Re: Can't find Master Link and Child Link Attributes

From: DebbieG (debbieg_at_NOSPAM.NOSPAM)
Date: 02/22/05 

Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 15:15:51 -0600

I have no problem using the right-mouse to display the properties for a
subform control. I still don't understand why you're having problems with
that.

"Laurel" <FakeMail@Hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:uwJxzFSGFHA.3504@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
|I think I do know how to display properties. I just didn't know that in
the
| case of a subform, the way that I usually use (rightmouse/properties)
didn't
| work.
|
| "DebbieG" <debbieg@NOSPAM.NOSPAM> wrote in message
| news:OM1bLYRGFHA.1396@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
| > Single-clicking does not bring up properties (unless the Properties are
| > already displayed for another control). Once a control is selected, you
| can
| > then bring up the properties by going to View Properties, pressing F4,
| > clicking the Properties button on the Toolbar, OR right-clicking on the
| > control selected and choosing Properties.
| >
| > In my answer to your previous post, I assumed that you knew how to
display
| > the Properties.
| >
| > Debbie
| >
| >
| > "Laurel" <FakeMail@Hotmail.com> wrote in message
| > news:%23FZ8WDQGFHA.2676@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
| > | No, I don't have them named the same. I read a really excellent
article
| > | yesterday by Roger Carlson about why subforms can be confusing. Once
I
| > | bumped into this problem, I carefully named the pages objects
| ContactPage
| > | and FundPage and left the forms with the Access default names,
| > frmContacts
| > | and frmFunds. I've looked carefully at the list of objects in the
menu
| > | dropdown. There simply aren't any third objects associated with the
two
| > | tabpages that each have a sub-form on them.
| > |
| > | Again, I'm beginning to suspect some corruption here. Do you think
it's
| > | time to start over?
| > | I will wait til I get a response to this notion that single-clicking
on
| > | anything will bring up properties instead of selecting the thing.
| There's
| > | some missing info or bad communication going on here somewhere.
| > |
| > | Thanks for taking time with this!
| > |
| > | "Rick Brandt" <rickbrandt2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
| > | news:381640F5g9ntgU1@individual.net...
| > | > Laurel wrote:
| > | > > I have a form with 4 tabpages. I have subforms on two of those
| > | > > tabpages. I successfully linked one of those subforms with the
| > | > > master by doing something with the mouse that got me to a property
| > | > > list where the "data" tabpage included "master link" and "child
| > | > > link" (I THINK it was 'master'... might have been 'parent'.)
| > | > >
| > | > > My problem is that I don't know exactly what I did (right
| > | > > mouse/properties somewhere - just don't know where). Now I can't
| > | > > link the second subform to the master because I can't get at that
| > | > > particular property list.
| > | > >
| > | > > I know I'm not imagining that I did it succesfully once. The
first
| > | > > subform is in synch with the records on the master form. The
second
| > | > > is not.
| > | > >
| > | > > Someone suggested that I can see all of the controls in the
dropdown
| > | > > in the menu. I see tabpages and subforms, but I don't see
subforms
| > | > > CONTROLS[snip]
| > | >
| > | > You likely have your subform controls named the same as the forms
| within
| > | > them (which is typical). What you see in the list are the controls
as
| > the
| > | > forms within the subform controls are never shown in that list.
| > | >
| > | > --
| > | > I don't check the Email account attached
| > | > to this message. Send instead to...
| > | > RBrandt at Hunter dot com
| >
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