Access VBA visible control form from another form - forms

Question

I have a table and form setup to control another form in my database.
I'm wanting to make a code that will take the title from my field and add it to my code as a variable to change the visibility options of my other form.
my form is set with all the of the names to all objects on the form I want to control.
LSE_FORM_ADMIN = The table with all the LSE_FORM_ALL names in it.
Table is setup with 3 columns key, names and a checkbox which I put into a form to make a continuous list.
here is my code on the form, but I keep getting and runtime 424: object required error:
Private Sub Form_Current()
Dim VARSET As Object
Dim VAR As String
VARSET = DLookup("TITLE", Table!LSE_FORM_ADMIN, "") 'keep getting error here
VAR = VARSET
If Me!CB = "-1" Then
Form_LSE_FORM_ALL!VAR.Visible = True
Else
Form_LSE_FORM_ALL!VAR.Visible = False
End If
End Sub
can someone help me fix this code so that it will grab the title field data and make it a variable to add to the rest of the code?

Answer 1

It's difficult to see exactly what you are trying to achieve, but your problems stem from using the variant variable type when you should be using an explicit Form or Control type. Using your last example.
RSTT.Visible = True 'getting Run-time error '424': object required
This is because you have declared RSTT as a variant. The line
RSTT = "Form_LSE_FORM_ALL" & "!" & (RST)
results in the variable RSTT containing a string, which does not have a property ".Visible"
Set DB = CurrentDb
Set RS = DB.OpenRecordset("LSE_FORM_ADMIN")
These lines are redundant as you have the values that you need available on the form fields which are already bound to the table LSE_FORM_ADMIN.
As far as I understand, you have a continuous form (ADMIN?) bound to the table LSE_FORM_Admin. As you step through the records on this form, you want code to be fired which takes the value of the TITLE field/control and use it to set a control with the same name, on a separate form, Form_LSE_FORM_ALL, to be (in)visible, dependent on the value of the checkbox control name CB on the ADMIN form?
If you want the ADMIN form to make the changes "live" to the ALL form, you should consider using an event of the CB checkbox control. Using the current event of the form means that the changes you make will not be reflected in the ALL form until you step out of the record you have just edited, then back in, to fire the form's Current event on that record.
Example using AfterUpdate event of CB checkbox
Private Sub CB_AfterUpdate()
Dim strRST As String
Dim frmTarget as Form
Dim ctlRSTT As Control
Set strRST = Me!TITLE
Set frmTarget = Forms("Form_LSE_FORM_ALL")
Set ctlRSTT = frmTarget.Controls(strRST)
ctlRSTT.Visible = Me!CB 'getting Run-time error '424': object required
End Sub

Answer 2

really not sure how to do the syntax when doing a recordset to a table from the form, need some help with that.
here is my code and attempt at the record set:
Private Sub Form_Current()
Dim DB As Database
Dim RS As Recordset
Dim RST As String
Set DB = CurrentDb
Set RS = DB.OpenRecordset("LSE_FORM_ADMIN")
Set RST = RS 'GETTING OBJECT REQUIRED ERROR ON "RST ="
Do Until RS.EOF
RST = Me!TITLE
RS.MoveNext
Loop
If Me!CB = "-1" Then
Form_LSE_FORM_ALL!RS.Visible = True
Else
Form_LSE_FORM_ALL!RS.Visible = False
End If
End Sub

Answer 3

I think I know what you are trying to do, but your descriptions / references are not matching up. Please look at the following comments and clarify:
1. You say "...make a code that will take the title from my field and ..." but your code is taking "Me.Title", "ME" is a reference to the Form - not a field.
2. Your code is in the "Form_Current" event, which means it will fire for every record you process. That will work, but I think you want to do this code only once to be more efficient.
3. You have no provision for processing more than one field. I think you need to loop through all fields in your table, setting visible to true or false.
The following is my suggestion, but I will update once you clarify the issues.
Option Compare Database
Option Explicit
Dim DB As DAO.Database
Dim RS As DAO.Recordset
'Dim RST As Variant
'Dim RSTT As Variant
Public Sub FORM_CURRENT()
Set DB = CurrentDb
Set RS = DB.OpenRecordset("LSE_FORM_ADMIN")
Do While Not RS.EOF ' Loop thru all field names for the form
If RS!HideYN = True Then ' Desire to hide the field?
Me(RS!ctlname).Visible = False ' Yes, hide the field.
Else
Me(RS!ctlname).Visible = True ' No, show the field
End If
RS.MoveNext ' Get next field name
Loop
RS.Close
Set RS = Nothing
Set DB = Nothing
'Set RST = Me!Title
'RSTT = "Form_LSE_FORM_ALL" & "!" & (RST)
'If Me!CB = "-1" Then
' RSTT.Visible = True 'getting Run-time error '424': object required
'Else
' RSTT.Visible = False
'End If
End Sub

Answer 4

Final code, thanks to Cheesenbranston.
Private Sub Form_AfterUpdate()
Dim strRST As String
Dim frmTarget As Form
Dim ctlRSTT As Control
strRST = Me!TITLE
Set frmTarget = Forms("LSE_FORM_ALL")
Set ctlRSTT = frmTarget.Controls(strRST)
If Me!CB = "-1" Then
ctlRSTT.Visible = True
Else
ctlRSTT.Visible = False
End If
End Sub
#Cheesenbranston: Your original code was more like a toggle of on and off so if my object was not visible then my trigger checkbox would make it visible when checked, more of a quality of life for my own needs, none the less worked. Also strRST doesn't need SET since its just a String. Thanks again =D very happy day!