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Form.OnDelete property (Access)

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Sets or returns the value of the On Delete box in the Properties window of a form. Read/write String.

Syntax

expression.OnDelete

expression A variable that represents a Form object.

Remarks

This property is helpful for programmatically changing the action that Microsoft Access takes when an event is triggered. For example, between event calls you may want to change an expression's parameters, or switch from an event procedure to an expression or macro, depending on the circumstances under which the event was triggered.

The Delete event occurs when the user performs some action, such as pressing the Delete key to delete a record, but before the record is actually deleted.

The OnDelete value will be one of the following, depending on the selection chosen in the Choose Builder window (accessed by choosing the Build button next to the On Delete box in the form's Properties window):

  • If you choose Expression Builder, the value will be =expression, where expression is the expression from the Expression Builder window.

  • If you choose Macro Builder, the value is the name of the macro.

  • If you choose Code Builder, the value will be [Event Procedure].

If the On Delete box is blank, the property value is an empty string.

Example

The following example associates the Delete event with the Form_Delete event for the Order Entry form.

Forms("Order Entry").OnDelete = "[Event Procedure]"

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