Subform not visible when main form is locked

G

Guest

Hi,

I have a Student form with several Subforms on different "Pages" showing
Student details. I used the script below for locking the main Form and
Subforms and it works well. The problem I have is that one of my Subform's
Controls are not visible when locked (and obviously displays when unlocked).
The other 3 Subforms' Controls are are visible when locked. I'm sure there
is an obvious answer to this, but I have looked through the Subform
properties but I can't see any differences between the visible and
non-visible forms

Thanks very much in advance for your help.

Verity

Public Function LockBoundControls(frm As Form, bLock As Boolean, ParamArray
avarExceptionList())
On Error GoTo Err_Handler
'Purpose: Lock the bound controls and prevent deletes on the form any
its subforms.
'Arguments frm = the form to be locked
' bLock = Trur to lock, False to unlock.
' avarExceptionList: Names of the controls NOT to lock
(variant array of strings).
'Usage: Call LockBoundControls(Me. True)
Dim ctl As Control 'Each control on the form
Dim lngI As Long 'Loop controller.
Dim bSkip As Boolean

'Save any edits.
If frm.Dirty Then
frm.Dirty = False
End If
'Block deletions.
frm.AllowDeletions = Not bLock

For Each ctl In frm.Controls
Select Case ctl.ControlType
Case acTextBox, acComboBox, acListBox, acOptionGroup, acCheckBox,
acOptionButton, acToggleButton
'Lock/unlock these controls if bound to fields.
bSkip = False
For lngI = LBound(avarExceptionList) To UBound(avarExceptionList)
If avarExceptionList(lngI) = ctl.Name Then
bSkip = True
Exit For
End If
Next
If Not bSkip Then
If HasProperty(ctl, "ControlSource") Then
If Len(ctl.ControlSource) > 0& And Not ctl.ControlSource
Like "=*" Then
If ctl.Locked <> bLock Then
ctl.Locked = bLock
End If
End If
End If
End If

Case acSubform
'Recursive call to handle all subforms.
bSkip = False
For lngI = LBound(avarExceptionList) To UBound(avarExceptionList)
If avarExceptionList(lngI) = ctl.Name Then
bSkip = True
Exit For
End If
Next
If Not bSkip Then
If Len(Nz(ctl.SourceObject, vbNullString)) > 0& Then
ctl.Form.AllowDeletions = Not bLock
ctl.Form.AllowAdditions = Not bLock
Call LockBoundControls(ctl.Form, bLock)
End If
End If

Case acLabel, acLine, acRectangle, acCommandButton, acTabCtl,
acPage, acPageBreak, acImage, acObjectFrame
'Do nothing

Case Else
'Includes acBoundObjectFrame, acCustomControl
Debug.Print ctl.Name & " not handled on " & frm.Name & " at " &
Now()
End Select
Next

Exit_Handler:
Set ctl = Nothing
Exit Function

Err_Handler:
Call LogError(Err.Number, Err.Description, conMod & "LockBoundControls")
Resume Exit_Handler
End Function

Public Function HasProperty(obj As Object, strPropName As String) As Boolean
'Purpose: Return true if the object has the property.
Dim vardummy As Variant

On Error Resume Next
vardummy = obj.Properties(strPropName)
HasProperty = (Err.Number = 0)
End Function

Function LogError(ByVal lngErrNumber As Long, ByVal strErrDescription As
String, _
strCallingProc As String, Optional vParameters, Optional bShowUser As
Boolean = True) As Boolean
On Error GoTo Err_LogError
' Purpose: Generic error handler.
' Logs errors to table "tLogError".
' Arguments: lngErrNumber - value of Err.Number
' strErrDescription - value of Err.Description
' strCallingProc - name of sub|function that generated the error.
' vParameters - optional string: List of parameters to record.
' bShowUser - optional boolean: If False, suppresses display.
' Author: Allen Browne, (e-mail address removed)

Dim strMsg As String ' String for display in MsgBox
Dim rst As DAO.Recordset ' The tLogError table

Select Case lngErrNumber
Case 0
Debug.Print strCallingProc & " called error 0."
Case 2501 'cancelled
'Do nothing.
Case 3314, 2101, 2115 'can't save.
If bShowUser Then
strMsg = "Record cannot be saved at this time." & vbCrLf & _
"Complete the entry, or press <Esc> to undo."
MsgBox strMsg, vbExclamation, strCallingProc
End If
Case Else
If bShowUser Then
strMsg = "Error " & lngErrNumber & ": " & strErrDescription
MsgBox strMsg, vbExclamation, strCallingProc
End If
Set rst = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset("tLogError", , dbAppendOnly)
rst.AddNew
rst![ErrNumber] = lngErrNumber
rst![ErrDescription] = Left$(strErrDescription, 255)
rst![ErrDate] = Now()
rst![CallingProc] = strCallingProc
rst![UserName] = CurrentUser()
rst![ShowUser] = bShowUser
If Not IsMissing(vParameters) Then
rst![Parameters] = Left(vParameters, 255)
End If
rst.Update
rst.Close
LogError = True
End Select

Exit_LogError:
Set rst = Nothing
Exit Function

Err_LogError:
strMsg = "An unexpected situation arose in your program." & vbCrLf & _
"Please write down the following details:" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _
"Calling Proc: " & strCallingProc & vbCrLf & _
"Error Number " & lngErrNumber & vbCrLf & strErrDescription & vbCrLf
& vbCrLf & _
"Unable to record because Error " & Err.Number & vbCrLf &
Err.Description
MsgBox strMsg, vbCritical, "LogError()"
Resume Exit_LogError
End Function
 
A

Allen Browne

The detail section of a form goes completely blank if both these conditions
are met:
a) there are no records to show, and
b) no new records can be added.

You can easily demonstrate that by setting a form's Data Entry property to
Yes (suppresses existing records) and its AllowAdditions property to No
(suppresses new records.)

One way around the issue might be to leave the AllowAdditions property to
Yes, but set up some kind of flag so that you cancel its BeforeInsert event
when it is not supposed to allow new records to be added.

--
Allen Browne - Microsoft MVP. Perth, Western Australia.

Reply to group, rather than allenbrowne at mvps dot org.

Verity said:
Hi,

I have a Student form with several Subforms on different "Pages" showing
Student details. I used the script below for locking the main Form and
Subforms and it works well. The problem I have is that one of my Subform's
Controls are not visible when locked (and obviously displays when
unlocked).
The other 3 Subforms' Controls are are visible when locked. I'm sure
there
is an obvious answer to this, but I have looked through the Subform
properties but I can't see any differences between the visible and
non-visible forms

Thanks very much in advance for your help.

Verity

Public Function LockBoundControls(frm As Form, bLock As Boolean,
ParamArray
avarExceptionList())
On Error GoTo Err_Handler
'Purpose: Lock the bound controls and prevent deletes on the form any
its subforms.
'Arguments frm = the form to be locked
' bLock = Trur to lock, False to unlock.
' avarExceptionList: Names of the controls NOT to lock
(variant array of strings).
'Usage: Call LockBoundControls(Me. True)
Dim ctl As Control 'Each control on the form
Dim lngI As Long 'Loop controller.
Dim bSkip As Boolean

'Save any edits.
If frm.Dirty Then
frm.Dirty = False
End If
'Block deletions.
frm.AllowDeletions = Not bLock

For Each ctl In frm.Controls
Select Case ctl.ControlType
Case acTextBox, acComboBox, acListBox, acOptionGroup, acCheckBox,
acOptionButton, acToggleButton
'Lock/unlock these controls if bound to fields.
bSkip = False
For lngI = LBound(avarExceptionList) To
UBound(avarExceptionList)
If avarExceptionList(lngI) = ctl.Name Then
bSkip = True
Exit For
End If
Next
If Not bSkip Then
If HasProperty(ctl, "ControlSource") Then
If Len(ctl.ControlSource) > 0& And Not
ctl.ControlSource
Like "=*" Then
If ctl.Locked <> bLock Then
ctl.Locked = bLock
End If
End If
End If
End If

Case acSubform
'Recursive call to handle all subforms.
bSkip = False
For lngI = LBound(avarExceptionList) To
UBound(avarExceptionList)
If avarExceptionList(lngI) = ctl.Name Then
bSkip = True
Exit For
End If
Next
If Not bSkip Then
If Len(Nz(ctl.SourceObject, vbNullString)) > 0& Then
ctl.Form.AllowDeletions = Not bLock
ctl.Form.AllowAdditions = Not bLock
Call LockBoundControls(ctl.Form, bLock)
End If
End If

Case acLabel, acLine, acRectangle, acCommandButton, acTabCtl,
acPage, acPageBreak, acImage, acObjectFrame
'Do nothing

Case Else
'Includes acBoundObjectFrame, acCustomControl
Debug.Print ctl.Name & " not handled on " & frm.Name & " at " &
Now()
End Select
Next

Exit_Handler:
Set ctl = Nothing
Exit Function

Err_Handler:
Call LogError(Err.Number, Err.Description, conMod &
"LockBoundControls")
Resume Exit_Handler
End Function

Public Function HasProperty(obj As Object, strPropName As String) As
Boolean
'Purpose: Return true if the object has the property.
Dim vardummy As Variant

On Error Resume Next
vardummy = obj.Properties(strPropName)
HasProperty = (Err.Number = 0)
End Function

Function LogError(ByVal lngErrNumber As Long, ByVal strErrDescription As
String, _
strCallingProc As String, Optional vParameters, Optional bShowUser As
Boolean = True) As Boolean
On Error GoTo Err_LogError
' Purpose: Generic error handler.
' Logs errors to table "tLogError".
' Arguments: lngErrNumber - value of Err.Number
' strErrDescription - value of Err.Description
' strCallingProc - name of sub|function that generated the error.
' vParameters - optional string: List of parameters to record.
' bShowUser - optional boolean: If False, suppresses display.
' Author: Allen Browne, (e-mail address removed)

Dim strMsg As String ' String for display in MsgBox
Dim rst As DAO.Recordset ' The tLogError table

Select Case lngErrNumber
Case 0
Debug.Print strCallingProc & " called error 0."
Case 2501 'cancelled
'Do nothing.
Case 3314, 2101, 2115 'can't save.
If bShowUser Then
strMsg = "Record cannot be saved at this time." & vbCrLf & _
"Complete the entry, or press <Esc> to undo."
MsgBox strMsg, vbExclamation, strCallingProc
End If
Case Else
If bShowUser Then
strMsg = "Error " & lngErrNumber & ": " & strErrDescription
MsgBox strMsg, vbExclamation, strCallingProc
End If
Set rst = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset("tLogError", , dbAppendOnly)
rst.AddNew
rst![ErrNumber] = lngErrNumber
rst![ErrDescription] = Left$(strErrDescription, 255)
rst![ErrDate] = Now()
rst![CallingProc] = strCallingProc
rst![UserName] = CurrentUser()
rst![ShowUser] = bShowUser
If Not IsMissing(vParameters) Then
rst![Parameters] = Left(vParameters, 255)
End If
rst.Update
rst.Close
LogError = True
End Select

Exit_LogError:
Set rst = Nothing
Exit Function

Err_LogError:
strMsg = "An unexpected situation arose in your program." & vbCrLf & _
"Please write down the following details:" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _
"Calling Proc: " & strCallingProc & vbCrLf & _
"Error Number " & lngErrNumber & vbCrLf & strErrDescription &
vbCrLf
& vbCrLf & _
"Unable to record because Error " & Err.Number & vbCrLf &
Err.Description
MsgBox strMsg, vbCritical, "LogError()"
Resume Exit_LogError
End Function
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