[AccessD] Drawing on Ms Access Forms

Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Thu Aug 21 11:31:04 CDT 2008


I don't know how much resizing and repositioning of controls you can do in a
form without going to design view.  But IIRC, it will work.  I know there
are lots of properties that can be set at run time like forecolor and
backcolor. I'd try it with a simple form with one or two controls. 

Regards,  


Rocky Smolin
Beach Access Software
858-259-4334
www.e-z-mrp.com
www.bchacc.com
 
 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Edward S Zuris
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 9:59 AM
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] Drawing on Ms Access Forms


 Anything like that for interactive forms displayed to the user ?

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at
Beach Access Software
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 8:45 AM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Drawing on Ms Access Forms

I had to make rather complex line and bar graphs once in Access at report
time based on data in a table.  I used zero length lines positioned where I
wanted them and then, in the format event, changed the length based on the
bound value from the table.  I was also able to position letters like x
where I wanted the same way using a known value for the top and left and
adding enough twips to put it where I wanted it.

HTH


Rocky Smolin
Beach Access Software
858-259-4334
www.e-z-mrp.com
www.bchacc.com



-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Edward S Zuris
Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 9:34 AM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [AccessD] Drawing on Ms Access Forms

 Hello Everyone

 I would like to create a timeline gage where a line shows  up on a form to
shown that the hours of 10:00 thru 12:00  and 17:00 thru 19:00 are
scheduled.

 I tried a text box, with a string where I could mid$ in  various characters
an display them in real time, but  I am hopeing for a more elegant  solution
that doesn't  look so hoky.

 Back in the Radio Shack Color computer days you could
 draw lines on the screen.   Using the createcontrol method
 requires that the forms switch back and forth of design mode.

 Any ideas on how to get around that ?

 Any examples I can look at at ?

 Thanks.

 Sincerely,
 Edz. . . .


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