Why is my form prompting me for a parameter value?

Question

On my form I renamed a textbox from ClientName to txtClientName so I could unambiguously reference it in some VBA code. ClientName, itself, is a column in the table the form is based on.

Since I changed the name, the form is now prompting me for the value of the txtClientName parameter when I open it.  If I hit cancel, the form doesn't open.  If I hit okay, leaving the prompt blank, the form opens to what I'm guessing is the first record in the table, ignoring my sort settings.

The code I added to the form seems to be working properly once I get in and select a valid client.  And if I comment out all the code, leaving an empty event handler, I still get prompted, so it's not in the code.

How can I determine why the form thinks there is a txtClientName parameter?

Thanks.

J

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http://digitalcamel.blogspot.com/

Answer 1

Hi J. Couple of places to check: Record Source, OrderBy, and Filter. Hope it helps...

Answer 2

I'll bet you have the Name tracking Auto-correct turned on. That will change field names in very peculiar ways. Go to File tab>Options> Current Database and turn it off. Then do the search that DBguy suggested. Most likely it is in your form's query.

If you still can't find it get the freeware V-Tools from skrol29.com. Use the add-in for Deep Search. It will run a find on everything in the database.

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Bill Mosca
www.thatlldoit.com
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MS_Access_Professionals

Answer 3

Hi Digital Camel,

please check the suggestion given by the .theDBguy and Bill Mosca, MVP

I think the suggestion given by him can solve your issue.

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Answer 4

'Twas in the OrderBy property.  Not sure why they correlate a change to the name of a control to a field that can be sorted on...  I would understand auto-updating if the data source had changed, but the control name?  Seems a bit over zealous on the part of name tracking.

Thanks.

J

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http://digitalcamel.blogspot.com/

Answer 5

Hi J. Glad to hear you got it sorted out. We're all happy to assist. Good luck with your project.

Answer 6

'Twas in the OrderBy property.  Not sure why they correlate a change to the name of a control to a field that can be sorted on...  I would understand auto-updating if the data source had changed, but the control name?  Seems a bit over zealous on the part of name tracking.

Thanks.

J

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http://digitalcamel.blogspot.com/

The first thing I do with a new database is to turn off the Name tracking. It bites me every time. Another thing that is tricky is using the description column for the filed name in a query. I don't know how many times I've searched for a field named "Customer ID" only to find out the REAL name was CustID.

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Bill Mosca
www.thatlldoit.com
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MS_Access_Professionals