Russ, it works !!!
for years i cheated by doing "go to previous record, go to next record" until a colleague gave me this solution and it works. I have a form1 (order/Invoice) with a subform1 (list of articles ordered), I have a button that open a new form2 that display the articles, I...
I had the same problem.
The solution is to insert following code in the "on close" event of your Form2
Private Sub Form_Close()
Dim frmCurrentForm As Form
Set frmCurrentForm = Forms("Form2")
frmCurrentForm.Refresh
End Sub
the scanner will send data just as would the keyboard. Depending on the scanner you need a little interface program like BC-Wedge (www.taltech.com) which will make your scanner work just like info where entered on the keyboard (specially if the scanner is on port COM).
Once the scanner works...
from [form 1] you open [form 2] on wich you display specific data. On [form 1] you add a command button that open [form 2]. [form 2] is based on a query. In that query, on the field you want to "select" or "filter" you add in the criteria (example) "Like...
When I have to many fields and subform on a form I use the "tab control" tools when I create the form. It's simple, clear and standard. It allows you to have many pages, sort the fields by subject....very conveniant.
you must have had a corruption on your table due to a network problem while working on the database or a pc not shut down properly. Try to repair/compact the file. Try also to create a new file and to reimport all the table/query...etc
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