real question is: how do I trigger a function (as opposed to a sub
procedure)? How do I call functions?

For example, I can click a control - "Check work" and in the "on click"
event, call the function. How do I do that?

I know that sometimes functions are called in the properties dialogue box
event and sometimes in code but I'm confused as how to call them.

Thanks,
Bob

"tina" wrote:

from my first post in this thread, i've copied the function itself, below.
did you paste this function into your form module? if not, do so now. do NOT
put it inside an event procedure, or any other procedure. just scroll down
to the bottom of the form module, and paste it below the last line of code
in the module. then try compiling your code, again.

hth

Private Function isMissingData() As Boolean

Dim ctl As Control

For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.Tag = "r" Then
If IsNull(ctl) Then
ctl.BackColor = yello
isMissingData = True
Else
ctl.BackColor = wite
End If
End If
Next

End Function



"Bob Waggoner" wrote in message
...

Tina,
I get the compile error: variable not defined - then it opens the form
event
code and highlights "If IsMissingData then"

What did I do wrong?

"Bob Waggoner" wrote:

Thanks for correcting the code and answering my question. I've been
trying to
take my VBA knowledge to the next level and it's frustrating trying to
figure
out how to handle modules. I can convert macros to functions and then
"gut"
the function and rewrite it to private subs but using a function without
copying/gutting and pasting it to the form procedure events is where I'm
stuck.

Do you know of any on line course/help I can get to teach the basics of
using functions / calling functions, and etc?

Thanks again.
Bob

"tina" wrote:

well, i'm glad you posted back, Bob. first, let me fix the code - i
left off
the line that closes the If expression, sorry! here's the corrected
code, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End If

End Sub

okay, to answer your question: copy the entire function code (posted
previously) and paste it into the form's module. then, in the form's
Design
view, in the Properties box, click on the Event tab and find the
BeforeUpdate event. double click the white space beside the event
name, it
will fill in automatically with

[Event Procedure]

at the right is a "build" button (...); click the button and it will
open
the form module with the cursor inside the newly create event
procedure, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)
cursor blinking here, at the left margin
End Sub

where the cursor is blinking, paste in the "guts" of the code above,
as

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End If

so that the complete procedure in your module ends up looking like the
first
code i posted above. the code will run every time the form's
BeforeUpdate
event fires; that is, when you add a new record or edit an existing
record
and then 1) move to another record, or 2) close the form, or 3) move
from a
mainform into a subform, or vice versa, or 4) explicitly save the
record
from a menu bar or toolbar option or by running code - from a command
button, for instance - to save the record.

hth


"Bob Waggoner" wrote in
message
...
Tina,
Thank you for your help on this. I'm a relative novice - if you
could help
me in one more thing...how do I call a function? I don't know where
or how
to
place this code so that it activates at the right time.

Thanks
Bob

"tina" wrote:

here's some code that i use to highlight required controls in a
SingleForm
view, when the data isn't entered, as

Private Function isMissingData() As Boolean

Dim ctl As Control

For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.Tag = "r" Then
If IsNull(ctl) Then
ctl.BackColor = yello
isMissingData = True
Else
ctl.BackColor = wite
End If
End If
Next

End Function

for each control i want to have evaluated, i enter an "r" in the
Tag
property of the control. the "yello" and "wite" variables are
global
variables that i use throughout my db for consistent coloring. you
can
set
variables for the colors you want, or just use the number values
directly.
in my case, i run the code from a command button that releases the
record
from one dept's control to the next dept. but it would work
equally well
in
a form's BeforeUpdate event procedure, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End Sub

hth


"Bob Waggoner" wrote in
message
...
I have a "Check Work" button a user can click to see if they've
completed
a
record.
Can anyone show me a bit of code that simply pops up a list of
skipped
items? For example: VendorCode, TypeofComment, Comment,
ContactPerson
are
some of the fields the program checks.

Right now, I have this code evaluating the fields to see if they
are
complete:

DoCmd.Echo True, ""
If (IsNull(.EmployeeName)) Then
Beep
MsgBox "Advisory - Please enter the Employee Name.",
vbInformation, "You Forgot the Employee Name"
DoCmd.GoToControl "WebEmployeeName"
Exit Sub
End If

Instead of having code that notifies the user of each skipped
box and
then
stops, I'd either like to list the skipped fields or allow the
user to
allow
the code to continue checking.

My attempt to allow the user to continue the check goes like
this:
DoCmd.Echo True, ""
If (IsNull(.[EmployeeName])) Then
Dim intanswerEmployeeName As Integer
intanswerEmployeeName = MsgBox("Continue?", _
vbQuestion + vbYesNo, "Continue?")
If intanswerEmployeeName = vbYes Then

[This is the missing code....]

End If
If intanswerEmployeeName = vbNo Then
MsgBox "Advisory - Please enter Employee Name.",
vbQuestion,
"You forgot to enter the Employee Name"
DoCmd.GoToControl "EmployeeName"
Exit Sub
End If

End If

If you can help, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

comments inline.

"Bob Waggoner" wrote in message
...
Thank you.
Now I get "Invalid use of me keyword."

the error you cited above normally occurs when you use the Me keyword in a
*standard* module. so if you put the code in a standard module, delete it,
and paste it into your form's module, as i instructed before.


My real question is: how do I trigger a function (as opposed to a sub
procedure)? How do I call functions?

For example, I can click a control - "Check work" and in the "on click"
event, call the function. How do I do that?

Private Sub Check_work_Click()

TypeNameOfFunctionHere

End Sub

or, if the function is declared as Public, you can call it directly from the
Event "line" in control [Check work]'s Properties box, as

=TypeNameOfFunctionHere()

if the function has arguments, include the argument values between the
parentheses.

hth


I know that sometimes functions are called in the properties dialogue box
event and sometimes in code but I'm confused as how to call them.

Thanks,
Bob

"tina" wrote:

from my first post in this thread, i've copied the function itself,
below.
did you paste this function into your form module? if not, do so now. do
NOT
put it inside an event procedure, or any other procedure. just scroll
down
to the bottom of the form module, and paste it below the last line of
code
in the module. then try compiling your code, again.

hth

Private Function isMissingData() As Boolean

Dim ctl As Control

For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.Tag = "r" Then
If IsNull(ctl) Then
ctl.BackColor = yello
isMissingData = True
Else
ctl.BackColor = wite
End If
End If
Next

End Function



"Bob Waggoner" wrote in message
...

Tina,
I get the compile error: variable not defined - then it opens the form
event
code and highlights "If IsMissingData then"

What did I do wrong?

"Bob Waggoner" wrote:

Thanks for correcting the code and answering my question. I've been
trying to
take my VBA knowledge to the next level and it's frustrating trying
to
figure
out how to handle modules. I can convert macros to functions and
then
"gut"
the function and rewrite it to private subs but using a function
without
copying/gutting and pasting it to the form procedure events is where
I'm
stuck.

Do you know of any on line course/help I can get to teach the basics
of
using functions / calling functions, and etc?

Thanks again.
Bob

"tina" wrote:

well, i'm glad you posted back, Bob. first, let me fix the code -
i
left off
the line that closes the If expression, sorry! here's the
corrected
code, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End If

End Sub

okay, to answer your question: copy the entire function code
(posted
previously) and paste it into the form's module. then, in the
form's
Design
view, in the Properties box, click on the Event tab and find the
BeforeUpdate event. double click the white space beside the event
name, it
will fill in automatically with

[Event Procedure]

at the right is a "build" button (...); click the button and it
will
open
the form module with the cursor inside the newly create event
procedure, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)
cursor blinking here, at the left margin
End Sub

where the cursor is blinking, paste in the "guts" of the code
above,
as

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End If

so that the complete procedure in your module ends up looking like
the
first
code i posted above. the code will run every time the form's
BeforeUpdate
event fires; that is, when you add a new record or edit an
existing
record
and then 1) move to another record, or 2) close the form, or 3)
move
from a
mainform into a subform, or vice versa, or 4) explicitly save the
record
from a menu bar or toolbar option or by running code - from a
command
button, for instance - to save the record.

hth


"Bob Waggoner" wrote in
message
...
Tina,
Thank you for your help on this. I'm a relative novice - if you
could help
me in one more thing...how do I call a function? I don't know
where
or how
to
place this code so that it activates at the right time.

Thanks
Bob

"tina" wrote:

here's some code that i use to highlight required controls in
a
SingleForm
view, when the data isn't entered, as

Private Function isMissingData() As Boolean

Dim ctl As Control

For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.Tag = "r" Then
If IsNull(ctl) Then
ctl.BackColor = yello
isMissingData = True
Else
ctl.BackColor = wite
End If
End If
Next

End Function

for each control i want to have evaluated, i enter an "r" in
the
Tag
property of the control. the "yello" and "wite" variables are
global
variables that i use throughout my db for consistent coloring.
you
can
set
variables for the colors you want, or just use the number
values
directly.
in my case, i run the code from a command button that releases
the
record
from one dept's control to the next dept. but it would work
equally well
in
a form's BeforeUpdate event procedure, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End Sub

hth


"Bob Waggoner" wrote
in
message
...
I have a "Check Work" button a user can click to see if
they've
completed
a
record.
Can anyone show me a bit of code that simply pops up a list
of
skipped
items? For example: VendorCode, TypeofComment, Comment,
ContactPerson
are
some of the fields the program checks.

Right now, I have this code evaluating the fields to see if
they
are
complete:

DoCmd.Echo True, ""
If (IsNull(.EmployeeName)) Then
Beep
MsgBox "Advisory - Please enter the Employee
Name.",
vbInformation, "You Forgot the Employee Name"
DoCmd.GoToControl "WebEmployeeName"
Exit Sub
End If

Instead of having code that notifies the user of each
skipped
box and
then
stops, I'd either like to list the skipped fields or allow
the
user to
allow
the code to continue checking.

My attempt to allow the user to continue the check goes like
this:
DoCmd.Echo True, ""
If (IsNull(.[EmployeeName])) Then
Dim intanswerEmployeeName As Integer
intanswerEmployeeName = MsgBox("Continue?", _
vbQuestion + vbYesNo, "Continue?")
If intanswerEmployeeName = vbYes Then

[This is the missing code....]

End If
If intanswerEmployeeName = vbNo Then
MsgBox "Advisory - Please enter Employee Name.",
vbQuestion,
"You forgot to enter the Employee Name"
DoCmd.GoToControl "EmployeeName"
Exit Sub
End If

End If

If you can help, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.

This response - your patience - has earned my undying gratitude. I didn't
know there was a difference between function in a module and in a form...
THANK YOU. And there're a dozen other things to say thanks for - but the code
works! Thank you!


"tina" wrote:

comments inline.

"Bob Waggoner" wrote in message
...
Thank you.
Now I get "Invalid use of me keyword."

the error you cited above normally occurs when you use the Me keyword in a
*standard* module. so if you put the code in a standard module, delete it,
and paste it into your form's module, as i instructed before.


My real question is: how do I trigger a function (as opposed to a sub
procedure)? How do I call functions?

For example, I can click a control - "Check work" and in the "on click"
event, call the function. How do I do that?

Private Sub Check_work_Click()

TypeNameOfFunctionHere

End Sub

or, if the function is declared as Public, you can call it directly from the
Event "line" in control [Check work]'s Properties box, as

=TypeNameOfFunctionHere()

if the function has arguments, include the argument values between the
parentheses.

hth


I know that sometimes functions are called in the properties dialogue box
event and sometimes in code but I'm confused as how to call them.

Thanks,
Bob

"tina" wrote:

from my first post in this thread, i've copied the function itself,
below.
did you paste this function into your form module? if not, do so now. do
NOT
put it inside an event procedure, or any other procedure. just scroll
down
to the bottom of the form module, and paste it below the last line of
code
in the module. then try compiling your code, again.

hth

Private Function isMissingData() As Boolean

Dim ctl As Control

For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.Tag = "r" Then
If IsNull(ctl) Then
ctl.BackColor = yello
isMissingData = True
Else
ctl.BackColor = wite
End If
End If
Next

End Function



"Bob Waggoner" wrote in message
...

Tina,
I get the compile error: variable not defined - then it opens the form
event
code and highlights "If IsMissingData then"

What did I do wrong?

"Bob Waggoner" wrote:

Thanks for correcting the code and answering my question. I've been
trying to
take my VBA knowledge to the next level and it's frustrating trying
to
figure
out how to handle modules. I can convert macros to functions and
then
"gut"
the function and rewrite it to private subs but using a function
without
copying/gutting and pasting it to the form procedure events is where
I'm
stuck.

Do you know of any on line course/help I can get to teach the basics
of
using functions / calling functions, and etc?

Thanks again.
Bob

"tina" wrote:

well, i'm glad you posted back, Bob. first, let me fix the code -
i
left off
the line that closes the If expression, sorry! here's the
corrected
code, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End If

End Sub

okay, to answer your question: copy the entire function code
(posted
previously) and paste it into the form's module. then, in the
form's
Design
view, in the Properties box, click on the Event tab and find the
BeforeUpdate event. double click the white space beside the event
name, it
will fill in automatically with

[Event Procedure]

at the right is a "build" button (...); click the button and it
will
open
the form module with the cursor inside the newly create event
procedure, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)
cursor blinking here, at the left margin
End Sub

where the cursor is blinking, paste in the "guts" of the code
above,
as

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End If

so that the complete procedure in your module ends up looking like
the
first
code i posted above. the code will run every time the form's
BeforeUpdate
event fires; that is, when you add a new record or edit an
existing
record
and then 1) move to another record, or 2) close the form, or 3)
move
from a
mainform into a subform, or vice versa, or 4) explicitly save the
record
from a menu bar or toolbar option or by running code - from a
command
button, for instance - to save the record.

hth


"Bob Waggoner" wrote in
message
...
Tina,
Thank you for your help on this. I'm a relative novice - if you
could help
me in one more thing...how do I call a function? I don't know
where
or how
to
place this code so that it activates at the right time.

Thanks
Bob

"tina" wrote:

here's some code that i use to highlight required controls in
a
SingleForm
view, when the data isn't entered, as

Private Function isMissingData() As Boolean

Dim ctl As Control

For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.Tag = "r" Then
If IsNull(ctl) Then
ctl.BackColor = yello
isMissingData = True
Else
ctl.BackColor = wite
End If
End If
Next

End Function

for each control i want to have evaluated, i enter an "r" in
the
Tag
property of the control. the "yello" and "wite" variables are
global
variables that i use throughout my db for consistent coloring.
you
can
set
variables for the colors you want, or just use the number
values
directly.
in my case, i run the code from a command button that releases
the
record
from one dept's control to the next dept. but it would work
equally well
in
a form's BeforeUpdate event procedure, as

Private Sub Form_BeforeUpdate(Cancel As Integer)

If isMissingData Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Enter the missing information in the " _
& "highlighted fields, please.", vbExclamation, _
"RECORD SUBMISSION CANCELLED"
End Sub

hth


"Bob Waggoner" wrote
in
message
...
I have a "Check Work" button a user can click to see if
they've
completed
a
record.
Can anyone show me a bit of code that simply pops up a list
of
skipped
items? For example: VendorCode, TypeofComment, Comment,
ContactPerson
are
some of the fields the program checks.

Right now, I have this code evaluating the fields to see if
they
are
complete:

DoCmd.Echo True, ""
If (IsNull(.EmployeeName)) Then
Beep
MsgBox "Advisory - Please enter the Employee
Name.",
vbInformation, "You Forgot the Employee Name"
DoCmd.GoToControl "WebEmployeeName"
Exit Sub
End If

Instead of having code that notifies the user of each
skipped
box and
then
stops, I'd either like to list the skipped fields or allow
the
user to
allow
the code to continue checking.

My attempt to allow the user to continue the check goes like
this:
DoCmd.Echo True, ""
If (IsNull(.[EmployeeName])) Then
Dim intanswerEmployeeName As Integer
intanswerEmployeeName = MsgBox("Continue?", _
vbQuestion + vbYesNo, "Continue?")