[AccessD] A2003: Table Driven button list on Continuous Forms

Hi Kath

Thanks for the reply
I just wanted to build a list of buttons (that grows and shrinks)on a continuous
form for each of our clients. Clients are selected by tabs and the list of
buttons is 'built' on each tab click (In a sub form). The table is a list of
applications each client has and I want a button list of their applications and
I wanted the caption on the button and the list of buttons to be table driven. 

That ain't gonna work. So I used a transparent text box over the no caption
button that looked OK until you click it. Then the mouse simply moves to the
text box and the text of 'the button' is selected. Then I wanted the 'look' of a
button being pushed and look of a button being released when the mouse got to
this transparent text box. Too tricky

I gave up - can't easily be done and I have already used an inappropriate amount
of time chasing the 'look'

Darren

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Kath Pelletti
Sent: Tuesday, 9 September 2008 9:10 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] A2003: Table Driven button list on Continuous Forms

Darrren -

I'm not sure that I *entirely* understand what you are trying to do, but if 
you want bound controls which look like rounded buttons, then can draw a 
rounded button (in Word or PPoint), and then sit the bound control on top of 
it (text box) and set it's back style to transparent.

Why do you need a mouse down/up event?

kath

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darren D" <darren at activebilling.com.au>
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" 
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2008 10:24 PM
Subject: [AccessD] A2003: Table Driven button list on Continuous Forms


> Hi All
>
>
>
> I have a table of application names that will grow and shrink with many 
> fields
> but the 2 of interest are.
>
> APPID = AutoNumber and AppName = Text
>
>
>
> I want a continuous form to have a button for each item in that table.
>
> Trouble is It is a bit tricky to get the caption for each button to = the
> AppName for each record in the table
>
> I can 'fake' it using labels but if I write a routine to simulate a mouse 
> down
> and mouse up to mimic raises and depressions then
>
> all the labels that are simulated buttons on the form depress and raise at 
> the
> same time
>
> Besides I would prefer to have the 'rounded' look to the buttons simply to 
> match
> the rest of my screen design
>
>
>
> I know many people have done this sort of thing before - But how have you
> managed it on a continuous form driven by a table
>
>
>
> Many thanks in advance
>
>
>
> Darren
>
>
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