[AccessD] [SPAM SUSPECT] Re: Strange flickering problem.

Hi Charlotte,

There is no UI, except for the one in Access.  I have the macro open and I
am running it.  This is not always happening and it does not do it if I do
not switch away from Access.  There really is no flickering normally.  By
flickering, I mean EVERYTHING showing from Access is flickering - the
database window, the properties window, the macro window, and anything else
opened in the IDE.

Bobby

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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Charlotte Foust
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 11:31 AM
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Subject: [SPAM SUSPECT] Re: [AccessD] Strange flickering problem.
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In my experience, the IDE does tend to flicker when intense execution is
going on, because focus is shifting back and forth from the IDE to the
UI.  Why have the IDE open at all if you're running macros?  All you
need for that is the interface and you can build one or more macros to
call other macros, so it's not really necessry to use the immediate
window.

Charlotte Foust


-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 8:19 AM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: [AccessD] Strange flickering problem.


Hey,

Doing some work on-site for a client using Access 2000.  I am updating
an existing reports database that uses mostly macros to call queries and
what-not.  They want me to do the same (ughhh!).  The OS is XP Pro.
Their are local tables and links to SQL tables in the database.

Anyway, sometimes when I kick off a long running macro (5-10 minutes),
and go to do something else, Excel, email, etc., when I come back to the
Access IDE, it will be flickering very badly.  Through task list, I see
100% CPU, with Access taking maybe 50% and explorer taking up most of
the rest.  I have not left it more than about 15 minutes before killing
Access.  Task list shows Access as running during this.  After killing
Access the system is back to normal.

It looks like something is making all of the windows redraw hundreds of
times a second.  Even the task list wind (set to on top) flickers some.

Has anyone else seen this?  Have any solutions?

Thanks,
Bobby