The Updated event does not fire for some controls in Microsoft Access 2007

In Microsoft Access 2007 when you use the Updated event of an ActiveX control inserted on a Microsoft Access form, that event will not fire.

Microsoft is aware of this problem in Access 2007.

To work around this issue, choose one of the following methods:

Method 1

Use the Change event. 

The On Change event may not appear in the Property Sheet of the ActiveX control. However, you can implement the Change event for the control by editing the VBA code for the control. For example:

1. Open the Visual Basic Editor (Alt+F11)

2. On the Microsoft Access form where the control resides, create a Change event for the control with the following code stub:

Private Sub SpinButton0_Change()

End Sub

3. Copy the existing code from the Updated event to the Change event.

If you prefer, you can rename the Updated event to Change event. In the form's code locate the following line:

Private Sub SpinButton0_Updated(Code as Integer)

Change the line to:

Private Sub SpinButton0_Change()

Method 2

Use a different version of Microsoft Office Access. The problem does not occur in other versions, such as Access 2010 or Access 2003.

Method 3

Use a different control. Not all controls have an On Updated event. There may be another control available that performs a similar function but uses different events, such as the Before Update or After Update events.

The form controls native to Microsoft Office Access do not include an On Updated event. The ActiveX controls, Microsoft Forms 2.0 SpinButton and Microsoft Forms 2.0 TabStrip, are two controls that include the Updated event and experience this issue in Access 2007. You may also experience this issue with other external or third-party controls, such as those available from the Insert ActiveX Control menu. 

If a name of a macro appears in the On Updated event in the Property sheet for the ActiveX control, you may need to convert the Updated event to the Change event in VBA. For instance, if "Macro1" appears in the On Updated event, open the form in design view and then open the VBA window for the form. Create the following procedure in the VBA for the Access form where the control resides:

Private Sub SpinButton0_Change()
    DoCmd.RunMacro "Macro1"
End Sub

If you see "On Change" on the Events tab of the Property Sheet of your control, you can simply move the macro name from the On Updated event to the On Change event and will not need to create any VBA code.

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