[AccessD] Modal/PopUp

[Rocky Smolin]

That's EXACTLY what I needed. Thank you.

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On Sat, Oct 7, 2023 at 1:45 PM Stuart McLachlan <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
wrote:

> Modal only makes it stay on top, it doesn't disable the underlying form.
>
> To do what you want, use
> DoCmd.OpenForm "frmMyModalForm", , , , , acDialog
>
>
> On 7 Oct 2023 at 8:22, Rocky Smolin wrote:
>
> > Dear Lists:
> >
> > I have a continuous form that lists Tasks. I create it as a front end
> > table (append query + some code) each time the form opens. Each record
> > has a button which opens the Task detail.
> >
> > Been working OK but the client now has a requirement - details not
> > important - which means I have to update Task list form upon returning
> > from the task detail.  Which means re-creating it - not a problem -
> > creation is fast.
> >
> > I thought the best way to do this might be to use a modal form for the
> > Task Detail which would stop the code on the calling form until the
> > Task Detail form closed.
> >
> > But testing showed that even though the called form is Modal/Popup
> > Yes, the code continues to the line after the OpenForm call on the
> > Task List form.
> >
> > What am I missing here? Shouldn't the code stop until the called form
> > closes?
> >
> > MTIA
> >
> > Rocky
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