Refresh form while Open

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I have a form(form1) that has a button that opens another form(form2) which
is dependent on data from form1.
Is there a way to refresh the data on form2 if the user leaves form2 open
while moving to a new record on form1?
 
Not sure why you have new forms popping open and closed, just to show
'dependent' data.

Take a look at the "main form/subform" construction in Access. The data
you have in form1 (i.e. the "main form") will cause the related (dependent)
records to be displayed in the subform (what you now use a separate
popped-up form to show).

Good luck!

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Access MVP

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form2 is not a subform...it is actually a sort of calculator and doesn't have
a table behind it. The information on form2 is not needed nor does it
populate any data on form1, and is only a reference. form2 does not populate
any fields on form1, it only gives suggestions as to how a field might be
populated. So user can click the button to open form2 and certain data from
form1 is populated in a few fields in form2 so that a calculation can be
made. The problem comes into play because user may not close form2 and then
might move to the next record on form1, in this case form2 is still
displaying fields values from form1.
I hope I'm typing my explaination so that it is understandable....
 
It sounds like you wish form2 to close when you leave it. Have you looked
into using the LostFocus event of that form?

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Access MVP

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Yes that would be the best solution I did try in the LostFocus event of form2
DoCmd.Close
but this did not cause the form to close when the next record was selected
on form1.
 
I'm not following.

Where did you put the DoCmd.Close?

If form2 was closed, how does it appear again "when the next record was
selected on form1"?

Regards

Jeff Boyce
Microsoft Access MVP

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Well I put the DoCmd.Close acForm, "FormName" in several places actually,
have been working on it for hours since I couldn't figure out how to refresh
the form info. I finally put it in the Current event by suggestion and that
worked. It is so amazing how the same command will work differently on
different db's...sometimes it just drives me bonkers...
Thanks so much for your help it is much apprieciated!
 
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