create report based on data from other form?

[Seddon Acaster]

2x forms

one form contains addresses, each record shows a different address, each
record has a unique project_id

the other form contains invoices, each record shows a different invoice
number, date and project_id

i want a button on the address form that opens a report, the report only
shows those invoice records that have the same project_id as the record that
is currently viewed on the address form

how do i do this?

 

[Stefan Hoffmann]

hi,

i want a button on the address form that opens a report, the report only
shows those invoice records that have the same project_id as the record that
is currently viewed on the address form

how do i do this?

Build your report. You must include the [project_id] field in its data
source.

When the report is done, place a button named btnReport on the form and
add a code event procedure:

Private Sub btnReport_Click()

DoCmd.OpenReport "ReportName", , , "[project_id] = " & Me![project_id]

End Sub


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[Seddon Acaster]

Thx Stefan. I tried this and all it did was show all entries rather those
filered by project_id.

Seddon

hi,

i want a button on the address form that opens a report, the report only
shows those invoice records that have the same project_id as the record that
is currently viewed on the address form

how do i do this?

Build your report. You must include the [project_id] field in its data
source.

When the report is done, place a button named btnReport on the form and
add a code event procedure:

Private Sub btnReport_Click()

DoCmd.OpenReport "ReportName", , , "[project_id] = " & Me![project_id]

End Sub


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[Stefan Hoffmann]

hi Seddon,

Thx Stefan. I tried this and all it did was show all entries rather those
filered by project_id.

Then check whether you have the data source of your report crafted
correctly and that you have specified the parameter for the OpenReport
in the right command order. It must be the fourth parameter:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa220304(office.11).aspx


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[Seddon Acaster]

This may or may not be relevant but I am using MS Access 2007.

 

[Seddon Acaster]

My code is as follows:

DoCmd.OpenReport "test", acViewPreview, , "[project_id] = " & Me![project_id]

When button (with above code) is pressed I get following message box:

Enter Parameter Value

When I manually enter a value then the resulting report is displayed
correctly.

What am I doing wrong?

 

[Stefan Hoffmann]

hi Seddon,

When button (with above code) is pressed I get following message box:

Enter Parameter Value

Ah, good.

When I manually enter a value then the resulting report is displayed
correctly.

What am I doing wrong?

This means that we have either a typo or reference error. For the typo
check the spelling of the parameter name as displayed in the input box
you're getting. For a reference error take a close look at your reports
data source: has the field a table name prefix in its design view?


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[John Spencer]

Or it could be that Project_ID is not an number field. If that is the case
you need to change the call to

DoCmd.OpenReport "test", acViewPreview, ,
"[project_id]=""" & Me![project_id] & """"

Or alternative using ' instead of "
DoCmd.OpenReport "test",acViewPreview,,
"[project_id]='" & Me![project_id] & "'"

Watch out for the line wrap and that should all be on one line. The
newsreader will make that two lines.

John Spencer
Access MVP 2002-2005, 2007-2010
The Hilltop Institute
University of Maryland Baltimore County