[AccessD] Max's Tag solution

Yes, agree on both accounts.  I had problems getting split() to work in A2k7
but I cut=n=pasted Stuarts example and that works ok, so it must have been
me!
I also agree about the delimiter.  I would normally use the pipe "|" but I
wanted to make it visible in the EXAMPLE I was posting to Rocky.  It could
then be changed when all the code was tightened up following these and other
suggestions from the List.  We are doing well so far, great responses and
tons of different ways of looking at the same problem.

Hover, I *think* the "best" all round answer in my opinion will be the
Classes regardless of the "cleverness" of direct text storage, but I have
one or two other alternatives which I will throw at the List for comments
etc.  A good learning curve for me.  Won't get a lot of time on here until
the Weekend though.

Max
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Drew Wutka
Sent: 25 February 2009 00:18
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: [AccessD] Max's Tag solution

First of all, GREAT JOB Max.

Two comments for you.

1. In your 'sGetLanguageCaptions' code, you can simplify your code by
using Split, instead of searching through the string:

Private Sub sGetLanguageCaptions()
  ' set the caption based on the language selected where language value
is held in glngLangauge variable
  Dim ctl As Control, strCaption As String, lng As Long, str As String
  Dim strArray() As String
  For Each ctl In Me.Controls
    If ctl.ControlType = acLabel And Len(ctl.Tag) > 1 Then
        strArray = Split(ctl.Tag, "+")
        ctl.Caption = strArray(glngLanguage - 1)
    End If
    Next ctl
End Sub

2.  The delimiter should be a non-typable character.  You never know
when a typable character will be used in a caption.  In your sample, you
used the plus sign.  If a caption read: 'Credits+Debits' it would add
another 'element' to what you have stored in the tag.  Since some
foreign languages require Unicode, it would probably be better to
'create' a delimiter, instead of using something like chr(240).
Something like '|$@'  two or three characters that would be garbage.
Split can use multiple character delimiters.

Drew
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