Active-X Calendar Control

Code to set dates Private Sub Form_Open(Cancel As Integer) ' set button caption when form opens cmdSetDate.Caption = "Set beginning date“ End Sub Private Sub cmdSetDate_Click() If cmdSetDate.Caption = "Set beginning date" Then txtBeginDate = calSelectDate.Value cmdSetDate.Caption = "Set ending date" Else txtEndDate = calSelectDate.Value cmdSetDate.Caption = "Set beginning date" End If End Sub

Code to preview report Private Sub cmdPrev_Click() Dim strRptName As String strRptName = "rptOrders" DoCmd.OpenReport strRptName, acViewPreview End Sub

Check for valid date entry ' check that end date is > begin date If txtEndDate < txtBeginDate Then MsgBox "The ending date must be later than the beginning date" cmdSetDate.Caption = "Set ending date" calSelectDate.SetFocus Exit Sub End If ' check that value entered for begin date If IsNull(txtBeginDate) Then MsgBox "You must enter a beginning date" cmdSetDate.Caption = "Set beginning date" ' check that value entered for end date If IsNull(txtEndDate) Then MsgBox "You must enter an ending date" Include this code in Click Event handler for Preview and Print Buttons

Report No Data Event Private Sub Report_NoData(Cancel As Integer) Cancel = MsgBox("No orders to display in range specified. Cancelling report...", _ vbInformation, _ Me.Caption) End Sub

Check whether form is open before running report Private Sub Report_Open(Cancel As Integer) If Not FormIsloaded("frmPrintOrders") Then Cancel = MsgBox("To preview or print this report you need to select dates from the Print Orders form. Open form?", vbOKCancel, Me.Caption) If Cancel = vbOK Then DoCmd.OpenForm "frmPrintOrders" End If End Sub

FormIsLoaded function Public Function FormIsloaded(strFrmName As String) As Boolean Const conFormDesign = 0 Dim intI As Integer FormIsloaded = False For intI = 0 To Forms.Count - 1 If Forms(intI).FormName = strFrmName Then If Forms(intI).CurrentView <> conFormDesign Then FormIsloaded = True Exit Function End If Next End Function