expression.FindRecord(FindWhat, Match, MatchCase, Search, SearchAsFormatted, OnlyCurrentField, FindFirst)
expression Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.
FindWhat Required Variant. An expression that evaluates to text, a number, or a date. The expression contains the data to search for.
Match Optional AcFindMatch.
AcFindMatch can be one of these AcFindMatch constants. |
acAnywhere |
acEntire default |
acStart
If you leave this argument blank, the default constant (acEntire) is assumed. |
MatchCase Optional Variant. Use True for a case-sensitive search and False for a search that's not case-sensitive. If you leave this argument blank, the default (False) is assumed.
Search Optional AcSearchDirection.
AcSearchDirection can be one of these AcSearchDirection constants. |
acDown |
acSearchAll default |
acUp
If you leave this argument blank, the default constant (acSearchAll) is assumed. |
SearchAsFormatted Optional Variant. Use True to search for data as it's formatted and False to search for data as it's stored in the database. If you leave this argument blank, the default (False) is assumed.
OnlyCurrentField Optional AcFindField.
AcFindField can be one of these AcFindField constants. |
acAll |
acCurrent
default
If you leave this argument blank, the default constant (acCurrent) is assumed. |
FindFirst Optional Variant. Use True to start the search at the first record. Use False to start the search at the record following the current record. If you leave this argument blank, the default (True) is assumed.
Remarks
For more information on how the action and its arguments work, see the action topic.
You can leave an optional argument blank in the middle of the syntax, but you must include the argument's comma. If you leave one or more trailing arguments blank, don't use a comma following the last argument you specify.
Example
The following example finds the first occurrence in the records of the name Smith in the current field. It doesn't find occurrences of smith or Smithson.
DoCmd.FindRecord "Smith",, True,, True