Field not disabled when printing

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Stacie Fugate

I have set up a form and certain fields are programmed to
be disabled unless certain criteria is met. This used to
be working perfectly, and to my knowledge, I changed
nothing. However, now there is a problem. It works
perfectly on the screen...but when you print, a field is
enabled (just not shaded), but it actually disabled
(shaded) on screen though. I've looked through all my
properties and code for the fields and see nothing. Does
anyone know what might be the cause of this? Any
information is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
Stacie
 
If you are printing a form, that is the fiorst problem. Forms are for
viewing, adding, and modifying data. Reports are for printing.

Disabled has nothing to do with printing data on a report. Disabled simply
means the users can modify it. You can't modify data on a report, so it is
not relavent.

The code on your form does not affect the code on your report. If you want
something to be shaded on a report, use conditional formatting and shade it.

Rick B


I have set up a form and certain fields are programmed to
be disabled unless certain criteria is met. This used to
be working perfectly, and to my knowledge, I changed
nothing. However, now there is a problem. It works
perfectly on the screen...but when you print, a field is
enabled (just not shaded), but it actually disabled
(shaded) on screen though. I've looked through all my
properties and code for the fields and see nothing. Does
anyone know what might be the cause of this? Any
information is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!
Stacie
 
I understand what you are saying, but there are reasons
why it is set up in a form, not a report. When a field is
disabled, it shows up as "shaded out in gray" both on
screen, and when printed. When it is enabled, users are
allowed to click in the field and enter data, and it will
show up unaffected on the print out. This used to work
just fine, and somehow it was changed, and I can't seem to
find that change. I was just wondering what might cause
it to do something like this. Conditional formatting does
not work, so that is not an option, since I am not
printing from a report, I am printing from a form.
 
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