[AccessD] doCmd.SaveRecord not firing Form_Before_Update event

Using my own noodle, here is what I determined:  The Beforeupdate event is
apparently bypassed if the form is not "dirty". If the Help says that, I am
not able to see anything about it. Since the controls driving this exercise
were unbound, changing them and expecting that a Form Save would call the
BeforeUpdate event was apparently unreasonable (!) on my part... so my
update routines were not firing. I have since added some bound controls on
the form, and updated those when the unbound controls change - and this is
enough to make the form feel dirty, and then saving is calling the
BeforeUpdate event (which I no longer even need, ha ha - since the bound
controls are taking on the value of the unbound controls)... however this
still makes me want to peeuuke.

On Sat, Jan 17, 2015 at 10:14 PM, Bill Benson <bensonforums at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I am getting nearly work out with Access not behaving as I would expect -
> and in this case, as Help tells me it should. I have a process which needs
> to save an order record then create an invoice. The invoice will have
> amounts for various types of fees calculated as either based on an amount
> entered per bottle, or a flat amount; but if a field FeeTypeid is set to a
> value such that looking up that feetypeid in the FeeType table yields a
> feeType of 'N/A', I do not want the amount to be calculated (ie, should be
> zero).
>
> This determination is to be made in the Beforeupdate event.
>
> However, upon saving the record, that event is not firing. I have verified
> in the form property sheet that this event is set to fire.
>
> Any help out there? Arrrggghghhgg!
>