[AccessD] Lose Focus

A custom shortcut menu.

You were right :o)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Charlotte
> Foust
> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 10:23 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] Lose Focus
> 
> 
> John,
> 
> Is this a custom shortcut menu or the built in context menu for the
> form/subform?  I assumed you were using a custom shortcut menu.
> 
> Charlotte Foust
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John B. [mailto:john at winhaven.net] 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 9:00 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] Lose Focus
> 
> 
> I've been reading up on this and ADH recommends not using ActiveForm.
> 
> Maybe I'm overthinking this and missing something obvious but I'm
> definitely missing something :o)
> 
> Can someone tell me how to save the record of the calling form when I
> can't pass the Me object to the function because it's being called from
> a shortcut menu?
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John B.
> > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 5:41 PM
> > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Lose Focus
> >
> >
> > Charlotte:
> > That's what I'm experiencing. I have a function that is called by 
> > shortcut menu from a number of different forms. The record needs to be
> 
> > saved before it will work correctly. I could save the record 
> > automatically in the after_update event but this would be saving the 
> > record after each update for something that rarely occurrs.
> >
> > The only time this is an issue is if someone adds a new row (this is a
> 
> > continuos form) and then uses the shortcut function immediately. Of 
> > course a client just called and noted this. Click on another row first
> 
> > is the immediate work around but not real obvious to them.
> >
> > I'm thinking I should be able to use ActiveForm to perform a 
> > SaveRecord when the shortcut menu calls the function. Any help on that
> 
> > idea would be welcome.
> >
> > John B.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Charlotte 
> > > Foust
> > > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 5:30 PM
> > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> > > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Lose Focus
> > >
> > >
> > > Sort of.  The exit event of the form doesn't occur, so context menu 
> > > won't automatically trigger a save of the current record.
> > >
> > > Charlotte Foust
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Drew Wutka [mailto:DWUTKA at marlow.com]
> > > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 2:12 PM
> > > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> > > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Lose Focus
> > >
> > >
> > > It should because the popup menu would have the focus.
> > >
> > > Drew
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: John B. [mailto:john at winhaven.net]
> > > Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 4:57 PM
> > > To: AccessD
> > > Subject: [AccessD] Lose Focus
> > >
> > >
> > > Does the Lose Focus event fire when then shortcut menu is popped up?
> > >
> > > John B.
> > >
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