Queries and subforms

Hi Stephen,

Yes, sorry i worded the questions badly.

I have a subform form based on a query. i am trying to filter the records. When i open the form as a form the filter works perfectly but when i open it as the subform it won't work. i have tried:

me.docmd.applyfilter "qrySearchEmpName"

i get "Method or data member not found" in response

I have also tried:

frmEmployee.docmd.applyfilter "qrySearchEmpName"

i get "run-time error - object required" in response.

The code is attached to a button on the subform.

Thanks for your help.

Regards,
Anna