ACC: How to Filter a Report Using a Form's Filter

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1. Open the sample database Northwind.mdb.
2. Use the AutoReport: Tabular Wizard to create a new report based on the Customers table. Close and save the report as rptCustomers.
3. Use the AutoForm: Tabular Wizard to create a new form based on the Customers table. Close and save the form as frmFilterForm.
4. Open frmFilterForm in Design view. Increase the size of the form footer section so that it can hold three command buttons.
5. Create a command button in the form footer and set its properties as follows:
   

          Name:     cmdOpenReport
          Caption:  Open Report
          OnClick:  [Event Procedure]
   						

   
   Set the OnClick [Event Procedure] as follows:
   

          Private Sub cmdOpenReport_Click()
            If Me.Filter = "" Then
              MsgBox "Apply a filter to the form first"
            Else
              DoCmd.OpenReport "rptCustomers", A_PREVIEW, , Me.Filter
            End If
          End Sub
   						

6. Create a second button in the form footer and set its properties as follows:
   

          Name:     cmdClearFilter
          Caption:  Clear Filter
          OnClick:  [Event Procedure]
   						

   
   Set the OnClick [Event Procedure] as follows:
   

          Private Sub cmdClearFilter_Click()
            Me.Filter = ""
          End Sub
   						

7. Create a third button in the form footer and set its properties as follows:
   

          Name:     cmdClose
          Caption:  Close
          OnClick:  [Event Procedure]
   						

   
   Set the OnClick [Event Procedure] as follows:
   

          Private Sub cmdClose_Click()
            DoCmd.Close acForm, Me.Form.Name
          End Sub
   						

8. Set the following properties for the frmFilterForm form:
   

          OnOpen:  [Event Procedure]
          OnClose: [Event Procedure]
   						

   
   Set the form's OnOpen [Event Procedure] as follows:
   

          Private Sub Form_Open(Cancel as Integer)
            Me.Filter = ""
          End Sub
   
        Set the form's OnClose [Event Procedure] as follows:
   
          Private Sub Form_Close()
            DoCmd.Close acReport, "rptCustomers"
          End Sub
   						

9. Switch the form to Form view.
10. On the toolbar, click the Filter By Form button to set a filter, and then click the Apply Filter button to apply the filter.
11. Click the Open Report button on the form. A report should appear with the same filter that was applied to the form.