I'm put this code in the onOpen event and/or the OnActivate event in the

main form:

           'set the subform's filter equal to the main form's filter

           Me.subrpt_OfficeLevel.Report.Filter = Me.Filter

I keep getting error messages.



I can't get the filter set  in the subform's open event either with this

code:

               me.filter = me.parent.filter



How can I do this?  my subreport is not linked by master/child fields. It

is in the report footer.

Help! Carol

> 

> I'm put this code in the onOpen event and/or the OnActivate event in the

> main form:

>            'set the subform's filter equal to the main form's filter

>            Me.subrpt_OfficeLevel.Report.Filter = Me.Filter

> I keep getting error messages.

> 

> I can't get the filter set  in the subform's open event either with this

> code:

>                me.filter = me.parent.filter

> 

> How can I do this?  my subreport is not linked by master/child fields. It

> is in the report footer.

> Help! Carol



I found a way to do it. The report has to be open to set its properties. I 

don't know if I can set properties otherwise. Does anyone know if it can be

done if the report is closed?



In report_open of the Main report's module:



    'set the subform's filter equal to the main form's filter

     Dim doc As Document, con As Container

    Set con = db.Containers("Reports")

    'Application.Echo False

    For Each doc In con.Documents

        If doc.Name = "subrptSectionSummary_Office" Then

               DoCmd.OpenReport doc.Name, acViewDesign

               Reports(doc.Name).Filter = Me.Filter

               Reports(doc.Name).FilterOn = True

               DoCmd.Save

               DoCmd.Close acReport, doc.Name

        End If

    Next

    Application.Echo True



in report_activate:  docmd.requery me.name

> 

> 

Carol,



  For what you need to do, you will need to understand the Sequence of 

Events occurring when a Report opens.

  The Open Event, simply Opens the Object. The object will then load it's 

recordsource.







> > 

> > I'm put this code in the onOpen event and/or the OnActivate event in 

the

> > main form:

> >            'set the subform's filter equal to the main form's filter

> >            Me.subrpt_OfficeLevel.Report.Filter = Me.Filter

> > I keep getting error messages.

> > 

> > I can't get the filter set  in the subform's open event either with 

this

> > code:

> >                me.filter = me.parent.filter

> > 

> > How can I do this?  my subreport is not linked by master/child fields. 

It

> > is in the report footer.

> > Help! Carol

> 

> I found a way to do it. The report has to be open to set its properties. 

I 

> don't know if I can set properties otherwise. Does anyone know if it can 

be

> done if the report is closed?

> 

> In report_open of the Main report's module:

> 

>     'set the subform's filter equal to the main form's filter

>      Dim doc As Document, con As Container

>     Set con = db.Containers("Reports")

>     'Application.Echo False

>     For Each doc In con.Documents

>         If doc.Name = "subrptSectionSummary_Office" Then

>                DoCmd.OpenReport doc.Name, acViewDesign

>                Reports(doc.Name).Filter = Me.Filter

>                Reports(doc.Name).FilterOn = True

>                DoCmd.Save

>                DoCmd.Close acReport, doc.Name

>         End If

>     Next

>     Application.Echo True

> 

> in report_activate:  docmd.requery me.name

> > 

> > 

Carol,



 To achieve your goal, you will need to understand the sequence of events 

when a Report Opens.



  For the main report::



  Open - Activate - Close - Deactivate



  For the Detail (where the data is displayed) AND the Report



  Open (report) - Activate (report) - Format (report section) - Print 

(report section) - Close (report) - Deactivate (report)



  Any manipulation of data, or interraction with subreports should occur 

not before the 'Format (report section) - Print (report section)' events, 

as there is no controls or data there until that time.



  Sub Reports also have the same Events as their Parents, but the sub 

Report is not Opened until the Format (report Section) event of the Parent 

is kicked off, because no controls exist until that time, and the sub 

report only exixsts within the sub report control.



  Therefore, if you were to place the code ::



 me.filter = me.parent.filter



  in the Print (report section) event of the subform, you may find it 

works.



 HTH 



Tony