[AccessD] ...building, managing, and using a page favorites list

jwcolby jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Sat Mar 7 20:21:46 CST 2009


I provided code for automatically iterating the controls collection.  I provided classes for two of 
the data aware controls.

What is your code for the audit trail, writing the old values to the audit table?  I haven't done 
that but if you have, it should be trivial to add it to the form class.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com


William Hindman wrote:
> ...I don't NEED classes for anything ...anything except pain avoidance in 
> doing the same thing over and over
> ...yes I can iterate the forms and have ...but then I add a new control and 
> have to remember to do it again
> ...classes SHOULD put that into the auto category ...but like you, I'm 
> waiting on the conductor :)
> 
> William
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Max Wanadoo" <max.wanadoo at gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 6:33 PM
> To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" 
> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] ...building, managing, and using a page favorites 
> list
> 
>> You don't need classes for that.  Just a global Boolean and one line of 
>> code
>> on entry to function/sub and one when you leave function/sub.
>>
>> On Entry
>> If bgLogMe then call pfLogEntry(me,True)
>>
>> On exit
>> If bgLogMe then call pfLogEntry(me,False)
>>
>> It would be a simple matter to write some code to run though all modules 
>> and
>> insert that line of code.
>>
>> As I said to JWC, I do (sometimes) use Classes but the real reason I don't
>> is that I have never came across any situation where I NEED them.
>>
>> But, Like you, I am looking forward to the Missive (Don't know if I will
>> live that long though - he really is an arse-dragger).
>>
>> Max
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of William Hindman
>> Sent: 07 March 2009 23:25
>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] ...building, managing, and using a page favorites
>> list
>>
>> ...I do audit trail logging on key forms ...but the code I'm using 
>> requires
>> that I mod every control in each form ...pita it is ...one of the things 
>> I'm
>>
>> hoping to get from jc's class system is a way to automatically include 
>> that
>> feature with the code in a single place.
>> William
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Max Wanadoo" <max.wanadoo at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 1:51 PM
>> To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'"
>> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] ...building, managing, and using a page favorites
>> list
>>
>>> William,
>>>
>>> I do *something* similar but I put mine on hot keys, Ctl-M for Max's 
>>> Menu,
>>> Ctl-xyz for others. The code within the loading checks the person who has
>>> logged in.  Generically I can allow the OnLoad code if the currentuser 
>>> has
>>> an access level <= that required for this operation.
>>>
>>> Not in Treeview though, just normal forms.
>>>
>>> Also, all my Forms, Reports can be *logged* so that I can go back and see
>>> who done-what and when they done it.
>>>
>>>
>>> HTH
>>>
>>> Max
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of William 
>>> Hindman
>>> Sent: 07 March 2009 17:47
>>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>>> Subject: [AccessD] ...building, managing, and using a page favorites list
>>>
>>> ...I want to create a user specific favorites list for an a2k3 mdb fe
>>> ...such that when joe blow is logged in, in addition to my normal 
>>> treeview
>>> menu, he'll also see a mini menu with up to 5 page selects that he has
>>> chosen and can go directly to with a single click.
>>>
>>> ...has anyone built something like this before ...any ideas, samples, etc
>>> much appreciated
>>>
>>> William
>>>
>>>
>>>
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