Microsoft® Access® 2010 Inside Out

Exploring the Invoice Audit Web Form Macros

In the following sections, you’ll explore one of the more complicated embedded web macros used in the Back Office Software System data copy sample web database (BOSSDataCopy.accdb) to understand how macros can help automate your web application. We’ll show you a complex user interface macro that interacts with the data layer by calling named data macros and using return variables to display values returned back from the data layer to the users of the application. You’ll also learn about the powerful SetProperty macro action and how to use it to dynamically change form control properties on your web forms while they are displayed onscreen. Close any objects you might have open and then open the frmInvoiceAudit ...