[AccessD] Change resolution of forms

I originally created the forms on a machine whose screen res was set to 640
x 480.

But there's got to be a way to escape from this trap without re-creating the
forms all over on the 600 x 800 machine.

Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John W. Colby" <jcolby at colbyconsulting.com>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 5:03 PM
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Change resolution of forms


> Rocky,
>
> The reason this is happening (I think) is that in order to use the old ADH
> code (I used it myself) you had to design for the smallest resolution,
i.e.
> you manually edited the controls down to that size (or set it all up
> actually using 640x480).  I know of nothing that will go in and resize
> everything for you, though there may be tools like that.
>
> John W. Colby
> www.colbyconsulting.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin -
> Beach Access Software
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 4:13 PM
> To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
> Subject: [AccessD] Change resolution of forms
>
>
> Dear List:
>
> I have an application which I developed many years ago on a machine with a
> screen of resolution 640 x 480.  I used the ADH resizing code so the form
> would fill the screen regardless of the target machine resolution.
>
> I don't use that resizing code in my apps anymore and I would like to
> abandon that now in this app and go with a straight 800 x 600 which is
what
> my screen is set to.
>
> But the 640 x 480 resolution seems to be a part of the form somehow and
each
> of the controls as well because if I copy over the controls, they don't
size
> correctly on my 800 x 600 screen.  They appear smaller as they would when
> you put a 640x480 form or control on an 800 x 600 screen.
>
> Plus any new forms I've added to this app recently original in 800 x 600
and
> that's fine.
>
> Is there a simple way to make these old forms all 800x600?
>
> MTIA,
>
> Rocky Smolin
> Beach Access Software
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