Mark A Matte
markamatte at hotmail.com
Fri Jul 18 10:06:53 CDT 2003
You know...if we could somehow bring bound/unbound into this discussion...we might be able to get fireworks instead of just flames...lol Mark >From: "John Bartow" <john at winhaven.net> >Reply-To: Access Developers discussion and problem >solving<accessd at databaseadvisors.com> >To: "Access Developers discussion and problem >solving"<accessd at databaseadvisors.com> >Subject: RE: [AccessD] Autoexec Code? >Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 20:02:26 -0500 > >Well now, this certainly turned out to be a wimpy flame war! After that >enticing jab at the beginning I thought I'd see blood! > >Not like Johnny Cash at all - more like that awful 70's song where some >unknown female singer who had a really high screechy voice screeched out a >love song and just about broke glass doing it. It went something like this: > >loving you, >is easy cause you're beautiful, >eieieieieieieieiei! > >(I can't even fit accessd lyrics into that bit) > >egad, JC's too busy with spam filtering, William's nowhere to be seen and >Drew must be patching a dehumidifier into his network or something! >:o) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of John Bartow > > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 11:38 AM > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Autoexec Code? > > > > > > Oh-oh, > > > > (to the tune of Johnny Cash) > > > > I hear the flame a coming... > > Its coming down the web, > > I think I know who's typing, > > just don't know when... > > > > I'm watching Access flames wars, > > heating up again... > > > > :o) > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Heenan, > > > Lambert > > > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 9:51 AM > > > To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving' > > > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Autoexec Code? > > > > > > > > > What is your problem (and all the others out there who have > > hang-ups about > > > the "dreaded" macros)? <g> > > > > > > I use macros for two reasons only myself (to run stuff in > > AutoExec and to > > > disable/enable certain keystrokes in the AutoKeys macro), but I don't >go > > > around chastising myself for doing so. They do what I need and > > as there is > > > no need for error handling I don't miss that ability. I *don't* > > use macros > > > for anything else because I can do what I need in VBA with more >control. > > > > > > You then say "I have one form that opens via the startup dialog > > > and put the > > > code in there that opens my hidden form. It works, but doesn't > > seem like > > > the best way to do it". What makes you think it's not "the best way"? > > > Because you have the overhead of opening a form in order to open >another > > > form? If that's such a big issue (is it???) then put ONE > > "RunCode" line in > > > AutoExec to call a function in a module - that's the *ONLY* way > > > that you can > > > "autoexecute a MODULE". > > > > > > Please, don't stay religious about macros. You might just as > > well say that > > > using #define in C/C++ is bad because it's not real C/C++ > > code, but they > > > are part of the C/C++ development environment, and everyone uses them. > > > Occasionally you need to use macros in Access, but it's no sin to do >so. > > > <vbg> > > > > > > Lambert > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Greg S [SMTP:weeden1949 at hotmail.com] > > > > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 10:26 AM > > > > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > > > > Subject: [AccessD] Autoexec Code? > > > > > > > > Hello Group! > > > > > > > > I know that part of my question has been discussed before but I > > > can't seem > > > > to find it (too shor a night I think...). > > > > > > > > 1. I want to open a hidden form on startup that opens to a > > table in the > > > > BE. The purpose is to keep the BE open until the last user > > exits. This > > > > "should" speed up some of the timing issues I've been having > > at a local > > > > client (large network, some fiber connections, but some older > > > switches and > > > > servers). It's a fully secured app, so I can't directly open > > > the table by > > > > the form...it has to be done thru a query since none of the users >have > > > > permissions on the tables. > > > > > > > > 2. Related to that, I could just put the code in the AUTOEXEC > > > macro that > > > > opens the form hidden. But I HATE macros. They're > > functional, but that > > > > doesn't make me like'em any better. I have one form that > > opens via the > > > > startup dialog and put the code in there that opens my hidden > > form. It > > > > works, but doesn't seem like the best way to do it. > > > > > > > > 3. Is there some way to autoexecute a MODULE or some of the > > code (other > > > > than the way I'm forcing it with the form above in #2)? > > > > > > > > Btw, it's Access 97, soon to be changed over to Access 2002, > > or .net, or > > > > xp or whatever they want to call it this week... > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > Greg Smith > > > > Weeden1949 at hotmail.com <mailto:Weeden1949 at hotmail.com> << File: > > > > ATT10294127.txt >> > > > _______________________________________________ > > > AccessD mailing list > > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ >AccessD mailing list >AccessD at databaseadvisors.com >http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd >Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus