Display Data Using ControlTip?

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Is there a way to use data from another control in a tool tip?
I have a field named [TimeStamp] which displays a calculated time interval.
(i.e. 5.27 hours ago.) I would like to create a control tip for this field
that would display the actual time that was 5.27 hours ago. I have a control
named [CollectTime] which is the actual date/time stamp used to calculate the
[TimeStamp] value. I don't want to normally display that field as part of
the record.

I tried using me.CollectTime and a bunch of variations in the controltip
text for the control named [TimeStamp] but all I got for the control tip was
"me.CollectTime". Can data be used in the control tip?
 
You can do this via code in the form's Current event. Something like:
Me.TimeStamp.ControlTipText = "CollectTime: " & Me!CollectTime

I'm a little confused by your field/control terminology; in the expression
above, .TimeStamp must be the name of the control displaying the TimeStamp
field, and CollectTime must be the name of a field in the form's
recordsource. If CollectTime is displayed in a textbox named
txtCollectTime, and TimeStamp is displayed in a textbox named txtTimeStamp,
you could use:
Me.txtTimeStamp.ControlTipText = "CollectTime: " & Me.txtCollectTime


HTH,

Rob
 
Rob,

Thanks for your help, sorry about my use of terminology. It wasn't very
good. Your hint helped me solve the issue. Thanks for your advice.

Rob Parker said:
You can do this via code in the form's Current event. Something like:
Me.TimeStamp.ControlTipText = "CollectTime: " & Me!CollectTime

I'm a little confused by your field/control terminology; in the expression
above, .TimeStamp must be the name of the control displaying the TimeStamp
field, and CollectTime must be the name of a field in the form's
recordsource. If CollectTime is displayed in a textbox named
txtCollectTime, and TimeStamp is displayed in a textbox named txtTimeStamp,
you could use:
Me.txtTimeStamp.ControlTipText = "CollectTime: " & Me.txtCollectTime


HTH,

Rob
Is there a way to use data from another control in a tool tip?
I have a field named [TimeStamp] which displays a calculated time
interval. (i.e. 5.27 hours ago.) I would like to create a control
tip for this field that would display the actual time that was 5.27
hours ago. I have a control named [CollectTime] which is the actual
date/time stamp used to calculate the [TimeStamp] value. I don't
want to normally display that field as part of the record.

I tried using me.CollectTime and a bunch of variations in the
controltip text for the control named [TimeStamp] but all I got for
the control tip was "me.CollectTime". Can data be used in the
control tip?
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