ACC2000: How to Test a User-Defined Filter Using the Filter By Form Feature (210037)

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In the following sample procedure, if the filter that you apply does not return any records, a message appears, and you return to the Filter By Form screen to retry the filter.

CAUTION: If you follow the steps in this example, you modify the sample database Northwind.mdb. You may want to back up the Northwind.mdb file and follow these steps on a copy of the database.

1. Start Microsoft Access and open the sample database Northwind.mdb.
2. Open the Employees form in Design view.
3. Set the OnApplyFilter property to the following event procedure:

   Private Sub Form_ApplyFilter(Cancel As Integer, ApplyType As _
      Integer)
      Me.TimerInterval = 100
   End Sub
   					

4. Set the OnTimer property to the following event procedure:

   Private Sub Form_Timer()
      Dim strfilter As String
      Me.TimerInterval = 0
      If IsNull(Me.Filter) Then Exit Sub
      strfilter = Me.Filter
      If Me.RecordsetClone.RecordCount = 0 Then
          MsgBox "The selected filter:" & Chr(13) & _
          strfilter & Chr(13) & _
          "returns no records. Try a less restrictive search."
          ' Form, Records, Filter, Filter By Form.
          DoCmd.DoMenuItem 0, 5, 0, 0, acMenuVer70
      End If
   End Sub
   					

5. Save the form and open it in Form view.
6. On the Records menu, point to Filter, and then click Filter By Form.
7. In the First Name box, select Laura.
8. On the Filter menu, click Apply Filter/Sort. Note that the record for "Laura Callahan" is returned.
9. On the Records menu, point to Filter, and then click Filter By Form.
10. In the First Name box, type Test.
11. On the Filter menu, click Apply Filter/Sort.
12. Note that the following message appears, indicating the filter does not return records:

    The selected filter:
    ((Employees.FirstName="Test"))
    returns no records. Try a less restrictive search.

NOTE: To cancel the Filter By Form mode, remove all criteria and click Apply Filter/Sort on the Filter menu.