run a forms control events

[Wavequation]

I have a control on a form that runs on the "after update" event. I am using
code from another form to add a value to the control, but if the control is
updated programmatically, the "after update" event code doesn't run. Why
doesn't it run automatically, and what can be done to make it run....

 

[pietlinden]

I have a control on a form that runs on the "after update" event.  I amusing
code from another form to add a value to the control, but if the control is
updated programmatically, the "after update" event code doesn't run.  Why
doesn't it run automatically, and what can be done to make it run....

It's not designed to run when called from code. You would have to
open the form hidden and call the code from another form.

 

[Jeff Boyce]

This may be one of those "because that's the way it works" situations.

Rather than wait for the control's AfterUpdate event to fire when you push
in a new value, what about the idea of explicitly telling Access to run that
code?

?Perhaps something like (untested, and not using your controlnames):

Call YourControl_AfterUpdate

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Access MVP

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[ChrisO]

If you can 'add a value to the control' the Form must be open.

The AfterUpdate event has no system passed arguments so you can call the
Subroutine indirectly with: -

Forms("frmMyOtherForm").NameOfMyTextBoxInAnotherForm_AfterUpdate

NameOfMyTextBoxInAnotherForm_AfterUpdate needs to be Public.