I have a main form with a tab control containing multiple subforms. I need to be sure that the data in a subform is saved when the user switches tabs. The problem is that DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdSaveRecord seems only applies to the current form so it doesn’t save the data in the subform.
I have tried different events on the subform such as deactivate, OnLostFocus etc but they don’t fire until another field somewhere else gets the focus.
The ideal solution would seem to be to put something on the OnChange event of the tab control to be sure that all the data is saved. That is my question, how to do I save the record in a subform?
In Access, the default is to save, so unless you have done something pretty complicated to prevent this, moving the focus from a subform will automatically save the record. You can test this by adding a record, moving from the subform, and then checking the table.