Link two subforms in datasheet view (one sub-form, one sub-subform
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From: Flopbot on 23 Apr 2010 21:06 I'd like to know if this is even possible. I have a form named “Frm Volunteer Opportunities” with a subform named “SubFrm Volunteer Opportunities”. The subform must remain in datasheet view and has fields like: [Event ID], [Event Date], [Start Time], [End Time], etc... I want to link another form (a sub-subform?) to the datasheet so that whenever my curser is located in one of the datasheet rows, this other form will present all volunteers scheduled for that event. Then, when you move the curser to the next row, those names would change. I'm guessing this means that the mystery form will also need to remain in datasheet view. This third form will have fields like [Event ID], [Volunteer ID], [First Name], [Last Name], etc... Clicking the + sign on each row to view this data isn't my ideal preference. Any advice, hints, or nudges to get me started would be greatly appreciated!
From: John W. Vinson on 23 Apr 2010 23:19
On Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:06:01 -0700, Flopbot <Flopbot(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: >I�d like to know if this is even possible. I have a form named �Frm >Volunteer Opportunities� with a subform named �SubFrm Volunteer >Opportunities�. The subform must remain in datasheet view and has fields >like: [Event ID], [Event Date], [Start Time], [End Time], etc... I want to >link another form (a sub-subform?) to the datasheet so that whenever my >curser is located in one of the datasheet rows, this other form will present >all volunteers scheduled for that event. Then, when you move the curser to >the next row, those names would change. I�m guessing this means that the >mystery form will also need to remain in datasheet view. This third form >will have fields like [Event ID], [Volunteer ID], [First Name], [Last Name], >etc... Clicking the + sign on each row to view this data isn�t my ideal >preference. > >Any advice, hints, or nudges to get me started would be greatly appreciated! You need two correlated subforms. I'm not certain that Datasheet view will work; if not, you can make a Continuous Form look very much like a datasheet (and it's worth a try). They will both need to be Subforms of [frm Volunteer Opportunities]. Put a textbox txtRelay on the master form, and set its Control Source to =[SubFrm Volunteer Opportunities].[Event ID] You can set its Visible property to false if you wish. Put the third form next to the first subform in a subform control; set that control's Master Link Field to [txtRelay] The wizard won't offer this as an option, just type it in. Set the child link field to [Event ID]. -- John W. Vinson [MVP] |