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| message from =?Utf-8?B?YXVkcmV5Ym1vcmlu?= on 31 May 2004 |
Hi,
I've seen this done before with Access applications so I suppose it's possible.
How can I hide the Access window on startup so my users feel like they aren't working in Access?
Thanks.
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| Albert D. Kallal replied to =?Utf-8?B?YXVkcmV5Ym1vcmlu?= on 31 May 2004 |
Do you mean to hide the ms-access interface?
http://www.attcanada.net/~kallal.msn/msaccess/DownLoad.htm
As you can see, all of the ms-access interface is hidden, and no code is
needed.
All of the options to hide the ms-access stuff can be set via tools->startup
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| =?Utf-8?B?YXVkcmV5Ym1vcmlu?= replied to Albert D. Kallal on 31 May 2004 |
That hides MS Access stuff, but not Access itself (nice, though). There's a way to open only the forms as if they were the application and not see the Access program window at all. I've seen it done, but I can't even remember if it was VB code or something else, it was a long time ago.
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| Albert D. Kallal replied to =?Utf-8?B?YXVkcmV5Ym1vcmlu?= on 31 May 2004 |
Ah, ok..yes..there is a possible way.
However, most of office (word, excel etc.) does show the "main" window..and
then the child windows.
When office 2000 came along..that default did become a option
(tools->options->view->windows in taskbar).
My only point is that all of office generally shows the main window..and
then the child windows (it has been that way for about 10 years..so it is a
good standard to follow). Making your stuff work the same as everything else
is usually a good idea. You can see some screen shots of ms-access, and some
notes/ideas on good UI here:
http://www.attcanada.net/~kallal.msn/Articles/UseAbility/UserFriendly.htm
In the above screen shots...users never know that they are running
ms-access...
However, if you *really* do want to hide the main window...there is a
solution here:
http://www.mvps.org/access/api/api0019.htm
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| =?Utf-8?B?YXVkcmV5Ym1vcmlu?= replied to Albert D. Kallal on 31 May 2004 |
Thanks!
That's what I was looking for... and as a bonus you reminded me of the existence of the mvps.org website!
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