Understanding Event Sequence and Form Editing

One of the best ways to learn event sequence is to see events in action. In the WeddingMC.mdb sample database, you can find a special form that you can use to study events. Open the sample database and then open the WeddingEvents form as shown in Figure 21-2. (The form’s Caption property is set to Wedding List.)

A form to study event sequence.

Figure 21-2. A form to study event sequence.

When you open the form, it also opens an event display pop-up form that shows the events that have occurred. All the events (except the Mouse events, which fire so frequently that they would make it hard to study other events) are set to write the event ...

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