Re: Checkbox

I cannot locate OnCurrent event procedure. I am using Access 2000, am I
missing something, I feel like this is suppose to be right in front of me.
I right click on the an emtpy area in Design View, select Properties, cannot
see a OnCurrent.

"tina" wrote:

> in the table underlying the form, you should have a field to store the
> Yes/No value re printer availability. make sure that field is included in
> the form's RecordSource. bind the checkbox control to the Yes/No field (set
> the checkbox control's ControlSource to the name of the field). then include
> your code in the form's OnCurrent event procedure, and in the checkbox
> control's AfterUpdate event procedure. to add the code:
>
> 1. open the form in design view.
> 2. open the Properties box (if it's not already open), click on the Events
> tab, and then double click in the white space at the right of the On Current
> event (first event listed). Access will create the event procedure and open
> the VBA Editor window, with the cursor inside the procedure.
> 3. enter your line of code, as
>
> Private Sub Form_Current()
>
> PrinterControl.Visible = (Me!CheckBoxName = -1)
>
> End Sub
>
> 4. go back to form design view.
> 5. click on the checkbox control to select it.
> 6. in the Properties box, again double click on the AfterUpdate event line.
> 7. enter your code inside the procedure, same as before.
>
> hth
>
>
> "Chip1035" <Chip1035@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:0594D03D-2A50-43DD-971F-85BF54CB86C5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > This is what I got
> > Inventory Form which shows employee name, extension, computer serial
> number
> > and a checkbox for printer. When the checkbox is checked, a subform shows
> > the printer's serial number.
> >
> > I have the following code as an AfterUpdate event
> > PrinterControl].Visible = Me![CheckBoxName] = -1
> >
> > Now, when I view a record and the checkbox is empty, the next record has
> the
> > checkbox empty, but if I want to place a checkbox to show that employee
> has a
> > printer, the previous record has the checkbox checked with the printer
> > subform empty. If I uncheck the record and go back to the one that should
> be
> > checked, I find the checkbox unchecked.
> >
> > It was suggested I enter the code above in the Form's current event. How
> > can I access the Form's current event, in order to place the code there?
> If
> > needed... If there is another code all together, bring it on so I could
> try
> > it. NOTE: I am not a pro at Access, rather just a beginner... Thank you
> > for any and all help, in advance...
> > --
> > -Chip
> > =)
>
>
>
.

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