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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I have a lot of other things on my mind
today, and clearly I am now dazed and confused, and no doubt overlooking
something very obvious. Here is the current code:</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><code></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Public Sub ListDataSources()</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    On Error Resume Next</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    Dim strOutFile As
String</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    Dim fs As Object</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    Dim a As Object</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    Dim frm As Form</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    Dim ctl As Control</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    Dim objFrm As Object</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    strOutFile =
"c:\RecordSources.txt"</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    Set a = fs.CreateTextFile(strOutFile,
True)</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    Application.Echo False</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    For Each objFrm In CurrentProject.AllForms</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>       
DoCmd.OpenForm objFrm.name, acDesign</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>       
Set frm = Forms(objFrm.name)</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>       
If frm.RecordSource <> "" Then</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>           
Debug.Print objFrm.name & ": " & frm.RecordSource</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>           
a.writeline "Form: " & objFrm.name</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>           
a.writeline "==========================================="</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>           
a.writeline "RecordSource:"</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>           
a.writeline frm.RecordSource</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>           
a.writeline</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>           
a.writeline "Data Driven Controls"</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>           
a.writeline "--------------------"</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>           
</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>           
For Each ctl In frm.Controls</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>               
Select Case ctl.Properties("ControlType")      
'.ControlType</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>                   
Case acComboBox                            
'111</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>                       
Debug.Print ctl.name & ": Combo Box"</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>                       
Debug.Print ctl.RowSource</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>                       
a.writeline "Control: " & ctl.name</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>                       
a.writeline "RowSource:"</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>                       
a.writeline ctl.RowSource</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>                       
</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>                   
Case acListBox                             
'110</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>                        Debug.Print
ctl.name & ": List Box"</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>                       
Debug.Print ctl.RowSource</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>                       
a.writeline "Control: " & ctl.name</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>                       
a.writeline "RowSource:"</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>                       
a.writeline ctl.RowSource</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>                   
Case Else</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>                       
'do nothing</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>                       
'Debug.Print "Ignoring " & ctl.name</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>               
End Select</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>               
a.writeline</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>           
Next ctl</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>       
End If</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>       
Set frm = Nothing</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>        DoCmd.Close
acForm, objFrm.name, acSaveNo</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    Next</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    a.Close</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    Application.Echo True</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    Set frm = Nothing</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    Set fs = Nothing</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    Set a = Nothing</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>    Set ctl = Nothing</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> End Sub</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'></code></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The odd thing is that the debug window
performs exactly as expected, but the text file contains only this:</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Form: Switchboard</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>===========================================</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>RecordSource:</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Select * From
dbo.Switchboard_Items_2002Dec02</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Data Driven Controls</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>--------------------</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I can’t see why the debug.print
statements dump what I want but the a.writeline statement don’t.</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Arthur</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
accessd-admin@databaseadvisors.com [mailto:accessd-admin@databaseadvisors.com] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Shamil Salakhetdinov<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>March 9, 2003</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>1:07 PM</span></font><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> accessd@databaseadvisors.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [AccessD] Iterating
Controls</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;
margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>> <font color=navy><span style='color:navy'>But I’m
not sure what.</span></font></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;
margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Arthur,</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;
margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;
margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>You open a form but don't assign an object variable
referring to this open form instance - something like that should work:</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;
margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;
margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>dim efrm as AccessObject</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;
margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>dim frm as Access.Form</span></font></p>

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<div>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:36.0pt;
margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>...</span></font></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>

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margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>for each efrm in CurrentProject.AllForms</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>...</span></font></p>

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margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>     
DoCmd.OpenForm efrm.name, acDesign</span></font></p>

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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>      set
frm=Forms(efrm.name)</span></font></p>

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margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>...     </span></font></p>

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margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>next efrm</span></font></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>

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margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>HTH,</span></font></p>

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margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Shamil</span></font></p>

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margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:#E4E4E4'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>

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