On a form I have a clear button that nulls all fields. However when trying to perform another operation after clearing fields I often get the following error message: 'can't go to specified record'. After pressing the escape key, the problem seems to be solved, however, I do not want my users to have to do this. Any thoughts on what might be the problem?
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can't go to specified record
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missinglinq
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My first question would be why do you want to "nulls all fields" in a form tied to a table? Are you trying to add a new record?
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Sometimes when a user starts to enter a record, he may need to clear all fields and startover. I thought the best way to do this would be to null all the fields. I guess I could just delete the record, but was curious what was actually happening.
It sounds as if you're using the form to a record, and you're trying to clear all the fields to let them start over.
Once the user begins entering data into the "new" record, an actual record is created. The record is in a pending state while they're entering the data. You can see this in the icon on the record selector bar - it changes to a pencil whenever the pending state is in effect.
If you save the record, the pending state is cleared. It is also cleared if you press Escape, or call the form's Undo method. But if you just change fields to Null, the pending state persists. Again, you can see this by looking at the record selector bar.
I believe you're getting the error because whatever operation it is you're trying to do isn't allowed when a record update is pending. Instead of setting all the fields to Null, you probably need to call Me.Undo to clear the pending state.
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Once the user begins entering data into the "new" record, an actual record is created. The record is in a pending state while they're entering the data. You can see this in the icon on the record selector bar - it changes to a pencil whenever the pending state is in effect.
If you save the record, the pending state is cleared. It is also cleared if you press Escape, or call the form's Undo method. But if you just change fields to Null, the pending state persists. Again, you can see this by looking at the record selector bar.
I believe you're getting the error because whatever operation it is you're trying to do isn't allowed when a record update is pending. Instead of setting all the fields to Null, you probably need to call Me.Undo to clear the pending state.
Rick Sprague
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