Microsoft KB Archive/129302

= ACC2: DefaultEditing Set to "Can't Add Records" Removes Filter =

Article ID: 129302

Article Last Modified on 11/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Access 2.0 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q129302





SYMPTOMS
Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

When you use Access Basic code to set a form's DefaultEditing property to Can't Add Records, any filter that you apply to the form is removed and all the records are displayed.



RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, re-apply the filter after you set the DefaultEditing property to Can't Add Records.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Access version 2.0. This problem no longer occurs in Microsoft Access version 7.0.



MORE INFORMATION
Because the Can't Add Records option for the DefaultEditing property is not available in the OpenForm macro action's Data Mode argument, you must use Access Basic code to set the property in the form's Load event. But if you set the property in the form's Load event, when the form opens, any filter you apply to the OpenForm action's Filter Name or Where Condition argument is removed.

For more information about opening a form with the Can't Add Records data mode, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

129301 ACC2: No "Can't Add Records" Data Mode Arg. in OpenForm Action

Steps to Reproduce Problem
The following example demonstrates the problem described in this article. For an example that demonstrates how you can work around this problem, see the "Work Around" section later in this article.

CAUTION: Following the steps in this example will modify the sample database NWIND.MDB. You may want to back up the NWIND.MDB file, or perform these steps on a copy of the NWIND database.

 Open the sample database NWIND.MDB. Open the Employees form in Design view.  Enter the following code for the form's Load event procedure:

Sub Form_Load (Cancel As Integer) ' Set the DefaultEditing property to the value passed in the ' OpenArgs argument. Me.DefaultEditing = Me.OpenArgs End Sub  Save, and then close the form. Open the Utility Functions module in Design view and choose Immediate Window from the View menu.</li> Type the following statement in the Immediate window and press ENTER:

DoCmd OpenForm "Employees",,,,,,"4"

Note that the Employees form opens. You cannot add new records, but all the employee records are available.</li></ol>

Work Around
To open the form with a filter, pass the Where Condition argument and the specified DefaultEditing property setting in the OpenArgs argument. In the form's Load event, parse the components and apply the filter after setting the specified DefaultEditing property.

<ol>  Change the Employees form's Load event procedure to the following code:

Sub Form_Load Dim iSemicolon As Integer Dim iDefaultEditing As Integer Dim sWhereCondition As String

' Find the semicolon. iSemicolon = InStr(Me.OpenArgs, ";")

' If the semicolon is found... If iSemicolon > 0 Then '...parse the DefaultEditing property and WhereCondition 'argument... iDefaultEditing = Left(Me.OpenArgs, iSemicolon - 1) sWhereCondition = Mid(Me.OpenArgs, iSemicolon + 1)

'...and set the DefaultEditing property and WhereCondition 'argument. Me.DefaultEditing = iDefaultEditing If sWhereCondition <> "" Then DoCmd ApplyFilter, sWhereCondition End If        End If      End Sub </li> Type the following statement in the Immediate window and press ENTER:

DoCmd OpenForm "Employees", ,,,,,"4;[Employee ID]=9"

Note that the form opens with a filter, and you cannot add new records.</li></ol>

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