[AccessD] Open a form in DS mode

Stuart McLachlan stuart at lexacorp.com.pg
Thu Apr 7 16:37:13 CDT 2005


On 7 Apr 2005 at 15:18, Arthur Fuller wrote:

> I have a form called frmEventSelector, to which I pass the name of the 
> report or form I want to run. The Event selector contains a combo that 
> sets the EventID I want. Then I examine the name of the OpenArgs 
> argument. Code in the form looks at the prefix, and if it's frm it runs 
> the form; if it's rpt it runs the form, and if it's qry it runs the query.
> 
> How can I let this form know that I want to run a given form in 
> DataSheet mode? Even though I set its default mode to DS, it doesn't 
> seem to help.
> 

Pass the form name as "ds" & frmMyForm.name(for DataSheet) or "fv" & 
frmMyForm.name (for FormView). Then parse OpenArgs for these characters as 
well.




 -- 
Stuart





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