[AccessD] Record counter not working

[Stuart McLachlan]

Did you have both Me.Repaint and DoEvents or did you only try it with each of those 
separately?


On 3 Sep 2016 at 16:04, Rocky Smolin wrote:

> OK- here's a clue (don't know what to make of it though)
> 
> I put msgbox "Stop" after the Me.txtRecNo = CLng(Nz([txtRecNo], 0)) +
> 1 and the text box showed as updated.  Actually is also worked with
> the simple Me.txtRecNo = Me.txtRecNo + 1.
> 
> 
> So is it a timing thing?  I tried Me.Repaint and DoEvents to no avail.
> 
> TIA
> 
> 
> r
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AccessD [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf
> Of Rocky Smolin Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2016 3:54 PM To: 'Access
> Developers discussion and problem solving' Subject: Re: [AccessD]
> Record counter not working
> 
> Then what triggers it to change as the code loops through its loop?
> 
> r
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: AccessD [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf
> Of Bill Benson Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2016 2:55 PM To: Access
> Developers discussion and problem solving Subject: Re: [AccessD]
> Record counter not working
> 
> Again, I ask why not put it in the controlsource  of the textbox.
> 
> On Sep 3, 2016 5:48 PM, "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
> wrote:
> 
> > Is all of the procesing code in the form's module or is it done by a
> > single call to a function/procedure  in a separate module?
> >
> > (Failing code not shown!)
> >
> >
> > On 3 Sep 2016 at 11:28, Rocky Smolin wrote:
> >
> > > Dear List:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I have two text boxes on a form - one shows the total number of
> > > records to be processed and the other is a counter.  So that the
> > > form shows that there's something going on (i.e., Processing
> > > Record: 14 of 250).
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I put
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Me.txtRecNo = Me.txtRecNo + 1
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > At the top of the look but it didn't update.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > So I added:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Me.Repaint
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Still no update. So I added:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > DoEvents
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Still no update.  It always reads 0 of n (I initialize the text
> > > box with a zero).
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Any idea why I can't get this to update?  I use this technique a
> > > lot to let the user know at what point in the process the program
> > > is, and it is often unreliable.  I have used a long variable for
> > > the counter and just plugged the variable into the text box after
> > > it was incremented but that doesn't work in this case.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Any ideas appreciated.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > MTIA
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Rocky Smolin
> > >
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> > >
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