Solved: forms and queries

[goldie12]

Is it possible to create a form that will allow a user to perform their own queries? Basically I need some type of form where the user just clicks on certain criteria and performs queires and is able to present those results in a report. any suggestions?

[chocobochick]

You can create a query to reference user input from a form's controls. So as long as the tables, join relationships, and selected fields are always the same, you can save a single query that can change depending on the user's input.

For example, say your form is named "frmSelectReport", which has a textbox named "txtLastName" where the user can specify which last name to search for. In your saved query, you would place the line [Forms]![frmSelectReport]![txtLastName] (with all brackets) in the Criteria box for the last name field. Then whenever the query is executed (whether by itself or for a form or report), it will use the value of the txtLastName textbox (provided that the form is opened) as its criteria.

[goldie12]

You can create a query to reference user input from a form's controls. So as long as the tables, join relationships, and selected fields are always the same, you can save a single query that can change depending on the user's input.

For example, say your form is named "frmSelectReport", which has a textbox named "txtLastName" where the user can specify which last name to search for. In your saved query, you would place the line [Forms]![frmSelectReport]![txtLastName] (with all brackets) in the Criteria box for the last name field. Then whenever the query is executed (whether by itself or for a form or report), it will use the value of the txtLastName textbox (provided that the form is opened) as its criteria.

One more question. I get the following error message when I try and run my parameter query:

Invalid bracketing of name'[Forms]![Query]![StartDate] And [Forms]![Query]![EndDate]'.

Any suggestions?
Thanks for your help.

[chocobochick]

You named your form "Query"? Try renaming it to something that might not be misinterpreted as a special keyword. I personally use the naming convention in which each form starts with the letters "frm", so in a case like this I might name it "frmUserQuery" or something similar.

Let me know if that doesn't solve the problem.

[goldie12]

You named your form "Query"? Try renaming it to something that might not be misinterpreted as a special keyword. I personally use the naming convention in which each form starts with the letters "frm", so in a case like this I might name it "frmUserQuery" or something similar.

Let me know if that doesn't solve the problem.

I renamed it to Results and I still get the same error message.

[chocobochick]

That's an odd error. What version of Access are you using? What's the exact expression (all punctuation included) entered into your criteria box?

[goldie12]

That's an odd error. What version of Access are you using? What's the exact expression (all punctuation included) entered into your criteria box?

It should be:

 
PARAMETERS [Forms]![Results]![CompanyName] Text ( 255 ), [Forms]![Results]![StartDate] DateTime, [Forms]![Results]![EndDate] DateTime;

as The operators Between and AND are not included in the parameter. It works fine now.

Thank you for your help!!!

[xCav8r]

Goldie, if this is solved, would you mind using the Thread Tools at the top of this page to mark it solved? Thanks.