[AccessD] Set form's Caption without code

Andy,

Form is the default property of the form object.  If you call a
procedure with Me or Forms!MyForm as the argument, you are actually
saying Me.Form or Forms!MyForm.Form.

I learned this one back in my Access 2 days (actually not too long ago)
when I was writing a set of framework procedures, similar to what you
are doing.

Glad to help!


-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Andy Lacey
Sent: Thursday, December 09, 2004 3:11 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Set form's Caption without code

You're absolutely right. Hats off to Brett. It works a treat. But where
does that syntax come from?  I've never seen [Form] used to refer to the
current form before, and Help doesn't have it. How'd you find that one
Brett?

--
Andy Lacey
http://www.minstersystems.co.uk



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From: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
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To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Set form's Caption without code
Date: 09/12/04 09:28

>
> Hi Brett and Andy
>
> Well, I would say Brett's solution is the answer.
> It looks like [Form] perfectly well can be used on its own. It works 
> here anyway.
>
> /gustav
>
> >>> andy at minstersystems.co.uk 09-12-2004 08:43:17 
> >>> Thanks for the reply Brett. Yes, I found that 
> Screen.ActiveForm won't work at opening time. It doesn't come right 
> until the form's "settled down".
> Gustav gave me the solution in an earler post, by either using
> Forms("myform") or Form(Forms.Count-1).
>
> -- Andy Lacey
> http://www.minstersystems.co.uk
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > 
> Brett Barabash > Sent: 08 December 2004 22:10 > To: Access 
> Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: RE: [AccessD] 
> Set form's Caption without code > > > Andy, > 
> Screen.ActiveForm can be really picky, and I try to avoid > using 
> it if possible. Can you call it instead using the > following 
> syntax:
> > =SetCaption([Form],"x") > > I would try placing 
> this in the On Load event.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Andy 
> Lacey > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 4:59 AM > To: Dba > 
> Subject: [AccessD] Set form's Caption without code > > Ok, 
> here's the thing. I want to make a few forms lightweight > which 
> currently have just a line or two in modules. A few > have nothing 
> more than a line which dynamically sets the > form's caption. So I 
> wrote a little function like > this:
> >
> > Function SetCaption(frm As Form, strCaption As String) > 
> frm.Caption = strCaption End Function > > and then changed my 
> form's OnOpen from being an Event Procedure to :
> >
> > =SetCaption([Screen].[ActiveForm],"x")
> >
> > (The "x" is just for testing. The real call would have 
> > something a bit more dynamic, like the result of a function 
> call.) > > The thing is that it errors because it can't resolve 
> > [Screen].[ActiveForm] at that point. Ok, methinks, I'll move >

> the call. But I can't find where to put it. All of the following
> fail:
> >
> > On Load
> > On GotFocus of the first control
> > On Current
> >
> > The only success I've had is putting a timer interval of 5 > 
> and putting the call in OnTimer, but I don't like that much > as 
> you can imagine. If I force a call to it once the form's > up then 
> there's no problem (eg a command button), but that's > not a lot of

> use to me either. So I know the function is > fine, but has anyone 
> got an answer as to where I might get > this to run from?
> >
> > --
> > Andy Lacey
> > http://www.minstersystems.co.uk

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