MS-ACCESS Filter Subform with Button

Question

I am trying to do something I imagine is very trivial. I was able to do this using a ComboBox, but have switched to using SubForms, due to the ease of conditional formatting.

Form = Expiring

SubForm = CORE2

Fields = [Core], [Active]

Button = CoreSearch

Option Compare Database

Private Sub CoreSearch_Click()

Dim Task As String

Me.Refresh

Task = "SELECT * FROM CORE2.Expiring WHERE DateDiff('m', [Core RS], Date()) > 36 And [Active] = True"

DoCmd.ApplyFilter Task

End Sub

I keep getting The action of method is invalid because the form or report isn't bound to a table or query . Is this because I am not specifying where to apply the filter?

Answer 1

I can't find any example that uses the FilterName argument, they all use the WHERE Condition argument.

ApplyFilter acts on whatever form the code is behind.

Assuming button is on form CORE2.

DoCmd.ApplyFilter , "DateDiff('m', [Core RS], Date()) > 36 And [Active] = True"

Alternatively:

Me.Filter = "DateDiff('m', [Core RS], Date()) > 36 And [Active] = True"
Me.FilterOn = True

Suggest naming subform/subreport container control different from the object it holds, such as ctrCore. If button is on main form and you want to apply filter to subform:

Me.ctrCore.Form.Filter = "DateDiff('m', [Core RS], Date()) > 36 And [Active] = True"
Me.ctrCore.Form.FilterOn = True