[AccessD] amending code for variable form name - Syntax help

That's weird - posted a thank you to you and Paul last night - but I don't 
think it came thru.

Anyway - thanks. Spot on.

Kath

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" 
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Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] amending code for variable form name - Syntax help


> Just use frmCallingForm.Visible =True
>
> Since you have dimmed the variable as a Form, you don't need the 
> Forms!....Form bit.
>
>
>
> On 15 Jul 2008 at 14:57, Kath Pelletti wrote:
>
>> Need some syntax help.
>>
>> I need to set a form's visible property to true. It works if I explicity 
>> use the form name, eg.
>>
>> Forms!frmPersonDetails.Form.Visible = True
>>
>> But where I use a variable eg:
>>
>>     Forms!frmCallingForm.Form.Visible = True
>>
>> it doesn;t. How do I amend the code to include the variable 
>> frmcallingform? The code which creates and sets the variable form name is 
>> shown below:
>>
>> Dim frmCallingForm  As Form
>> Set frmCallingForm = Forms("frmPersonDetails")
>>
>>
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