Wednesday 6 July 2016

Troubleshooting:Auto Numbering Field Error

Auto Numbering Field

I'm not sure this will be easy to explain, but I'll do my best. 
Part 1.
I have a subform called frmGoalsAndObjectives within the parent form frmIEP.  On the subform there is a field named NumGoal.  I need for this field to automatically begin numbering at 1 each time a new IEP is started.  Each time a new goal is started within
the same IEP, the number would increase by 1, thus next goal would be 2.  One thing that needs to be kept in mind is if the user closes the form and reopens to finish at a later time, we would need to be able to continue with the numbering sequence.  As mentioned,
each time a new IEP is started the numbering for each goal (NumGoal) needs to start over at 1. 

Part 2.

The subform frmGoalsAndObjectives also has a subform named frmObjectiveSubform with a field named ObjectiveNum.  I need to be able to do something similar with this field, however with a bit of a twist.  The numbering needs to be as such: 1.1  Where 1:1
represents goal 1, objective 1.  If we add a new objective to goal one, we would have the next objective being 1.2 and so on.  If a new goal is started, the first objective of the new goal would be numbered 2.1 and the next objective would be 2.2 and so on. 
Again, each time a new IEP is started the goal needs to begin at one and the objective needs to begin at 1.1
I assume this needs to be done programmatically, but how?
Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Solutions to the Problem Auto Numbering Field

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You can do this very simply by setting the DefaultValue property of the relevant bound control in the subform's Current event procedure with code along these lines:

    Dim strCriteria As String

    strCriteria = "IEP_ID = " & Nz(Me.Parent.IEP_ID, 0)

    Me.NumGoal.DefaultValue = """" & _
        Nz(DMax("NumGoal", "Goals_Table", strCriteria), 0) + 1 & """"

This assumes that the subform is linked to the parent form on the keys named IEP_ID.  Goals_Table is the name of the subform's table.

In the nested subform do similarly but default the value returned by the DMax function to 1 rather than zero, and increment the value by 0.1

    Dim strCriteria As String

    strCriteria = "Goal_ID = " & Nz(Me.Parent.Goal_ID, 0)

    Me.ObjectiveNum.DefaultValue = """" & _
        Nz(DMax("ObjectiveNum", "Objectives_Table", strCriteria), 1) + 0.1 & """"

Note that in each case the values, although numeric, are wrapped in literal quotes characters.  This is because the DefaultValue property is always a string expression, regardless of the data type of the column to which the control is bound.

Exactly the same code should also be out in the AfterDelConfirm event procedure of each subform to allow for the possible deletion of rows in the subform.

You'll find this technique illustrated in the activities subform within the parents form in ParentActivities.zip in my public databases folder at:
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=44CC60D7FEA42912&id=44CC60D7FEA42912!169

If you have difficulty opening the link copy its text (NB, not the link location) and paste it into your browser's address bar.

This little demo file does not take account of possible conflicts in a multi-user environment, however.  For ways of handling these see the CustomNumber demo in the same OneDrive folder.
PS:  I've assumed the value after the decimal point in the ObjectiveNum will never exceed 9.

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