Hi,
I'm a SQL programmer mainly, and have never really worked with VBA before. However, I have been tasked with building an access database. Basically, what I am trying to do is on one of the forms there are a set of questions to be answered ("Yes" and "No"). If certain questions are answered in a certain way I want to stop users from entering information into certain other questions. I've looked in a few books and have come up with this code (which I attach as an Event Procedure against AfterUpdate in the properties of the field)

Private Sub PaidEmploy_AfterUpdate()
If DataEntry!PaidEmploy = "Yes" Then
        DataEntry!WorkEx.Enabled = False
        DataEntry!WorkEx.Locked = True
    Else
        DataEntry!WorkEx.Enabled = True
        DataEntry!WorkEx.Locked = False
    End If
End Sub

However, when I run the form it gives me the following error in the debugger;
"Compile Error;
Qualifier must be collection"

Can anyone help me on this please, it would be most appreciated!!!

Thanks
:)

Hi, your code is not too far off. It depends what exactly the control PaidEmploy is. Is it a checkbox or a textbox or a combobox?

Textbox or combobox:

If Me.PaidEmploy = "Yes" Then
    Me.WorkEx.Enabled = False
Else
    Me.WorkEx.Enabled = True
End If

or simply

Me.PaidEmpoy.Enabled = Not (Me.PaidEmploy = "Yes")

If it's a checkbox then

If Me.PaidEmploy Then
    Me.WorkEx.Enabled = False
Else
    Me.WorkEx.Enabled = True
End If

or simply

Me.WorkEx.Enabled = Not Me.PaidEmploy

The expression "Me." is a shortcut for "Forms!DataEntry.Form." assuming "DataEntry" is the name of your form.

There's no need to lock WorkEx. When you disable AND lock it, it doesn't appear "grayed out." That's a good indicator to the user that's it's disabled.

Greg Serrano
Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality, Air Quality Division

Thankyou Greg, the first suggestion worked like a charm!! Many Thanks!! =)

I am basically trying to do the same thing. Based on what is selected in an option group, text boxes will be enabled/disabled. For example... If DHCP is clicked then only IP Address is enabled, if Static is checked then Ip Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway are enabled. Any help would be appreciated.

OK i got what i was trying to do to work... i should have done more research before i posted. But there is a bug that would make me needing this pointless... example:
When i click DHCP it changes all the records to DHCP... when i click Static it changes all records to static... AND if i open the form when DHCP is selected, it doesn't disable the boxes until i select Static then DHCP again... if anybody has fix for this it would be great. i hardly know anything about vba... all i know is what i want to do then altering sample code until i get it to work.