Cannot find field referred to

[bhughes2187]

Ok, here is the scoop.

I have a report that I am designing. Now, the table that the data comes from, has an field called ATTRIBUTE. This field is populated with an R to indicate when a page break should occur. I then have this block of code to condition the page break:

Private Sub Detail_Format(Cancel As Integer, FormatCount As Integer)
Me![CondPgBreak].Visible = False

If Me![ATTRIBUTE] = "R" Then
 Me![CondPgBreak].Visible = True
 End If
End Sub

This works beautifully..

Now, due to design issues, I have had to add a new field called PAGEFLAG, and now my R references for the page breaks occur in that field. I have updated the query that the report pulls from to add this new field. When I run the query everything is fine. However when I try running the report with the code changed to reflect the new field to use, :

Private Sub Detail_Format(Cancel As Integer, FormatCount As Integer)
Me![CondPgBreak].Visible = False

If Me![PAGEFLAG] = "R" Then
 Me![CondPgBreak].Visible = True
 End If

End Sub

I now get a run time error saying that the field in the expression could not be found.

Exact error is: Graphics.mdb can't find the field 'PAGEFLAG' referred to in your expression. Runtime error 2465


I am confused... Please help me

[Stewart Ross]

Hi. From what you say, the most likely explanation is that you have not included the field PAGEFLAG as a control on your report, or if you have included it you have changed its name to something else.

Me![PAGEFLAG] is interpreted as 'the value of the control named PAGEFLAG on the current report'. It does not mean 'the field called PAGEFLAG in the recordsource query'.

If there is no control with this name on your report a run-time error will result, as you are finding. If the field is indeed missing drag a copy of the PAGEFLAG field onto your report from the report's field list. If you do not want to print it set its Visible property to No.

-Stewart

[bhughes2187]

Hi. From what you say, the most likely explanation is that you have not included the field PAGEFLAG as a control on your report, or if you have included it you have changed its name to something else.

Me![PAGEFLAG] is interpreted as 'the value of the control named PAGEFLAG on the current report'. It does not mean 'the field called PAGEFLAG in the recordsource query'.

If there is no control with this name on your report a run-time error will result, as you are finding. If the field is indeed missing drag a copy of the PAGEFLAG field onto your report from the report's field list. If you do not want to print it set its Visible property to No.

-Stewart

OK Thanks! I must have put the attribute control on there and hid it somehow as I could not find it any where on the design view, it is basically used as a reference point.. I will add the control to the report itself