VBA Programming – Simple Code for Forms

Knowledge of Visual Basic Application (VBA) programming can be very useful when dealing with Microsoft Access. You should keep in mind that VBA is event-driven and very good when dealing with customized user forms and dialog boxes. Do not worry if you have no experience with VBA, as it is easy to learn and perhaps the best way to start is by trying out some basic code.

You can actually start by writing code to improve the efficiency of a form that you have already created or are in the process of creating. The goal of a good form is to allow users to enter data quickly and with little or no errors. This can be achieved by using VBA, so let us try a simple operation.

You should begin by creating a new form in the design view. You will notice that all your objects and controls (text and combo boxes, command buttons etc) have events associated with them (click and change events etc). All these can be modified with code.

Select the control you want to modify by clicking it once and choose to display its properties. Click on the property you want to change and click again on the “(…)” that you will see next to it. Now click on Code Builder and the VBA Editor will be displayed.

Now you can write code that will affect the way the form works. You can even write a function that will notify the user of any errors detected in the form and then saves the information in a record once the error has been corrected.

There are many free VBA tutorials available on the internet which will allow you to try out the example suggested above. Sometimes the best way to learn is by practical experimentation.

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