You can use the GoToRecord macro action in Access desktop databases and Access web apps to make the specified record the current record in an open table, form, or query result set.
Setting
In Access desktop databases the GoToRecord macro action has the following arguments.
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Action argument |
Description |
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Object Type |
The type of object that contains the record you want to make current. Select Table, Query, Form, Server View, Stored Procedure, or Function in the Object Type box. Leave this argument blank to select the active object. |
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Object Name |
The name of the object that contains the record you want to make the current record. The Object Name box shows all objects in the current database of the type selected by the Object Type argument. If you leave the Object Type argument blank, leave this argument blank also. |
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Record |
The record to make the current record. Select Previous, Next, First, Last, Go To, or New in the Record box. The default is Next. |
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Offset |
An integer or expression that evaluates to an integer. An expression must be preceded by an equal sign (=). This argument specifies the record to make the current record. You can use the Offset argument in two ways:
Note: If you use the First, Last, or New setting for the Record argument, Access ignores the Offset argument. If you enter an Offset argument that is too large, Access displays an error message. You can't enter negative numbers for the Offset argument. |
In Access web apps, the GoToRecord macro action has only one argument.
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Action argument |
Description |
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Record |
The record to make the current record. Select Previous, Next, First, or Last in the Record box. The default is Next. |
Remarks
If the focus is in a particular control in a record, this macro action leaves it in the same control for the new record.
You can use the New setting for the Record argument to move to the blank record at the end of a form or table so you can enter new data.
In Access desktop databases, this action is similar to clicking the arrow below the Find button on the Home tab and then clicking Go To. The First, Last, Next, Previous, and New Record subcommands of the Go To command have the same effect on the selected object as the First, Last, Next, Previous, and New settings for the Record argument. You can also move to records by using the navigation buttons at the bottom of the window.
In Access desktop databases you can use the GoToRecord action to make a record on a hidden form the current record if you specify the hidden form in the Object Type and Object Name arguments.
To run the GoToRecord action in a Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) module, use the GoToRecord method of the DoCmd object.
