PRA: Open OLE Objects Not Saved When Record Changes (2.0)Article ID: Q103136
SYMPTOMS
If you are editing an OLE object that is opened from an OLE field, and you then move to a different record, there is no indication that the record was changed. The OLE object in the OLE server is closed and all changes to the object are lost. RESOLUTION
Place the function called =ProcessOLEObject() in the OnExit property of the OLE object. Create the following module: Function ProcessOLEObject () Saved = MsgBox("Have you saved your changes for this object?", 36) If Saved = 7 Then DoCmd CancelEvent DoCmd DoMenuItem A_FormBar, A_EditMenu, A_Object, A_ObjectUpdate End If End Function Every time you pass through the OLE field, the function will be run and the dialog box will be displayed. Unfortunately, there is no way to test whether or not the object has been edited.
In Versions 1.1 and 2.0
For example, the following message appears after you open one of the pictures in the Employees table in the sample database NWIND.MDB: The object "Paintbrush Picture" is open for editing and may have been modified. Update before saving? Yes, No, Cancel or Help MORE INFORMATION Steps to Reproduce Problem
task list, Paintbrush is no longer available. If you go back to the record you were editing, the picture will not contain the changes you made. |
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