[AccessD] Force Closing the FE

This is someone else's code - can't remember where I got it but it works.
You open a form hidden and it runs in the background with a timer event with
this code:
Option Compare Database
Option Explicit


Private Sub Form_Timer()
   ' IDLEMINUTES determines how much idle time to wait for before
   ' running the IdleTimeDetected subroutine.

   Static PrevControlName As String
   Static PrevFormName As String
   Static ExpiredTime

   Dim ActiveFormName As String
   Dim ActiveControlName As String
   Dim ExpiredMinutes
    
   Dim IDLEMINUTES As Double
   IDLEMINUTES = 10
   
   On Error Resume Next

   ' Get the active form and control name.

   ActiveFormName = Screen.ActiveForm.Name
   If Err Then
      ActiveFormName = "No Active Form"
      Err = 0
   End If

   ActiveControlName = Screen.ActiveControl.Name
      If Err Then
      ActiveControlName = "No Active Control"
      Err = 0
   End If

   ' Record the current active names and reset ExpiredTime if:
   '    1. They have not been recorded yet (code is running
   '       for the first time).
   '    2. The previous names are different than the current ones
   '       (the user has done something different during the timer
   '        interval).
   If (PrevControlName = "") Or (PrevFormName = "") _
     Or (ActiveFormName <> PrevFormName) _
     Or (ActiveControlName <> PrevControlName) Then
      PrevControlName = ActiveControlName
      PrevFormName = ActiveFormName
      ExpiredTime = 0
   Else
      ' ...otherwise the user was idle during the time interval, so
      ' increment the total expired time.
      ExpiredTime = ExpiredTime + Me.TimerInterval
   End If

   ' Does the total expired time exceed the IDLEMINUTES?
   ExpiredMinutes = (ExpiredTime / 1000) / 60
   If ExpiredMinutes >= IDLEMINUTES Then
      ' ...if so, then reset the expired time to zero...
      ExpiredTime = 0
      ' ...and call the IdleTimeDetected subroutine.
      IdleTimeDetected ExpiredMinutes
   End If
End Sub

Sub IdleTimeDetected(ExpiredMinutes)
   Dim Msg As String
   Msg = "No user activity detected in the last "
   Msg = Msg & ExpiredMinutes & " minute(s)!"
   MsgBox Msg, vbCritical
   Application.Quit
End Sub


HTH

Rocky Smolin
Beach Access Software
858-259-4334
Skype: rocky.smolin
www.e-z-mrp.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jennifer Gross
Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 9:58 AM
To: AccessD List
Subject: [AccessD] Force Closing the FE

Hi Everyone,

 

I have a distributed FE linked to a common BE, with no control over force
closing the FE from a network perspective.  Is there a way to put a timer on
the FE so that if it stands idle for an hour or so, or if a certain time
passes, say 7 PM or midnight, that the FE will Exit?  That way I can be
reasonably assured that all FE are closed and the lock on the BE will be
released for maintenance.

 

I have always had some sort of network control over getting into a user's
workstation once the culprit has been identified and closing down the FE, so
I've never been faced with this issue.  Am wondering how you all handle it.

 

Thanks in advance for your help.

 

Jennifer Gross

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