[AccessD] SubForm Disappears In Design View

AHA!  I know more than one person who will be interested in this.  

Now I know for a fact when I get the blank rectangle that the sub-form is not open.  However, I generally keep the code window open all the time.  If the code window is open to the subform's module, is that what's causing this?  So would opening a different code window (say, the main form's) cause the sub-form to re-appear in the main form?

Rocky

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: A.D.Tejpal 
  To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving 
  Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 10:29 AM
  Subject: Re: [AccessD] SubForm Disappears In Design View


  Rocky,

      Blank rectangle in place of subform (on opening the main form in design view), is indicative of the subform being already open in design view, even though you might not have consciously opened the same. 

      Whenever the code module for any form or report is handled in the VBA editor, the corresponding object (form / subform / report / subreport) gets simultaneously opened in design view.

      Remedy - Close the main form, open the subform in design view (no need to keep searching for it), close it - and then open the main form in design view. Everything should be OK.

      Prevention - Prior to undertaking any editing of associated code modules of the main or subform, open the main form in design view. This will forestall the problem mentioned by you.

  Regards,
  A.D.Tejpal
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    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software 
    To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving 
    Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 21:27
    Subject: Re: [AccessD] SubForm Disappears In Design View


    I always (try to remember to) turn off the Autocorrect feature.  It causes
    some problem that I can't remember anymore, only that I want that sucker off
    all the time.

    So if I turn it on maybe the disappearing sub-forms will stop disappearing
    (but I'll get that other problem back)?

    Regards,

    Rocky

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Michael R Mattys" <michael.mattys at adelphia.net>
    To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
    <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
    Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 8:37 AM
    Subject: Re: [AccessD] SubForm Disappears In Design View


    > Rocky,
    >
    > After looking over TSI_Subforminator, I have
    > come to the conclusion that it has to do with the
    > Name AutoCorrect feature.
    >
    > Apparently, it needs to open subforms live in order
    > to track the names. TSI_Subforminator appears to
    > update the name maps for the Access 2000 Name
    > AutoCorrect feature before opening a subform in
    > design view.
    >
    > Michael R. Mattys
    > Try MattysMapLib for MapPoint at
    > www.mattysconsulting.com
    >
    >
    >
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software" <bchacc at san.rr.com>
    > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
    > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
    > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 9:41 AM
    > Subject: Re: [AccessD] SubForm Disappears In Design View
    >
    >
    > > Michael:
    > >
    > > Well that works around the problem when it occurs.  Thanks.  I'm still
    > > curious about why that happens.  There doesn't seem to be any pattern to
    > it.
    > >
    > > Best,
    > >
    > > Rocky
    > >
    > > ----- Original Message -----
    > > From: "Michael R Mattys" <michael.mattys at adelphia.net>
    > > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
    > > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
    > > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 9:45 PM
    > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] SubForm Disappears In Design View
    > >
    > >
    > > > Hello Rocky,
    > > >
    > > > Michael Kaplan made something for this
    > > > Look here:
    > > > http://www.trigeminal.com/lang/1033/utility.asp?ItemID=5
    > > >
    > > > Michael R. Mattys
    > > > Try MattysMapLib for MapPoint at
    > > > www.mattysconsulting.com
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > ----- Original Message -----
    > > > From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software" <bchacc at san.rr.com>
    > > > To: <AccessD at databaseadvisors.com>
    > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 12:29 AM
    > > > Subject: [AccessD] SubForm Disappears In Design View
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > Dear List:
    > > >
    > > > In A2K sometimes when I open a main form with a subform in design
    view,
    > my
    > > > sub-form disappears to be replaced by a big white box.  If I want to
    > work
    > > on
    > > > it, I have to close the main form and open the subform in design view
    > from
    > > > the database container.  Then, some random amount of time later, the
    > > subform
    > > > reappears on the main form in design view. It's a real PITA.
    > > >
    > > > Has anyone seen this behavior and found a solution to it?
    > > >
    > > > MTIA,
    > > >
    > > > is



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