The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Visual Basic Professional and Enterprise Editions for
Windows, versions 4.0, 5.0
SUMMARY
The information in this article demonstrates how to bind two Data Controls
on separate forms and have the bound controls updated to scroll through the
same recordset.
MORE INFORMATION
With Microsoft Visual Basic, you can assign or set the RecordSet property
of a Data Control to any other recordset, including an existing Dynaset,
Snapshot, or Table object. In addition, you can update the bound fields of
the Data Control to reflect changes in the recordset. This allows all bound
fields on all open forms to scroll through the same recordset.
Step-by-Step Example
- In Visual Basic, start a new project. Form1 is created by default.
Add a data control (Data1) and two text boxes (Text1 and Text2)
to Form1.
- Using the following table as a guide, set the following properties of
the controls on Form1:
Control Property Value
--------------------------------------
Data1 DatabaseName BIBLIO.MDB
Data1 RecordSource Titles
Text1 DataSource Data1
Text1 DataField Title
Text2 DataSource Data1
Text2 DataField Year Published
- Add the following code to the Load() event of Form1.
Sub Form1_Load()
Data1.Refresh ' Data control must be refreshed before
' showing form2.
Form2.Show ' Load second form that refers to data control
' on this form.
End Sub
- Add a second form to the project. Form2 is created by default.
Add a data control (Data1) and two text boxes (Text1 and Text2)
to Form2.
- Using the following table as a guide, set the following properties of
the controls on Form2:
Control Property Value
----------------------------------
Text1 DataSource Data1
Text2 DataSource Data1
- Add the following code to the Form_Load event of Form2.
Sub Form_Load ()
Text1.DataField = "Subject" ' Assign the bound field values.
Text2.DataField = "Comments"
Set Data1.Recordset = Form1.Data1.Recordset ' This is the key.
End Sub
- Press the F5 key to run the program. The two forms should display on the
screen. When you click either Data Control to scroll through the
recordset, the bound fields on both forms will scroll at the same time.
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