MS Access: passing parameters from one access form to another

Question

I\'ve got a form and a button on it. I would like to open another form on a button click with a parameter passed from the parent form to the child form (child form\'s Record

Answer 1

If the parent form is open, you can do the following

Forms!MyParentForm!myPublicVariableOfParentForm

There could be other ways, whereby you can call a method on the child form with a parameter from the parent form. Remember the control will likely need focus before being manipulated.