Before Updating

[Gsurfdude]

Hello,
I have a continuous Access form that contains about 50 controls. They
include a combination of text boxes and combo boxes.
The form's record source is a query from 3 Oracle linked tables and all the
controls are bound.

My question is I need to be able to edit any data in a control without
updating the underlying table(s) for a record
even if the user moves to another record. The form is set to Dynaset
(Inconsistant updates) I know the
BeforeUpdate and AfterUpdate events are fired off but I am not sure how to
be able to do this.

I do not need to do a validation. This form is to allow the user to see the
existing data but edited it then
click a command button to save the current record.

Hope this makes sense. Suggestions?

 

[Klatuu]

Why?
It only adds complexity to your form and adds an extra keystroke for the user.

It can be done by using a module level boolean varialbe to indicate whether
to allow the update.
You could use something like
Dim blnOkToUpdate As Boolean

Then in the form's Dirty event, set it to False.

In the form's Before Update event:

Cancel = Not blnOkayToUpdate

In the save command button Click event

blnOkayToUpdate = True
If Me.Dirty Then
Me.Dirty = False
End If