Article ID: 171318
Article Last Modified on 6/29/2004
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 4.0 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Enterprise Edition
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SUMMARY
The information in this article demonstrates how to bind two Data Controls on separate forms and have the bound controls updated to scroll through the same recordset.
MORE INFORMATION
With Microsoft Visual Basic, you can assign or set the RecordSet property of a Data Control to any other recordset, including an existing Dynaset, Snapshot, or Table object. In addition, you can update the bound fields of the Data Control to reflect changes in the recordset. This allows all bound fields on all open forms to scroll through the same recordset.
Step-by-Step Example
- In Visual Basic, start a new project. Form1 is created by default. Add a data control (Data1) and two text boxes (Text1 and Text2) to Form1.
Using the following table as a guide, set the following properties of the controls on Form1:
Control Property Value -------------------------------------- Data1 DatabaseName BIBLIO.MDB Data1 RecordSource Titles Text1 DataSource Data1 Text1 DataField Title Text2 DataSource Data1 Text2 DataField Year Published
Add the following code to the Load() event of Form1.
Sub Form1_Load() Data1.Refresh ' Data control must be refreshed before ' showing form2. Form2.Show ' Load second form that refers to data control ' on this form. End Sub
- Add a second form to the project. Form2 is created by default. Add a data control (Data1) and two text boxes (Text1 and Text2) to Form2.
Using the following table as a guide, set the following properties of the controls on Form2:
Control Property Value ---------------------------------- Text1 DataSource Data1 Text2 DataSource Data1
Add the following code to the Form_Load event of Form2.
Sub Form_Load () Text1.DataField = "Subject" ' Assign the bound field values. Text2.DataField = "Comments" Set Data1.Recordset = Form1.Data1.Recordset ' This is the key. End Sub
- Press the F5 key to run the program. The two forms should display on the screen. When you click either Data Control to scroll through the recordset, the bound fields on both forms will scroll at the same time.
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