[AccessD] Can it be done?

Drew Wutka DWUTKA at Marlow.com
Fri Apr 1 16:06:29 CDT 2011


Glad it worked perfectly for you!  That's what I like to hear about my
sample systems. ;)

I wonder if MS ever looked at it.  Years ago this came up, it was Susan
that wanted it, because she was copying and pasting data from the web
into an Access form, and wanted the form to always be on top.  MS's
knowledge base had an article using a form timer... I submitted my
solution to them, never heard back.

Drew

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 3:57 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Can it be done?

Drew:

Thanks so much for the demo.  It worked perfectly.  My client will be
ecstatic.  

Best,

Rocky
 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Drew Wutka
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 11:21 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Can it be done?

Yes, I'm sending you my 'always on top' demo off list.  You can do this
with
a timer, which is ugly, and pointless.  Access forms are subclassed
windows,
which make them act a little different than regular windows.
For a regular window, setting the ZOrder to -1 will put it on top of
other
windows.  With an access form, you set the ZOrder to -1 for the Access
window itself, and then hide the Access window.  Then the visible
'popup'
form is on top of everything on your desktop.

Drew

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011 12:43 PM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: [AccessD] Can it be done?

Dear List:
 
A client - has a law firm - wants a pop up form on an existing time
keeping
form with ten buttons that would be assigned to various clients and
legal
matters.  So when they click a button, the timer changes from the
current
matter to the one assigned to that button and starts running the clock
for
the new matter.
 
No problem.
 
But he says he also wants that pop up form to be on top when a lawyer is
working on a word doc or other application so that they can switch their
timekeeping clock from one matter to another without having to go back
to
the access app to do it since they may have 10 or fifteen windows open
and
finding the access app would be awkward for them.  I guess if a lawyer
is
working on a matter and the phone rings they'd want to change the timer
from
the current matter to the one on the phone - things like that.
 
Anyway, can this be done?
 
MTIA
 

Rocky Smolin

Beach Access Software

858-259-4334

Skype: rocky.smolin

www.e-z-mrp.com <http://www.e-z-mrp.com/> 

www.bchacc.com <http://www.bchacc.com/> 

 

 

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