Re: Report Criteria: Query works, but report doesn't call up query???

From: John Vinson (jvinson_at_STOP_SPAM.WysardOfInfo.com)
Date: 10/15/04


Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 17:31:32 -0600

On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 09:33:08 -0700, "BARKAROO"
<BARKAROO@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I'm trying to create a report where the the user can enter criteria
>(beginning date, end date) to generate a report.
>
>*I've created a form to enter the criteria. (with macros "ok", "cancel").
>*I've created the query to generate the report.
>
>The query itself works. The form opens and allows me to enter the criteria.
>
>However, they don't seem to work together. When I open the form, enter the
>criteria, and click "ok" (macro), it doesn't seem to know to run the query.
>Instead, it pulls all of the records from the record source. How can I get
>the criteria form to work with the actual query - and get it to show in the
>report????
>All advise is greatly appreciated.

You don't need to "run" the Query at all. Instead, change the Report's
Recordsource property to the name of the query. The macro behind your
button should simply open the Report - which will in turn call the
query.

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