Access VBA: Get Recordset from an embedded form-CodePudding

I am trying to access a value within a continuous form, and then pass that to a new form that is opened. I got this working properly, but it only works if the original form is open directly. It fails if I try and run this when the form is embedded within another form.

The error I get is;

Run-Time error '2450': MS access cannot find the referenced 'ViewerForm'

The code I am using is; (courtesy of here: Get Control or Recrdset Value on Continous Form)

Dim r As DAO.Recordset
Set r = Forms![ViewerForm].RecordsetClone 'Clone the recordset
r.Bookmark = Forms![ViewerForm].Bookmark 'Navigate to the active record
Myvalue = r!TagMain.Value

Why does the code work when I am opening the form by itself, yet fails when it is embedded within another form? Do I have to tell it the path through, to find the embedded form, such as

Forms![FormTheViewerIsEmbeddedWithin]![ViewerForm].RecordsetClone

Instead of

Forms![ViewerForm].RecordsetClone

CodePudding user response：

ViewerForm is the subform control on the main form. The control has no RecordsetClone.

You need the (sub)form that's inside it:

Forms![FormTheViewerIsEmbeddedWithin]![ViewerForm].Form.RecordsetClone

If you get the error MS access cannot find the referenced 'ViewerForm', your subform control has a different name than the subform. Check its properties in the main form.