A reader wants to know how to get a report to display just the items related to a specific order.
Q: George Adams is having a problem with getting a report to display just the items related to a specific order. How can this be done?
A: You need to filter the report for the matching items, using an OrderID or other key field. One way is to create a version of the report with a criterion on the key field that matches the key field on the form; another is to create a filter string in code and apply it to the report. Here is a procedure that uses the filter string method:
Private Sub cmdPrintOrder_Click()
On Error GoTo ErrorHandler
Dim lngOrderID As Long
Dim strCaption As String
Dim strReport As String
Dim rpt As Access.Report
lngOrderID = Nz(Me![OrderID])
If lngOrderID = 0 Then
GoTo ErrorHandlerExit
Else
strReport = “rptSingleOrder”
strCaption = “Order No. ” & lngOrderID
End If
DoCmd.OpenReport reportname:=strReport, _
View:=acViewPreview, _
windowmode:=acHidden
Set rpt = Reports(strReport)
rpt.Caption = strCaption
DoCmd.OpenReport reportname:=strReport, _
View:=acNormal
ErrorHandlerExit:
Exit Sub
ErrorHandler:
MsgBox “Error No: ” & Err.Number & “; Description: ” & _
Err.Description
Resume ErrorHandlerExit
End Sub
