Charlotte Foust
charlotte.foust at gmail.com
Sat Feb 7 13:01:02 CST 2015
Nice, Gustav. Thanks, Charlotte On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 8:08 AM, Gustav Brock <gustav at cactus.dk> wrote: > Hi all > > If you work with Access 2013 on Windows 8+ using full-size forms, you > probably have been disturbed by the lousy native Message Box. > If so, here is a solution which matches much better the design: > > http://rdsrc.us/LCNNPH > > I must admit it took a bit more than I had expected, even though the goal > was to create nothing more than an exact match of the functionality of > MsgBox without any "enhanced" features or other smart attempts *). It > should be, simply, a direct drop-in to replace MsgBox in existing code via > a simple find/replace without any recoding afterwards. > > When done, I found that I could just as well create a similar InputBox. > The native is so wimpy, that you are reluctant to use it, even though it > can be quite handy. > > *) Of course, it didn't hold. It was so easy to add a timeout feature, so > I couldn't resist. It is controlled by the last, optional parameter so it > won't break any existing code. > > /gustav > > PS: This time I haven't had Susan to enhance my writing so feel free to > drop me a note if you have comments. > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >