[AccessD] Pop Up Form On Top

Charlotte Foust charlotte.foust at gmail.com
Sun Apr 7 10:38:05 CDT 2013


Have you tried putting in an application.activate call for the Access app
in the timer event to make sure it's the app on top?

Charlotte

On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 5:49 AM, Rocky Smolin <rockysmolin at bchacc.com> wrote:

> Unfortunately, if the app is minimized and there's some other app running,
> like Outlook on a single monitor machine,  the form pops up but it's still
> behind Outlook.  I need it to be the top window.
>
> BTW, if the calling form also appears that's OK.  But the notice on the
> form
> that is triggered by the timer event needs to be visible regardless of what
> other windows are open.
>
> R
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Dan Waters
> Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2013 5:15 AM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Pop Up Form On Top
>
> Hi Rocky,
>
> There is a form property named 'Pop Up' under the Other tab.  Select that
> to
> Yes and that should do it!
>
> Dan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2013 7:43 PM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
> Subject: [AccessD] Pop Up Form On Top
>
> Dear List:
>
> I want a pop up form to pop up on a timer event.  The timer is set in the
> calling form, and the calling form is minimized.  When the timer event
> fires, the pop up form pops up OK< but if there's another window open, the
> pop up form is beneath whatever windows are open.
>
> I need the pop up form to be on top.  Does anyone know how to do this?
>
> MTIA
>
> Rocky Smolin
> Beach Access Software
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