Close Method

The Close method carries out the Close action in Visual Basic.

expression   Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

ObjectType  Optional AcObjectType.

ObjectName  Optional Variant. A string expression that's the valid name of an object of the type selected by the objecttype argument.

Save  Optional AcCloseSave.

Remarks

For more information on how the action and its arguments work, see the action topic.

If you leave the objecttype and objectname arguments blank (the default constant, acDefault, is assumed for objecttype), Microsoft Access closes the active window. If you specify the save argument and leave the objecttype and objectname arguments blank, you must include the objecttype and objectname arguments' commas.

Note   If a form has a control bound to a field that has its Required property set to 'Yes,' and the form is closed using the Close method without entering any data for that field, an error message is not displayed. Any changes made to the record will be aborted. When the form is closed using the Windows Close button, the Close action in a macro, or selecting Close from the File menu, Microsoft Access displays an alert. The following code will display an error message when attempting to close a form with a Null field, using the Close method.

If IsNull(Me![Field1]) Then
    If MsgBox("'Field1' must contain a value." _
        & Chr(13) & Chr(10) _
    & "Press 'OK' to return and enter a value." _
    & Chr(13) & Chr(10) _
    & "Press 'Cancel' to abort the record.", _
        vbOKCancel, "A Required field is Null") = _
        vbCancel Then
        DoCmd.Close
    End If
End If

Example

The following example uses the Close method to close the form Order Review, saving any changes to the form without prompting:

DoCmd.Close acForm, "Order Review", acSaveYes